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The Role of Forest Resources in theStrategies of Rural Communities Coping with the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kung'u, J.B. (Springer Link, 2011)

The HIV pandemic has had dramatic effects on rural livelihoods in Africa. In rural communities only a few people have access to treatment due to high prices of medicine, poor health infrastructure, and long distances to ...

Communication Channels Used in Dissemination of Soil Fertility Management Practices in the Central Highlands of Kenya

Mucheru-Muna, M.; Kimaru-Muchai, S. W.; Mugwe, J. N.; Mugendi, D.N. (Routledge, 2013)

The Role of Biological Technologies in Land Quality Management: Drivers for Farmer’s Adoption in the Central Highlands of Kenya

Kung'u, J.B.; Mutegi, J.K.; Mugendi, D.N.; Verchot, L.V. (Springer, 2011)

We established hedges of calliandra, leucaena, napier, and their combinations along the contours on slopes of between 5 and 40% as options for soil and nutrient management on steep arable landscapes. Hedge biomass was ...

Within-Farm Variability in Soil Fertility Management in Smallholder Farms of Kirege Location, Central Highlands of Kenya

Muthamia, J.M.; Mugendi, D.N.; Kung'u, J.B. (Springer Netherlands, 2011)

Smallholder farms in Central Highlands of Kenya exhibit a high degree of heterogeneity, determined by a complex set of socio-economic and biophysical factors. The farms consist of multiple plots managed differently in terms ...

Innovative Risk-Reduction Measures and Urban Welfare in Wastewater-Irrigated Agriculture: An Endogenous Switching Regression Approach for Nairobi, Kenya

Ndunda, E. N.; Mungatana, E. D. (OSSREA, 2014)

Dissemination of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies Using Participatory Approaches in the Central Highlands of Kenya

Mugendi, D.N.; Mugwe, J. N.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Karega, R.; Muriuki, J.; Vanlauwe, B.; Merckx, R. (Springer Netherlands, 2011)

Declining soil fertility and productivity is a critical problem facing smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya. A study to improve soil fertility and farm productivity within the smallholder farming systems ...

Effect of Organic Inputs and Mineral Fertilizer on Maize Yield in a Ferralsol and a Nitisol Soil in Central Kenya

Mucheru-Muna, M.; Mugendi, D.N.; Pypers, P.; Mugwe, J. N.; Vanlauwe, B.; Merckx, R.; Kung'u, J.B. (Springer Netherlands, 2011)

Declining land productivity is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in Kenya today. This decline primarily results from a reduction in soil fertility caused by continuous cultivation without adequate addition of ...

Gender Differentials in Adoption of Soil Nutrient Replenishment Technologies in Meru South District, Kenya

Mugendi, D.N.; Kirumba, E. G.; Karega, R. (Springer Netherlands, 2011)

Understanding gender differentials in adoption of soil nutrient replenishment technologies is critical to their successful implementation by farmers. This study was conducted first to examine gender differentials in choices ...

Strategies for Maintenance and Improvement of Soil Productivity Under Continuous Maize and Beans Cropping System in the Sub-humid Highlands of Kenya: Case Study of the Long-Term Trial at Kabete

Mugendi, D.N.; Kibunja, C. N.; Mwaura, F. B.; Gicheru, P. T.; Wamuongo, J. W.; Bationo, A. (Dordrecht, 2012)

Inappropriate soil management practices are cited as the main causes of soil fertility decline of cultivated lands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Small-scale farmers are faced with daunting challenges and limited opportunities ...

Strategies to Adapt, Disseminate and Scale Out Legume Based Technologies

Mucheru-Muna, M.; Mugendi, D.N.; Waswa, B. S.; Kimetu, J. M. (Springer Netherlands, 2011)

The full potential of legume based technologies can only be achieved if farmers widely adopt these technologies. Widespread adoption of legume-based technologies calls for the identification of spatial and temporal niches ...