Low survival and slow growth rate of trees as result of poor quality tree seedlings hamper effort by small-scale farmers in development of agroforestry systems. These may be attributed to the chemical and physical properties ...

More than three decades after the introduction of prosopis species in the drylands of Kenya there is now increasing concern about the negative impacts of the plant on the livelihoods of dryland communities and on the ...

Increased recognition of soil fertility depletion as the main biophysical factor limiting crop production in many African small holder farms has renewed interest in the dissemination of soil fertility management (SFM) ...

Below-ground biodiversity (BGBD) in respect to soil organisms has not been given a specific schedule in the policy and legal framework of Kenya. This omission was mainly due to lack of awareness and appreciation among ...

Heterogeneous landscapes like those characteristic of Laikipia County, Kenya, consist of a mosaic of land-use types, which exert differential physiological stress on elephants that occupy and traverse them. Previous studies ...

Water is an essential resource on our planet. Freshwater is a necessary component for life and also for several other activities such as human consumption, agricultural and industrial processes. However, it remains a scarce ...

The natural forest of Rwanda is under threat as a result of rising rural population and subsistence cultivation. As a result, the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture has deployed agroforestry technologies in forest-dependent ...