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Socioeconomic Determinants of Palm Oil Production in Igbo Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, Nigeria
(IJEBAS, 2023)Extant studies have established that Nigeria has lost its place as the global largest producer of palm oil. However, there seems to be a dearth of studies on how the socioeconomic variables of producers affect palm oil ... -
Nitrogen Forms in Three Kenyan Soils Nitisols, Luvisols and Ferralsols
(International Educative Research Foundation and Publisher, 2016)The nitrogen cycle in soil is an integral part of the overall cycle of N in nature. The primary source of N is the atmosphere where the strongly bonded gas molecule N is predominately gas (78.08%). Total N content in ... -
Nitrogen Mineralization Potential (No) in Three Kenyan Soils: Andosls, Ferralsols and Luvisols
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2018)Nitrogen mineralization potential is important so as to prevent over-fertilization that could lead to groundwater contamination or under-fertilization that could lead to poor nutrient provision by crops leading to low ... -
Integrated Soil Fertility Management Prospects for Soil Productivity and Food Security in Machakos County
(EAAFJ, 2022)Integrated soil fertility management is the most costeffective and time-efficient method of restoring soil fertility and increasing per capita yields on Sub-Saharan African smallholder farms. However, low acceptance ... -
Sorghum Production Challenges in Drought Areas of Siaya and Baringo Counties, Kenya
(East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 2022)Sorghum bicolor (L.) is an important food in Sub-Saharan Africa where drought is one of the major abiotic stresses that limit its productivity. In Kenya production is low despite having a rich diversity in Arid and ... -
Economic Viability of Value-Added Cashew Products Processed In Southeast Zone, Nigeria
(ScienceDirect, 2023)The "Agricultural Promotion Policy (2016-2020)" is an initiative of Nigeria's government, designed to create jobs and wealth for participants in the agricultural value chains through value addition to export crops such as ... -
Agronomic and Economic Performance of Maizesoybean Intercrop under Rhizobia and Soil Amendments in Western Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2018)Low crop responses to N and P fertilizer application among small holder farms are common phenomena in degraded acidic soils of western Kenya. An on-farm trial was established in Shianda sub-location in Mumias District, ... -
Lime, Manure and Inorganic Fertilizer Effects on Soil Chemical Properties, Maize Yield and Profitability in Acidic Soils in Central Highlands of Kenya
(Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 2021-09-21)In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), acidic soil covers 29% of the total area. About 13% of the Kenyan total land area has acidic soils, widely distributed in croplands of the central and western Kenyan regions. The high soil ... -
Analysis of Consumer Preference in Product Attributes: A Case of Indigenous Chicken Eggs in Kenya
(IISTE, 2017)Indigenous chicken eggs are highly preferred in Kenya by majority of both rural and urban consumers. In the recent past, research has focused on improving productivity levels resulting to Improved indigenous chicken eggs ... -
Consumers’ Preference Attributes for Indigenous Chicken in Kenya
(Academic research journals, 2017-01)Indigenous chicken (Gallus domesticus) are an important source of livelihoods and food for majority of households in Kenya. Consumers appreciate Indigenous chicken(IC) more due to its nutritional value and health benefits. ... -
Adoption Intensity of Selected Organic-Based Soil Fertility Management Technologies in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Frontiers, 2022)Soil fertility decline continues to be a major challenge limiting agricultural productivity globally. Despite the novelty of organic-based technologies in enhancing agricultural production in Kenya’s central highlands, ... -
Declining Wood Fuel and Implications for Household Cooking and Diets in Tigania Sub-county Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2020)Research on rural energy has in the past focussed on access and environmental effects. Little is however documented on the relationship between declining availability of wood fuel, household cooking and eating patterns, ... -
Assessment of profit efficiency among sweet yellow passion fruit farmers in Mbeere south Embu county, Kenya
(Elewa Biosciences, 2016)The main purposes of this research was to assess the profit efficiency of sweet yellow passion fruit farmers and also determine the socioeconomic and institutional determinants to profit inefficiency of sweet yellow ... -
Integration of Ground Magnetics and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Ilmenite Prospection in Magaoni, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016)The geology of Magaoni area is associated with the presence of heavy minerals [1]. Magaoni’s neighbours Maumba and Nguluku where ilmenite was discovered by Tiomin Resource Inc. in 1996, using drilling and chemical analysis ... -
Rural Community Coping Strategies with Drought- Driven Food Insecurity in Kwale County, Kenya
(Science and Education Publishing, 2015)This paper discusses how households in Kwale in Kenya cope with drought-driven food insecurity and also provides suggestions to inform sustainable mitigation planning. This area was purposively selected because it suffers ...
