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Enhancing adaptation to climate variability in the East African highlands: a case for fostering collective action among smallholder farmers in Kenya and Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
There is an increasing recognition of the role of climate change adaptation among smallholder farmers in rain-fed agriculture
in Africa. Collective action among smallholder farmers has been suggested as influencing local ...
Trauma Systems in Kenya: A Qualitative Analysis at the District Level.
(SAGE Publications, 2015)
Injury is a leading cause of death and disability in low- and middle-income countries. Kenya has a particularly high burden of injuries, accounting for 88.4 deaths per 100,000 population. Despite recent attempts to prioritize ...
Influence of Host-Plant Surface Chemicals on the Oviposition of the Cereal Stemborer Busseola Fusca
(2016)
The chemical composition of plant surfaces plays a role in selection of host plants by herbivorous insects. Once the insect reaches the plant, these cues determine host acceptance.
Laboratory studies have shown that the ...
Agricultural genomics and sustainable development: perspectives and prospects for Africa
(Academic Journals, 2004-02)
The genomes of various organisms have now been fully sequenced, including human and
representative microbial, insect, animal and plant genomes. The research challenge in the post-genome
era is to establish how genes and ...
Memory and Narrative Healing Processes in HIV Counseling: A View from Africa
(Springer US, 2008-03)
The AIDS pandemic in Africa has wreaked pain on millions of people, particularly the youth. Beyond physical symptoms, the disease destroys the emotional and psychological well-being of its victims and their families. ...
Drivers of climate risk in African agriculture
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-05-14)
Climate-related risks to African agriculture are highly contextual. Climatic conditions are changing in diverse agro-ecological
environments throughout Africa, and populations are being affected by, and responding to, ...
Challenges of social and spill-over benefits as motivating factors to investment in formal education in selected countries of Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda
(2015-04)
This study sought to examine the challenges of social and spill-over benefits as motivating factors to investment in formal education in selected countries of Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda. The main argument in the paper is that ...
Micronutrient Status and Dietary Intake of Iron, Vitamin A, Iodine, Folate and Zinc in Women of Reproductive Age and Pregnant Women in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa: A Systematic Review of Data from 2005 to 2015
(MDPI, 2017)
A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the status and intake of iron, vitamin A,
iodine, folate and zinc in women of reproductive age (WRA) ( 15–49 years) and pregnant women
(PW) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and ...
‘Dear Diary I saw an Angel, She Looked like Heaven on Earth’: Sex Talk and Sex Education
(Routledge, 2003)
In this paper we highlight and address some of the problems involved in teaching HIV/AIDS education in southern and eastern Africa, and especially in generating open discussion among pupils about sex and sexuality. The ...
Phylogenetic studies uncover a predominantly African lineage in a widely distributed lichen-forming fungal species
(Pensoft Publishers, 2016)
A number of lichen-forming fungal species are widely distributed. Here, we investigate biogeographic
patterns in a widely distributed isidiate taxon – Parmelinella wallichiana – using molecular sequence data.
Our results ...