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Analysis of Factors, Cost-Benefit Analysis and Effects of Value Addition Strategies on Cashew Products Processed in South-East Zone, Nigeria
(2022)Nigeria government has over the years come up with different agricultural policy interventions which emphasize value addition to export crops including cashew as a means of job and wealth creations. Despite these interventions, ... -
Analysis of Household Food Insecurity and the Implication of Measurement Error, Mandera County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The objective of this study was to analyze food insecurity, underlining the significance of accurate measurement to formulate the required policies for addressing food deprivation. The need for accurate measurement of food ... -
An analysis of the efficiency of rural food markets in the Eastern Central highlands of Kenya
(2014)Agricultural markets offer opportunities for households to access incomes and food. Efficient food marketing systems assume a competitive structure thus enabling food distribution from surplus to deficit areas. Liberalization ... -
Analysis of Vertical and Horizontal Integration as Determinants of Market Channel Choice among Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Lower Central Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-11)Dairy farming is a significant economic activity in Kenya as it accounts for four percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and fourteen percent of total value of agricultural output. Market-oriented smallholder ... -
Assessing Nitrogen Flows and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Low Input Cropping Systems of Lake Victoria Basin
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Too little nitrogen (N) is a threat to cropping systems and soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nitrogen budgets (NB) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) are critical tools for assessing N dynamics in agriculture and ... -
Assessing nitrogen flows and greenhouse gas emissions in low input cropping systems of lake Victoria basin
(Kenyatta university, 2022-12)Too little nitrogen (N) is a threat to cropping systems and soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nitrogen budgets (NB) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) are critical tools for assessing N dynamics in agriculture ... -
Assessment of efficiency of agro food marketing systems: a case of macadamia nuts value chain in the Central Kenya highlands
(Kenyatta University, 2018-07)ABSTRACT The macadamia industry in Kenya has been faced with numerous operational and marketing challenges forcing the government to impose export ban of raw nuts since 2008 to date. The then Ministry of Agriculture ... -
Assessment of the Structure and Performance of the Milk Value Chain in Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-11)Western Kenya Counties of Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega and Vihiga experience persistent milk deficit and low commercialization on smallholder farms. Information and knowledge on sources and points of inefficiency along the ... -
Characterization, Water Stress and Nutrient Management of Yellow Passion Fruits (Passiflora Edulis, Var F. Flavicarpa. Deg) in Kiambu and Embu Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Passion fruit has gained significant importance as a horticultural crop of choice among farmers in Kenya. The yellow passion has been recently commercialized in Embu County due to its adaptation to the hot arid conditions ... -
Combined Effects of Tillage, Mulching and Nitrogen Fertilizer Application on Maize Yields and Soil Properties in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-09)High dependence on rain-fed agriculture, low and erratic rainfall, inadequate water and soil conservation techniques and declining soil fertility expose resource-poor farmers to low agricultural productivity in tropical ... -
Determinants of crop and land management practices and effects on production risks under variable climatic conditions in Eastern Uganda.
(2014-08)This study aimed to establish the effects of various crop and land management practices in reducing production risks under variable rainfall regimes in Eastern Uganda. An approach that integrated both rainfall variability ... -
Economic Analysis of Environmental Conditional Credit as Incentive for Soil and Water Managemnt in Sasumua Sub-Watershed, Nyandarua County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study used action research to assess demand for environmental conditional credit as an incentive for soil and water conservation. Credit amounts were incremental with decreasing interest rates with conditions of soil ... -
Economics of biological control of cereal stemborers in Eastern Africa: a case study of maize and sorghum production in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-01)The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), undertook a biological control (BC) programme for control of stemborers from 1993 to 2008, to reduce cereal yield losses due to stemborer attack in East ... -
Economics of Integrating Push-Pull Technology in Maize-Dairy Farming Systems in Eastern Uganda
Cereals particularly maize, are the most essential food and cash crops for majority of smallholder households in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In maize production, small-sized producers are confronted with different constraints ... -
Effects of Supply Chain Management Practices on Competitive Advantage and Organizational Performance of the Dairy Processing Firms in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Under capacity, utilization has profound effects on the efficiency, flexibility and responsiveness of the dairy processing firms in Kenya. Further, under capacity utilization has negatively impacted the competitiveness ... -
Evaluation of milk production efficiency Of dairy farms in Embu and Meru counties, Kenya
(2014-09-09)Despite Kenya's long dairy farming history spanning about 100 years, favourable climatic conditions and a 3.5 million national herd, milk per capita consumption is low (76.7 kg) and export quantities (milk) to the ... -
Fingerprinting and Relating Juvenile Characters of Rice to Yield and Yield Components in Kiambu and Kirinyaga Counties
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)Rice is increasing as an important food and cash crop in Kenya and is third to maize and wheat in terms of consumption. Consumption has continually outstripped production resulting in massive importation. The main problem ... -
Identification and characterization of Sorghum (sorghum bicolor (l.) Moench) landraces and improvement of on-farm seed production in Eastern Kenya
(2014-08-19)Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an under-utilized crop that is tolerant to drought, flooding, saline-alkaline, infertile soils and high temperature. Farmers maintain landraces through preference selection ... -
Identification of Stem End Rot Fungal Pathogens on Avocado Fruits and Efficiency of Fungicides and Trichoderma spp. in Murang’a County, kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a commercially important fruit cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical climates. In Kenya the fruit is cultivated for both local and export market, significantly contributing to the ... -
Impact of Human Capital Development and Fixed Capital Formation on Agriculture Productivity in Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study was inspired by the fact that Uganda‟s economic development prospect is intertwined with agriculture sector growth. The country has 80% of arable land, but only 35% is under production majorly using subsistence ...
