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Influence of Farmer Groups’ Characteristics on Up Scaling Uptake of Soil Fertility Technologies in Eastern Kenya
(International Journal Publishing House, 2019)
In the Sub-Saharan Africa, soil degradation has led to a decline in crop productivity and has been linked to hunger and poverty. Farmers’ groups approach is one of the methodologies used for dissemination of soil fertility ...
Adaptation Mechanisms and Coping Strategies to the Effects of Climate Variability on Maize Yield with Focus on Matungulu West, Machakos County Kenya
(Finlogy, 2017)
Climate variability is a phenomenal
challenge to the citizens of the globe. It is
noticeable from many documented studies that
climate variability is taking place at an alarming
rate. The globe has been experiencing ...
Treatment of flower farm wastewater effluents using constructed wetlands in lake Naivasha, Kenya
(Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2012-01)
Lake Naivasha, Kenya, is a fresh water lake currently experiencing severe environmental problems as result of pollution from agricultural effluents and urban water surface runoff, uncontrolled water abstraction, improper ...
Perceived Climate Variability Effects on Socio- Economic Well-Being of Dairy Farmers, Case Study of Kisii Highlands in Kenya
(IJIR, 2017)
The dairy sector globally has been hit by
climate variability impacts that affect animal
performance. This affects the socioeconomic
wellbeing of dairy farmers across the globe. This
study was conducted at Kisii ...
The Trend of Climate Variability Effects on Dairy Farming in Masaba North, Nyamira County Kenya
(IISTE, 2016)
The dairy-climate change dilemma in Kenya cannot be mistaken. However, extensive research into dairy
farming and an understanding of the dynamics of climate variability effects is greatly lacking.The study
investigated ...
Climate Change Resilient Geothermal Production In Eburru And Olkaria, Nakuru County, Kenya
(IJIR, 2016)
Climate change is inevitable for years to come. This reality dictates that development paths should build social, economic and ecological resilience for sustainability to be attained. In Kenya, 70 % of total formal employment ...
Understanding Kenya’s Multilateral Environmental Agreements, the Future of Environmental Governance
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2016)
Kenya like other global countries, is a signatory to international environmental agreements. The relevance and their significance dating of global agenda 21 at Rio. Today different protocols serve the Kenyan environmental ...
Tourists’ Willingness to Pay For Upstream Restoration and Conservation Measures
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-05)
Reserve in Kenya in particular motivated this study. Degradation of ecosystem services in the Mara basin is a cause of increasing pressure on the wildlife of the reserve. Wildlife tourists in the downstream area of the ...
Driver’s of Entrepreneurial Opportunities Exploitation by Tree Farmers in Kenya: The Case of Improved Eucalyptus Trees Growing in Lari District
(Academic Research Journal, 2015)
The introduction of improved Eucalyptus trees varieties to Kenya in 1997 from Mondi Forests in South
Africa by Tree Biotechnology Project (TBP) has rekindled tree-planting culture. Millions of seedlings
have been distributed ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies to Drought and Erratic Rains as Key Extreme Events: Insights from Small Scale Farming Households in Mixed Crop Agro Ecosystems of Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya
(academic journals, 2019-04-11)
Climate variability and change are some of the most pressing environmental challenges in semi-arid
Kenya and Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) and are associated with persistent droughts, dry spells and erratic
rains. The present ...