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Palm Oil Production in Igbo Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, Nigeria
(IJEBAS, 2023)Extant studies have established that Nigeria has lost its place as the global largest producer of palm oil. However, there seems to be a dearth of studies on how the socioeconomic variables of producers affect palm oil ... -
Nitrogen Forms in Three Kenyan Soils Nitisols, Luvisols and Ferralsols
(International Educative Research Foundation and Publisher, 2016)The nitrogen cycle in soil is an integral part of the overall cycle of N in nature. The primary source of N is the atmosphere where the strongly bonded gas molecule N is predominately gas (78.08%). Total N content in ... -
Nitrogen Mineralization Potential (No) in Three Kenyan Soils: Andosls, Ferralsols and Luvisols
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2018)Nitrogen mineralization potential is important so as to prevent over-fertilization that could lead to groundwater contamination or under-fertilization that could lead to poor nutrient provision by crops leading to low ... -
Integrated Soil Fertility Management Prospects for Soil Productivity and Food Security in Machakos County
(EAAFJ, 2022)Integrated soil fertility management is the most costeffective and time-efficient method of restoring soil fertility and increasing per capita yields on Sub-Saharan African smallholder farms. However, low acceptance ... -
Sorghum Production Challenges in Drought Areas of Siaya and Baringo Counties, Kenya
(East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 2022)Sorghum bicolor (L.) is an important food in Sub-Saharan Africa where drought is one of the major abiotic stresses that limit its productivity. In Kenya production is low despite having a rich diversity in Arid and ... -
Economic Viability of Value-Added Cashew Products Processed In Southeast Zone, Nigeria
(ScienceDirect, 2023)The "Agricultural Promotion Policy (2016-2020)" is an initiative of Nigeria's government, designed to create jobs and wealth for participants in the agricultural value chains through value addition to export crops such as ... -
Agronomic and Economic Performance of Maizesoybean Intercrop under Rhizobia and Soil Amendments in Western Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2018)Low crop responses to N and P fertilizer application among small holder farms are common phenomena in degraded acidic soils of western Kenya. An on-farm trial was established in Shianda sub-location in Mumias District, ... -
Lime, Manure and Inorganic Fertilizer Effects on Soil Chemical Properties, Maize Yield and Profitability in Acidic Soils in Central Highlands of Kenya
(Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 2021-09-21)In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), acidic soil covers 29% of the total area. About 13% of the Kenyan total land area has acidic soils, widely distributed in croplands of the central and western Kenyan regions. The high soil ... -
Analysis of Consumer Preference in Product Attributes: A Case of Indigenous Chicken Eggs in Kenya
(IISTE, 2017)Indigenous chicken eggs are highly preferred in Kenya by majority of both rural and urban consumers. In the recent past, research has focused on improving productivity levels resulting to Improved indigenous chicken eggs ... -
Consumers’ Preference Attributes for Indigenous Chicken in Kenya
(Academic research journals, 2017-01)Indigenous chicken (Gallus domesticus) are an important source of livelihoods and food for majority of households in Kenya. Consumers appreciate Indigenous chicken(IC) more due to its nutritional value and health benefits. ... -
Adoption Intensity of Selected Organic-Based Soil Fertility Management Technologies in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Frontiers, 2022)Soil fertility decline continues to be a major challenge limiting agricultural productivity globally. Despite the novelty of organic-based technologies in enhancing agricultural production in Kenya’s central highlands, ... -
Declining Wood Fuel and Implications for Household Cooking and Diets in Tigania Sub-county Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2020)Research on rural energy has in the past focussed on access and environmental effects. Little is however documented on the relationship between declining availability of wood fuel, household cooking and eating patterns, ... -
Assessment of profit efficiency among sweet yellow passion fruit farmers in Mbeere south Embu county, Kenya
(Elewa Biosciences, 2016)The main purposes of this research was to assess the profit efficiency of sweet yellow passion fruit farmers and also determine the socioeconomic and institutional determinants to profit inefficiency of sweet yellow ... -
Integration of Ground Magnetics and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Ilmenite Prospection in Magaoni, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016)The geology of Magaoni area is associated with the presence of heavy minerals [1]. Magaoni’s neighbours Maumba and Nguluku where ilmenite was discovered by Tiomin Resource Inc. in 1996, using drilling and chemical analysis ... -
Rural Community Coping Strategies with Drought- Driven Food Insecurity in Kwale County, Kenya
(Science and Education Publishing, 2015)This paper discusses how households in Kwale in Kenya cope with drought-driven food insecurity and also provides suggestions to inform sustainable mitigation planning. This area was purposively selected because it suffers ... -
Effects of Returnees Re-Integration on the Livelihoods of Host Communities in Leer County, South Sudan
(IISTE, 2015)Although international press has covered the conflicts in the Sudan region extensively, the effects of returnees’ reintegration on sustainable livelihoods of host communities have not received much attention. Findings ... -
Aflatoxin Contamination Detected in Nutrient and Anti-Oxidant Rich Edible Stink Bug Stored in Recycled Grain Containers
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Recently, there has been multi-agency promotion of entomophagy as an environmentallyfriendly source of food for the ever increasing human population especially in the developing countries. However, food quality and safety ... -
Antileishmanial activity of Aloe Secundiflora plant extracts against Leishmania Major (2013).
(IISTE, 2013)Human leishmaniases are a spectrum of diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. In this study antileishmanial activity of the methanolic and water leaf extracts from Aloe secundiflora plant were analysed ... -
Effect of lime and goat manure on soil acidity and maize (Zea mays) growth parameters at Kavutiri, Embu County- Central Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2015)A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to determine the effect of agricultural lime and goat manureon soil acidity and maize growth parameters using soils from Kavutiri-Embu County. Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers ... -
Applicability of Conservation Agriculture for Climate Change Adaptation in Rwanda’s Situation
(Academic Journals, 2015)Improving food security and environmental conservation should be the main targets of innovative farming systems. Conservation agriculture (CA), based on minimum tillage, crop residue retention and crop rotations has been ...
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