Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Transmission of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease Viruses and the Effect of Co-infection With Maize Chlorotic Mottle and Sugarcane Mosaic Viruses
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Maize is the most important staple food for about 90 % of the Kenyan population who depend on the crop directly or indirectly for food, employment and income generation. The outbreak of maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease ... -
Occurrence and Risk Factors Associated With Foot and Mouth Disease in Smallholder Dairy Farms of Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly transmissible viral infection of cloven-hoofed animals caused by an Aphthovirus of the family Picornaviridae. In Kenya, the disease is endemic with outbreaks typically occurring ... -
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Communication Channels Used to Create Awareness About Plant Clinics: Case of Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Plant clinics were modeled to bridge the gaps in access to extension services besides providing real-time plant health diagnostic services to farmers in timely and appropriate ways. However, studies show that awareness ... -
Development of Ready to Eat Bovine Tripe Rolls for by-product Loss Reduction in Selected Slaughterhouses in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Slaughterhouse by-products losses pose a notable challenge in Kenyan abattoirs at present. Slaughterhouse owners, meat traders, renderers and operators of meat facilities often lack preservation technologies and appropriate ... -
Assessing the Effectiveness of Supplementary Irrigation and Soil Conservation Techniques on Maize in Cyili Sub-catchment, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Limited natural water resource and unpredictable rainfall are challenges to agricultural production in East Africa. Modeling surface runoff in agricultural catchment is essential for water management currently and in the ... -
Environmental Radiation Dose Rate In The Gold Mining Region Of Lolgorian In Narok County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Exposure to radiation leads to harmful health effects on human beings, either deterministic or stochastic depending on the threshold of the radiation dose. Knowledge on the radiation profile of a particular working environment ... -
Establishment Of Pasture Enclosures Restores Soil Organic Carbon And Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions In A Semi-Arid Rangeland, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Communal grazing system can cause degradation of soil and vegetation in arid and semi-arid rangelands thereby impacting soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A field study was conducted to ... -
Abundance, Genetic Diversity And Symbiotic Efficiency Of Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata L.) Rhizobia In Soils Of South Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Cowpea is an important food crop in Kenya, but its production is limited by biotic and abiotic constraints. One of the most important abiotic constraints to crop production in South Western Kenya (SWK) is soil acidity, ... -
Parboiling And Soaking Of Cassava To Reduce Cyanide Contents Of Crisps
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) crisps have become an increasingly popular snack in urban Kenya. Processing is however mainly confined informal on the streets, although recently a few small-medium enterprises have been ... -
Determinants Of Access And Use Of Climate Information Services Among Smallholder Farmers In Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Globally climate change has been a major constraint towards achieving food security, poverty reduction and sustainable agricultural development. Therefore, adaptation to climate change is imperative to reduce farmers‘ ... -
Evaluation of the Effect of Combined Use of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Bulb Onion (Allium Cepa L.) Yields and Forecast Potential Onion Yields Under Climate Change Scenarios in West Ugenya Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Reduced crop yields in West Ugenya sub-county are attributable to poor soil fertility exacerbated by climate change. The combined use of organic and inorganic fertilizers is a potential solution to reduced yields and was ... -
Development of Iron and Zinc Optimized Composite Flours Using Selected Raw Food Materials From Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Child malnutrition is among the major problems in low income countries such as Malawi. The most common forms of malnutrition are protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency, zinc deficiency and iron deficiency anemia ... -
Efficacy and Chemotherapeutic Control of Coccidiosis in Rabbits Under Smallholder Production Systems in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rabbit production is a fast growing industry in Kenya. Despite this growth, knowledge on treatment and control of rabbit diseases is limited among farmers. The major disease affecting rabbits in the country is coccidiosis. ... -
Assessing The Effectiveness Of Payment For Ecosystem Services In Kenya: A Case Study Of Lake Naivasha Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Many case studies have generated some evidence that PES approaches can lead to positive outcomes. There is evidence of slow uptake of PES in Africa as a result of institutional weakness. This study was conducted to assess ... -
Factors Affecting Farm-level Efficiency in Irrigation Schemes: a Case of Turkana South Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Irrigation is one of the long-term strategies towards enhancing productivity in agriculture. It offers an opportunity towards the achievement of the food security and poverty reduction. However, the potential of these ... -
An Investigation Into the Sustainable Utilisation of Artisanal Fisheries in Liberia: a Case Study of West Point
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Fish is the world’s most-traded food product with an international seafood trade value of about $141.6 billion in 2016. Compared to industrial fisheries, artisanal fisheries provide about 90% of world fisheries employment, ... -
Interaction Between Fusarium Wilt and Root-knot Nematodes in Tomato and the Potential of Integrated Strategies in Management of the Disease Complex
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Root-knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp. and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) that cause vascular wilt, are among the most important diseases affecting tomato production in Kenya. The aim of this study was ... -
Use And Conservation Of Wild Medicinal Food Plants In Loita, Narok County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Indigenous knowledge on wild plants in drylands is utilized by local communities in support of their livelihoods. Unsustainable use of wild plant resources and resultant loss of biodiversity and associated indigenous ... -
Evaluating the impact of subdivision of group ranches on crop and livestock dependent livelihoods at Aimi Ma Kilungu, Makueni county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Failure of the ranching system in Kenya has seen a progressive decline in the number of group ranches since 1952 due to subdivision. Ranch subdivision transforms the landscape in terms of human and land use systems. Studies ... -
Effect Of Fertilizer Microdosing And In Situ Moisture Conservation On Yield And Resource Use Efficiency Of Pearl Millet In Makueni County-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pearl millet productivity in semi-arid areas of Kenya is constrained mainly by moisture deficit and inherent low soil fertility. A field study was conducted in Makueni, Kenya during the 2014 short and long rains to determine ...
