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STATE OF CAGE CULTURE IN LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 2018)
Fishery development is one of the key global development goals embodied in agenda
2030 under the fourteenth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), in which countries
seek to support the restoration of fish stocks to improve ...
An Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment for Adoption of Transgenic Cassava Varieties in East Africa
(2018-03-29)
Cassava has been a major staple in Sub-Sahara Africa for generations, securing several households
against food poverty and hunger. However like other tropical crops, cassava has been susceptible
to various pests and ...
Characterisation of physical egg qualities in indigenous chicken under free range system of production in Western Kenya
(2018)
The study was conducted with the aim of characterizing the indigenous chicken (IC) egg
production system to determine management practices and how they impact on external
egg qualities. Opportunity was taken to identify ...
Genetic and phenotypic parameters for feed efficiency in indigenous chicken in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2018-01-01)
This study aims to determine the genetic and phenotypic parameters of net feed efficiency (NFE) traits namely Residual feed intake (RFI), residual gain (RG), and residual intake and gain (RIG) along the growth curve of ...
Marketing of edible insects in Lake Victoria basin: the case of Uganda and Burundi
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018-12-07)
This paper assesses the marketing of edible insects with the aim of understanding the market opportunities, market players, and the value chain of edible insect products in the Lake Victoria basin. A pretested questionnaire ...
Genetic and phenotypic parameters for feed efficiency in indigenous chicken in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2018-01-01)
This study aims to determine the genetic and phenotypic parameters of net feed
efficiency (NFE) traits namely Residual feed intake (RFI), residual gain (RG), and residual
intake and gain (RIG) along the growth curve ...
Determinants of Households’ Market Participation around Community Milk Cooling Plants, Western Kenya
(2018-02-09)
Market participation in sub-Saharan Africa has been assessed mainly based on already producing households by
looking at whether they sold or not, and if they sold, what quantities. The objective of this study was to
determine ...
Composting fishwastes as low-cost and stable diet for culturing Brachionus rotundiformis Tschugunoff (Rotifera): Influence on water quality and microbiota
(Elsevier, 2018-02-03)
The demand for the rotifers BRACHIONUS spp., which is considered indispensable for larviculture, has increased considerably in the tropical countries. Although freshly cultured microalga is the common rotifer diet, the ...
Livelihood assessment of avocado growing in western Kenya and its socioeconomic implications using agricultural extension services
(2018-09-09)
Avocado (Persia americana) is an important world crop. In Kenya, it has become a very important crop but its production is limited by several factors. Studies were conducted in the Lake Victoria Basin counties of Bunyala ...
Establishment of Reference Ranges for Liver Biochemistry Tests in Children in Meru County, Kenya
(2018)
This study was aimed at determining the reference range values for eight liver function parameters that are routinely analyzed in the clinical chemistry laboratory of Meru Level 5 Hospital. The study was cross-sectional, ...