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Adoption of Soybean by Smallholder Farmers in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(International Scholars Journals Publishing Corporation, 2019-05)Current demand for soybean in Kenya is higher than production, and the deficit is filled through importation from neighboring Countries. Despite the high demand, production and adoption remain low. The study sought to ... -
Adoption potential of selected organic resources for improving soil fertility in the central highlands of Kenya
(Agroforestry Systems, 2012-01-04)Soil fertility decline is the major cause of declining crop yields in the central highlands of Kenya and elsewhere within the African continent. This paper reports a study conducted to assess adoption potential of two ... -
Adoption Potential of Soil Replenishment Resources: Feasibility and Acceptability of Leguminous Plants and other Organic Resources for Soil Fertility Improvement in Meru South District, Kenya
(African Crop Science Society, 2003)A preliminary study to assess adoption potential of legumes and other organic soil replenishment resources was carried out in Chuka division, Meru south District, Kenya during 2002 long rains season. The study examined ... -
Alley cropping of maize with calliandra and leucaena in the subhumid highlands of Kenya Part 1. Soil-fertility changes and maize yield
(Kluwer Academic Publishers., 1999-06-01)Although N-rich leaf biomass of multipurpose trees is known to be a good source of N to crops, integrating such trees into crop production systems is a major challenge in the development of viable agroforestry systems. ... -
An analysis of the efficiency of indigenous chicken marketing channels in Makueni County, Kenya
(201-04)The indigenous chicken (IC) (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. Focus now ... -
Analysis of the use of credit facilities by small-scale fish farmers in Kenya
(Springer, 2010)The government of Kenya encourages aquaculture development by offering credit facilities through the government agricultural finance institution, Agriculture Finance Corporation. Nevertheless, the level of credit use in ... -
Application of infrared technique in soil properties’ characterization in South Kivu province of DR Congo
(International Research Journals, 2015)Understanding soil properties is an essential pre-requisite for sustainable land management. Assessment of soil properties has long been done through conventional laboratory analysis, which is costly and time consuming. ... -
Application of Porter’s Framework to Assess Aquaculture Value Chain in Kenya
(Rural Outreach Program, 2015)Aquaculture (fish farming) is an agricultural as well as fisheries activity, competing with other agricultural enterprises and artisanal fisheries for the same basic inputs. Therefore, aquaculture is subject to the same ... -
The behaviour of nitrogen fertilizers in neutral and acid loess soils II. Distribution and balances of 15 N‐tagged nitrogen
(Wiley-VCH Verlag, 1983)A study, to investigate the remaining fertilizer-N in undisturbed soil columns from agricultural and forest soils after 60 days of percolation (see part I), was carried out. The columns were fertilized with two 15-N tagged ... -
Changes of Soil Inorganic N, Soil Organic C and N Uptake by Maize and Soybean under Different Intercropping Patterns in Embu West and Tigania East Counties of Central Kenya
(Academic Research Journals, 2014)In the central highlands of Kenya, low soil fertility is one of the major constraints causing decreased maize production and other staple food and income generating crops. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine ... -
A comparative study in direct cryopreservative efficacy between Triladly® and EDTA saline glucose 10% glycerol cryopreservative media for human and non-human infective trypanosomes
(National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, 2009)The efficacy of Triladyl®, a commercial cryomedium for bull semen, in the cryopreservation of both human and animal infective trypanosomes as compared to EDTA Saline Glucose (ESG) 10% glycerol was evaluated in the current ... -
Concentrations of isometamidium chloride (Samorin®) in sera of Zebu cattle which showed evidence of hepatotoxicity following frequent trypanocidal treatments
(Blackwell Publishing, 1997)The concentrations of isometamidium circulating in poorly nourished Zebu cattle which showed morbidity, mortality, and biochemical and histopathological evidence of hepatotoxicity, following frequent treatments with ... -
Contribution of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting in Relation to Total Water Supply in Households-A Case Study, Nairobi County, Kenya
(Progressive Academic Publishing, UK, 2017)Water supply deficit for Nairobi City is estimated at 170, 000 m3/day which is 23% of the total water requirement. Aim of the study was to assess the amount of rainwater harvested from various roof catchments, storage ... -
Determinants of smallholders farmers’ participation in collective marketing of maize in the central highlands of Kenya
(African Journal of Rural Development, 2019)Collective marketing has been proposed as a solution to the problem of poor access to markets in developing nations. However, smallholders’ market participation is still limited. This study assessed farmers’ perception ... -
Development of an x-ray method for mineralogical analysis of Africa soils using a benchtop diffractometer
(2014)Soil mineralogy is a principal determinant of many soil functional properties. Africa soil mineralogy has not been widely researched, especially as a predictive tool. Recent developments in instrument designs and ... -
Dynamic of stress response in Labeo Victoria (Labeo victorianus) during transfer from the grow-out to cages and ponds under differential caged stocking densities
(2014)Varying stocking densities have been suggested to obtain optimal growth performance, yields and economic benefits in fish culture. Transferring fish directly from hatcheries to the cages or ponds may induce stress. We ... -
Economic evaluation of local inputs in Meru South District, Kenya
(Springer Dordrecht ,The Netherlands, 2007-01)Declining land productivity is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in Kenya today. This decline is as a result of reduced soil fertility caused by continuous cultivation without adequate addition of manures and ... -
Effect of Integrating Tied ridging, Fertilizers and Cropping Systems on Maize Performance’ in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Eastern Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2019)The main cause of food insecurity in the semi–arid parts of Eastern Kenya is decline in soil fertility, unsuitable cropping systems, low and unreliable rainfall. This has led to low food productivity. An experiment was ... -
Effect of Integrating Tied ridging, Fertilizers and Cropping Systems on Maize Performance’ in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Eastern Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2019-09)The main cause of food insecurity in the semi–arid parts of Eastern Kenya is decline in soil fertility, unsuitable cropping systems, low and unreliable rainfall. This has led to low food productivity. An experiment was ... -
The effective eradication and control strategies for tsetse and trypanosomiasis the Kenyan experience
(2014)I conducted an extensive literature review on the effective tsetse and trypanosomiasis eradication method strategies in Africa in 2010 as i embarked on my research that coincided with the formulation of the Tsetse and ...
