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Crop Diversification, a Potential Strategy to Building Resilience through Reduction of Costs of Farming among the Small holder Farmers
(East African Scholars, 2019)
Globally, due to rapid population growth and continual urban sprawl, average arable land per household is
shrinking hence crop diversification is gaining increased importance in the quest for solutions to the perennial ...
Cost-effective banana (musa paradisiaca) waste management and the welfare of banana farmers in Kakamega county Kenya
(EAJSTI, 2021)
Horticultural waste management is global war that must be won particularly in Kenya. Utilisation of banana waste can mitigate the dwindling welfare of banana farmers in Kakamega County. Unlike India’s preferred processing ...
The Potential Contribution of Public Primary Schools in Attaining Ten Percent Tree Cover in Kenya
(CARI Journals, 2021)
This paper demonstrates the influence of school land-use practices on tree population in public primary schools in Kisumu County.
Cities coping with COVID-19 Comparative perspectives
(Routledge, 2021)
Impact of Pesticides use on Honeybee Mortality, Honey Yields and Quality in Transmara West Sub County, Ke
(Research Square, 2021)
Background: The honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) is an important insect that produces honey wax and royal
jelly, and propolis that thought to fight infections. It also acts as a cross pollinator of both agricultural
and wild ...
From a Waste Cemetery to a Waste Hospital: Recreating Kisumu City’s Waste Management System
(American Journal of Environmental Protection, 2021)
With the new constitutional dispensation in Kenya, counties, cities and towns are creating
and recreating their solid waste management systems. Taking Kisumu as a case, this study assesses the existing solid
waste ...
Analysis of Factors Influencing the Changes in the use of Transport Modes in Kisumu, Kenya.
(Research gate, 2019)
Previous research in the city of Kisumu looked at the policies that were put in place by the government
causing the changes in transport mode choice. However, the research did not look at the sociodemographic, built ...
Influence of Levels of Awareness, Willingness to Pay, and Incentives on Solid Waste Management Practices by Commercial Enterprises in Kakamega Town
(European Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences, 2022)
Globally, there has been an increase in population that has led to increased
urbanization and change in consumption patterns. This has led to an
increase in solid waste generation. Commercial enterprises have also ...
Factors predisposing women and children to indoor air pollution in rural villages, Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2022)
Indoor air pollution (IAP) remains a major global public health hazard more so in developing countries where use of fossil fuels is still very common. However, despite the popularity of kerosene and fuelwood as energy ...
Effects of Papyrus Plants (Cyperus papyrus) on the Physicochemical Parameters and Nutrient Levels of Water and Sediments in Yala Swamp Wetland in Western Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2024-02-23)
Yala swamp wetland is the largest fresh water wetland ecosystem in Kenya supporting a broad biodiversity. It comprises of River Yala, the Yala swamp, Lakes Kanyaboli, Namboyo and Sare, and a portion of Lake Victoria ...