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Adoption Intensity, Perception and Profitability of Organic Based Soil Fertility Management Technologies in Murang’a and Tharaka-Nithi Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)There have been major efforts to introduce and promote organic based technologies among the smallholder farmers to address low and declining soil fertility. Despite these efforts, adoption of these organic based technologies ... -
Analysis of Consumer Preference for Product Attributes:A Case Of Indigenous Chicken in Makueni And Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)Indigenous chickens (Gallus domesticus) are important source of livelihoods and food to majority of rural and urban households in Kenya. Consumers prefer indigenous chicken due to its nutritional and health benefits. Despite ... -
Analysis of Consumer Preference in Product Attributes: A Case of Common Beans in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important source of livelihood and food for approximately three million households in Kenya. Consumers appreciate common bean more due to its nutritional value and health benefits. ... -
Analysis of Cooking Fuel Demand Patterns among Rural Farm Households in Kiambu County, Kenya
(kenyatta University, 2020)Cooking fuel energy is an important element in the daily livelihood of households where majority depend on fuel wood which’s readily available for energy sources. However, these natural resources experience degradation ... -
Analysis of factors influencing farmers' participation in collective marketing initiatives in Maara, Meru south and Mbeere South Sub-Counties, Kenya
(2016)This study was carried out in Meru South, Maara and Mbeere South sub-counties in the Republic of Kenya. The purpose of this study was to analysis the factors affecting farmers' participation in collective marketing ... -
An analysis of indigenous chicken marketing efficiency and market participation among producers in Makueni County- Kenya
(2014)The indigenous chicken Gallus domesticus production is an important agricultural activity in many households in Kenya. Despite its importance, little research has been carried to enhance its productivity unlike other ... -
An Analysis of Sesame Crop Value Chain: A Case Study of Kordofan Region, Sudan
(2013-10-17)There is an urgent need to improve production and marketing conditions of small holder farmers in Kordofan region of Sudan in order to alleviate poverty and enhance food security. This study was conducted to determine ... -
Analysis of socio-economic factors affecting the Yields of smallholder coffee farmers In Kirinyaga County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Coffee is one of the key agricultural export commodities in the Kenyan economy. Prior to 1998, coffee was Kenya's top foreign exchange earner and currently ranks fourth after tea, tourism and horticultural sub-sectors. ... -
Analysis of sorghum market chain in Isiolo County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)The sorghum market in Kenya has grown significantly over the past few years, and it has continued to expand as a result of the commodity receiving considerable attention from a various interest groups. The absence of a ... -
Analysis of technical efficiency among smallholder rice Farmers in Eastern and Southern Provinces of Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Since 2004, rice is a priority crop for food security and poverty reduction in Rwanda. The crop was found capable of giving the highest yield in the marshlands compared to other crops and its consumption has been growing ... -
Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Sorghum Producers in Machakos and Makindu Districts in Kenya
(2014-02-24)Majority of the rural households in Kenya depend mainly on agriculture as a source of food and livelihoods. Agricultural productivity has been declining due to many factors including climate change. Declining agricultural ... -
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Silicon Effects on Nutrient Uptake, Growth and Yield of Sorghum under Water Stress in Machakos County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Sorghum (Sorghum bicolour L. Moench) is an important cereal crop ranked second after maize as a food security in Kenya. However, its production is threatened by low soil fertility and moisture content. Many studies on ... -
Assessed Line by Tester Analysis of Maize Inbreds for Northern Leaf Blight and Other Yield Components in Selected Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Northern Leaf Blight (NLB) also known as Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB) is a foliar disease of maize caused by Exserohilum turcicum. It is a great challenge in many maize production regions worldwide. It has a growing season ... -
Assessing the Status of Crop Farming and Strategies Used to Scaleup Yields for Enhanced Food Security in Turkana County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Despite being a culture-centred livelihood activity, pastoralism alone has not guaranteed food and nutrition security for households in Turkana, Kenya. The frequency of droughts and their negative impact on livestock ... -
Assessing the Suitability of Selected Areas in Kiambu, Kajiado and Machakos Counties for the Production of Capsicum (Capsicum Annuum L.)
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Evaluation of land is a process by which land appropriateness is identified for its capabilities to grow a certain crop in any piece of land. This study aimed at assessing land in the peri-urban counties of Nairobi (Kiambu, ... -
Assessment of Agronomic Performance and Haploid Induction Rate of Tropically Adapted Inducer Maize Lines
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Hybrid maize varieties are developed using inbred lines. Conventionally, inbred lines are developed by self-pollination, which takes 6-8 generations. The technology of doubled haploid (DH) is new and the most efficient in ... -
Assessment of Germination Potential and Population Status of Melia Volkensii Gürke in Kitui County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Melia volkensii Gürke is a native tree species that grows in the arid and semi-arid areas of East Africa. There has been overutilization of this tree which may lead to risk of rapid decrease in its community and genetic ... -
Assessment of levels of natural radioactivity in surface soils around titanium mines in Kenya
(2011-11-07)All human beings are exposed to radiation from naturally occurring radionuclides in soil and other environmental materials. Some of these exposures are not amenable to control and they are usually referred to as background ... -
Assessment of Optimal Interactions of Water Levels and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates for Greenhouse Lettuce Performance in Kalro Kabete, Nairobi
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Achieving food security globally has been curtailed by several factors including water scarcity, nutrient mining, limiting land resource and climate change. Nevertheless, irrigation under greenhouse farming has been confirmed ... -
Assessment of profit efficiency among sweet yellow passion fruit farmers in Mbeere South, Embu County
(Kenyatta University, 2016-06)The horticulture industry in Kenya has been very successful in the last one and a half decades. This subsector has grown to become a major employer and foreign exchange earner. In 2014, fruits contributed Kshs. 51.5 billions ...
