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Impact of community based ecotourism on households’ livelihoods and environmental management in Il Ngwesi and Lekurruki group ranches, Laikipia county, Kenya.
(2014-08-20)The rangelands in Kenya experience socio-economic challenges of poverty, low literacy, food insecurity, low incomes, unemployment and inequality in the context of environmental hardships of low unreliable rainfall, frequent ... -
Management practices of irrigation water and their effects on water allocation among farmers in Kiladeda sub-catchment, Tanzania
(Kenyatta University, 2016-02)Irrigated agriculture plays a major role in the livelihoods of Kiladeda sub catchment, Pangani Basin, Tanzania. However, the sub catchment is experiencing a problem of inequitable distribution of irrigation water among ... -
Modification of the microclimate in a changing tropical urban environment: the case of Nairobi city
(2012-01-05)The main focus of this study was to examine both the long and short-term modification of Nairobi City's microclimate resulting from its changing urban environment. The specific objectives were to: (a) determine the temporal ... -
Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes and Derivation of Maize Cropping Calendar in Croplands under Rainfall Variability in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Increase in global atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG) has led to an increase in the radiative forcing resulting in climate variability. The objective of this study was to identify the best management practice which ensures ... -
Sexual Concurrency among Married Couples in the Fishing Communities along Lake Victoria in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2014-08-20)HIV remains a global problem accounting for 1.6 m illion deaths in 2012 alone. With just 12% of the world’s population and bearing 67% of HIV/AIDS burden, Sub- Saharan Africa is the m ost affected with large inter-country ... -
Sociol-economic and agronomic factors influencing soil erosion in the Masinga Dam catchment, Kenya
(2012-04-23)This research examines agronomic and socio-economic factors influencing soil erosion in the Masinga dam catchments. The study addresses soil erosion from a human point of view as opposed to the common and widespread ... -
Spatial Analysis of Constraints and Opportunities in Banana Value Chain in Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)The changes such as increases in urban dwellers and demand for high quality and safe products being witnessed in agrifood systems around the world present opportunities for farmers to orient production to meet the emerging ... -
Sustainable resource management for improved livelihoods:The case of human-wildlife relations in Nyeri County,Kenya
(2013-01-22)This study examined the nature and the pattern of Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) in Nyeri County and the effects the management of wildlife resource has on human livelihoods. Nyeri County is rich in wildlife as it is ...
