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The Contribution of Community Water Management Systems to Enhanced Water Security under Changing Legal and Weather Conditions in Kenya
(Blue Apple Publications, 2014-04-30)
Since the implementation of the water sector reforms in Kenya in 2006, Ngaciuma-Kinyaritha catchment of Mount Kenya Region has seen the emergence of a Water Resource Users' Association (WRUA) amid dozens of Water Service ...
Hydro-Economic Inventory Models for Planning and Evaluation of Farming Water Efficiency in a Semi-Arid Watershed of Kenya
(Journal of Agri - Food and Applied Sciences, 2013-12)
Water scarcity and its unsustainable use are threatening farming efficiency in most “Arid et semi -arid lands” (ASALs) of Kenya. More significantly, these factors lead to recurrent food shortage in Machakos District of ...
Optimization of crop water requirements under fluctuating rainfall regimes in semi-arid catchment area : evidence from Muooni dam site, Machakos district, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2012)
The aim of this study is to predict the impact of rainfall fluctuation on farmers’ water demand in Muooni catchment. In particular, it seeks to assess the impact of land-use change on soil and water at Muooni dam site, and ...
Climate Change, Excess Land-Uses and Farmers’ Water Demand: An Induction from Smallholder Farms In Muooni Dam Site, Kenya.
(Journal of Agri - Food and Applied Sciences, 2013-12)
Erratic rainfalls, heavy winds pressure and erosional processes due to El Niño floods and droughts are major causes of as farmlands degradation in the catchment, as well as Muoonidam siltation and its water storage capacity ...
Green Water Credits for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry in Arid and Semi - Arid Tropics of Kenya
(Blue Apple Publications, 2014-04-30)
Farmers living in most Arid and Semi-Arid Tropics (ASATs) of Kenya face the great challenge of fetching water from alternative sources to curb the effect of drought on rain fed agriculture and forestry. They recourse to ...
Toward a Hydro-Economic Approach for Risk Assessment and Mitigation Planning of Water Disasters in Semi-Arid Kenya
(Risk Management in Environment, Production and Economy, 2011-09)
The study objectives were to: (i) assess socio-economic and environmental externalities affecting efficient use of water and land resources in farming activities at Muooni dam site; (ii) determine the extent to which land ...
Hydro-economic inventory for sustainable livelihood in Kenyan ASALs: The case of Muooni Catchment
(Journal of Agri-Food and Applied Sciences (JAAS), 2012-12)
South-East Kenya is vulnerable to increased siltation and pollution of drainage channels and dams as well as to high risk of crop failure under fluctuation of rainfall regimes. This increases the cost of water for the ...
Inventory Models for Evaluating Water and Food Security: Approaches and Lessons from Smallholder Farms of Muooni Catchment, Machakos District, Kenya
(Journal of Agri-Food and Applied Sciences (JAAS), 2013-10)
This study attempts to explain food shortage in a water scarce Muooni catchment using operational research inventory models. It seeks specifically to evaluate farmers" water economic order quantity (EOQ), limit average ...
Hydro-Geomorphologic Impact Assessment and Economic Viability of Smallholder Farms In Muooni Catchment, Machakos District.
(Journal of Agri - Food and Applied Sciences, 2013-12)
Water depletion, sheets, rills, inter-rills and big gullies have an impact on water and land productivity in a catchment area, endangering thus substantial wealth creation in agriculture. An assessment of 66 farms selected ...