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Short-term dynamics of soil organic matter fractions and microbial activity in smallholder potato-legume intercropping systems
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)Continuous cultivation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in monoculture systems represents the greatest factor deteriorating soil organic matter (SOM) in smallholder farms. With an aim to breaking this norm, a 2-year ... -
Controlling soil erosion in smallholder potato farming systems using legume intercrops
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)Soil and nutrient losses due to soil erosion are pronounced in potato growing areas of East Africa due largely to the rugged topography and high soil disturbance associated with potato cultivation. This study intercropped ... -
Potato-legume intercropping on a sloping terrain and its effects on soil physico-chemical properties
(Springer International Publishing, 2019)Aims: To assess the effects of potato-legume intercropping on selected soil physical and chemical properties after four consecutive growing seasons (from the short rains in 2014 to long rains 2016). Methods: The experiment ... -
Effect of Access to Credit and Financial Services on Poverty Reduction in Central Region of Ghana
(Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), 2017-08)The study sought to determine the effect of access to credit and financial services on poverty reduction in Central Region of Ghana from the perspectives of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s). Micro, Small ... -
Operations of informal finance groups in Gachagi informal settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya
(2015)Studies indicate that most people living in the informal settlements are usually poor and financially excluded. As such, they tend to rely on informal finance groups for their financial demands. Given that there exist ... -
Factors Influencing Men’s Involvement in the Prevention of Violence against Women in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2018)Violence against Women (VAW) is global problem that has adverse effects on women‟s health and wellbeing, undermining their overall quality of life. Historically, women globally have been known to fight VAW while men have ... -
Enhancing the Participation of Men and Women in the Management of Water Resources at the Bridge Water Supply Project in Kakamega County, Kenya
(KHALSA, 2015)The security of human beings is threatened by the extent to which water availability, utilization and management affects livelihoods, health and the fulfillment of basic needs of women and men. Women and men as the users ... -
Challenges Faced by Women Football Players who Participate in Football Leagues
(International Peer Reviewed Journals and Books (IPRJB), 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify challenges faced by women football players who participate in football leagues. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. It was conducted in Gatundu North ... -
The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement of Girls with Hearing Impairments in Secondary Schools for the Deaf in Kenya
(American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2010)Several factors had been cited as contributing to the perpetually dismal academic achievement of girls with hearing impairment in Kenya. Personal esteem factors had not been adequately explored. The study used Carl Roger’s ... -
Microfinance Services and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Meru Town, Kenya
(IJSER, 2019)Small and Medium Enterprises remain an integral sector in the Kenyan economy. However, financial performance of SMEs remains erratic since most of them fail to continue operating due to financial challenges. Empirical ... -
Corporate Governance Structure and Profitability of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Nyeri County, Kenya
(IJSER, 2019)Despite being great potential agents for national development in Kenya, SACCOs perform poorly. This poor performance points in a nutshell to the poor corporate governance practices by board of directors or other bodies ... -
Effect of Budgetary Control on Financial Performance of Selected Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR, 2019-07)The successful provision of basic banking products and services must not be devoid of an effective budget control system, if the organizational goals and objectives are to be achieved. A detailed review of past studies ... -
Credit Risk Management and Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Globeedu Group, 2019-04)The study sought to determine the relationship between credit risk management and financial performance of deposit taking SACCOs in Nairobi City County. There is substantial empirical evidence focusing on the relationship ... -
Accounting Practices and Financial Performance of Public Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2019-06)In Kenya, most public secondary schools fund management systems have been coupled by a lot of challenges among them corruption, mismanagement, problems of denied secondary certificates due to arrears that are non-existent, ...
