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Effect of Planting Dates on Maize Yield under Rainfed Conditions in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(2011)
Raifed farming systems in the Central Highlands of Kenya have beer agricultural productivity. high temporal variability of rainfall recurrent droughts is among the most important factors affecting agriculture study was set ...
Short-Term Mobility and the Risk of HIV Infection among Married Couples in the Fishing Communities along Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Objective: Mobility has long been associated with high HIV prevalence. We sought to assess sex differences in the
relationship between mobility and risk for HIV infection among married couples in the fishing communities ...
Population Levels of Indigenous Bradyrhizobia Nodulating Promiscuous Soybean in two Kenyan Soils of the Semi-arid and Semi-humid Agroecological Zones
(2006)
Soybeans grown in Africa have been selected to nodulate effectively with indigenous Bradyrhizobium spp. populations since Bradyrhizobium japonicum populations are considered absent or in very low numbers in African soils. ...
Analysis of Factors Influencing Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in Ngaciuma Sub-Catchment, Kenya
(African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 2012)
The main study objective was to determine and examine factors influencing the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies for sustainable watershed management and planning in the Ngaciuma sub-catchment. To ...
Effect of Delayed Cassava Planting on Yields and Economic Returns of a Cassava-Groundnut Intercrop in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Science and Education Publishing, 2014)
Cassava intercropping is a common practice in sub-Saharan Africa. In terms of growth pattern, canopy development and nutrient demand, grain legumes are well suited for intercropping with cassava. Due to the inter-specific ...
The Normalization of Surface Anisotropy Effects Present in SEVIRI Reflectances by Using the MODIS BRDF Method
(IEEE, 2014)
A modified version of the MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) algorithm is presented for use in the angular normalization of surface reflectance data ...
Analysis of the Key Challenges Facing Potato Farmers in Oljoro-Orok Division, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2014)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the key challenges facing potato production in Oljoro-Orok division. Primary data were obtained from randomly selected farmers through questionnaires. Purposive sampling was used ...
Farm diversity, resource use efficiency and sustainable land management in the western highlands of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2014-10)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces further population growth in the coming decades and it is essential to increase food production in rural areas. However, development programs to enhance agricultural productivity have achieved ...
Predictors of Extra-Marital Partnerships among Women Married to Fishermen along Lake Victoria in Kisumu County, Kenya.
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
BACKGROUND:
The vulnerability of women to HIV infection makes establishing predictors of women's involvement in extra-marital partnerships critical. We investigated the predictors of extra-marital partnerships among ...
Water Security Where Governmental Policies Conflict with Local Practices: The Roles of Community Water Management Systems in Ngaciuma-Kinyaritha, Kenya
(GLOBEEDU Group, 2014)
New institutions emanating from the water sector reforms are expected to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in the management of water resources, thus leading to enhance water security in all the catchment areas. For ...