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Short-term dynamics of soil organic matter fractions and microbial activity in smallholder potato-legume intercropping systems
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)Continuous cultivation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in monoculture systems represents the greatest factor deteriorating soil organic matter (SOM) in smallholder farms. With an aim to breaking this norm, a 2-year ... -
Controlling soil erosion in smallholder potato farming systems using legume intercrops
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)Soil and nutrient losses due to soil erosion are pronounced in potato growing areas of East Africa due largely to the rugged topography and high soil disturbance associated with potato cultivation. This study intercropped ... -
Potato-legume intercropping on a sloping terrain and its effects on soil physico-chemical properties
(Springer International Publishing, 2019)Aims: To assess the effects of potato-legume intercropping on selected soil physical and chemical properties after four consecutive growing seasons (from the short rains in 2014 to long rains 2016). Methods: The experiment ... -
Effect of Access to Credit and Financial Services on Poverty Reduction in Central Region of Ghana
(Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), 2017-08)The study sought to determine the effect of access to credit and financial services on poverty reduction in Central Region of Ghana from the perspectives of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s). Micro, Small ... -
Operations of informal finance groups in Gachagi informal settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya
(2015)Studies indicate that most people living in the informal settlements are usually poor and financially excluded. As such, they tend to rely on informal finance groups for their financial demands. Given that there exist ... -
Factors Influencing Men’s Involvement in the Prevention of Violence against Women in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2018)Violence against Women (VAW) is global problem that has adverse effects on women‟s health and wellbeing, undermining their overall quality of life. Historically, women globally have been known to fight VAW while men have ... -
Enhancing the Participation of Men and Women in the Management of Water Resources at the Bridge Water Supply Project in Kakamega County, Kenya
(KHALSA, 2015)The security of human beings is threatened by the extent to which water availability, utilization and management affects livelihoods, health and the fulfillment of basic needs of women and men. Women and men as the users ... -
Challenges Faced by Women Football Players who Participate in Football Leagues
(International Peer Reviewed Journals and Books (IPRJB), 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify challenges faced by women football players who participate in football leagues. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. It was conducted in Gatundu North ... -
The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement of Girls with Hearing Impairments in Secondary Schools for the Deaf in Kenya
(American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2010)Several factors had been cited as contributing to the perpetually dismal academic achievement of girls with hearing impairment in Kenya. Personal esteem factors had not been adequately explored. The study used Carl Roger’s ... -
Microfinance Services and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Meru Town, Kenya
(IJSER, 2019)Small and Medium Enterprises remain an integral sector in the Kenyan economy. However, financial performance of SMEs remains erratic since most of them fail to continue operating due to financial challenges. Empirical ... -
Corporate Governance Structure and Profitability of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Nyeri County, Kenya
(IJSER, 2019)Despite being great potential agents for national development in Kenya, SACCOs perform poorly. This poor performance points in a nutshell to the poor corporate governance practices by board of directors or other bodies ... -
Effect of Budgetary Control on Financial Performance of Selected Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR, 2019-07)The successful provision of basic banking products and services must not be devoid of an effective budget control system, if the organizational goals and objectives are to be achieved. A detailed review of past studies ... -
Credit Risk Management and Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Globeedu Group, 2019-04)The study sought to determine the relationship between credit risk management and financial performance of deposit taking SACCOs in Nairobi City County. There is substantial empirical evidence focusing on the relationship ... -
Accounting Practices and Financial Performance of Public Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2019-06)In Kenya, most public secondary schools fund management systems have been coupled by a lot of challenges among them corruption, mismanagement, problems of denied secondary certificates due to arrears that are non-existent, ... -
Soil management practices affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi propagules, root colonization and growth of rainfed maize
(AIMS Press, 2018-06)Agronomic management practices influence beneficial soil biota, especially arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). AMF colonizes about eighty percent of land plants, promoting absorption of essential nutrients and crop growth. ... -
The sources of housing prices growth in Kenya
(International Peer Reviewed Journals and Books (IPRJB), 2018)Purpose: The objective of the study was to analyze the sources of housing prices growth in Kenya Methodology: The study used time series data for the period 1960 to 2015 and adopted an ARDL modeling approach. The model ... -
Analysis of income tax system productivity in Kenya
(Amity Directorate of Management & Allied Areas (ADMAA), 2016)The Government of Kenya has over the years undertaken reforms in the income tax system with a view of making it elastic. Despite these efforts, studies have shown that the structure is still inelastic. However, these studies ... -
Productivity and its determinants in smallholder tea production in Kenya: evidence from Bomet and Nyamira counties of Kenya
(Premier Publishers, 2018-05)The smallholder tea sub-sector makes an important contribution in the Kenyan economy. Although subsector has enjoyed relative growth in terms of acreage, output and number of growers, productivity has remained low. Industry ... -
Determinants of participation of micro and small enterprises in microfinance in Kenya
(OMICS International, 2018-05-22)Microfinance development is one of the avenues that can potentially promote performance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) especially in developing nations. Despite the development, MSEs continue to suffer from high ...
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