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Small farmers’ preferences for weather index insurance: insights from Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2018-12-01)
Background
Smallholder farmers in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to climate shocks but often lack access to agricultural insurance. Weather index insurance (WII) could reduce some of the problems associated ...
An analysis of economic efficiency in bean production: evidence from Eastern Uganda
(2013)
Bean has emerged to be an important cash crop as well as a staple food in Uganda; however, the country’s bean
productivity per unit area cultivated has been on the decline for the past ten years. This study estimated ...
Genetic and non-genetic sources of variation in natural antibodies titre values among indigenous chicken
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2017)
Innate immunity plays significant role in combating disease. Improvement of any trait including resistance to disease and infection requires identification of genetic and nongenetic sources of variation. This study aimed ...
Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Dairy Groups in Nyamira County, Kenya: A Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Rural Development
(Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2016-10-06)
Aim: Farmers’ groups were introduced in Kenya as cooperatives during the colonial period for the purpose of promoting commercial agricultural production by peasant farmers. However, there is still poor rural milk trade and ...
Complete replacement of fish meal in the diet of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) grow-out with alternative protein sources. A review
(KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 2014)
Tilapia culture is widely practiced in tropical and subtropical regions with an
annual growth rate of 12% thanks to their high growth rate, disease
resistance, and low trophic feeding levels. The increase of aquacultur ...
A Gendered Analysis of Perceived Risks of Commercial Oriented Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2019)
This paper examines the relationship between gender and perceived risks of commercial oriented smallholder
farmers in Kilifi County. A sample of 332 smallholder vegetable farmers was selected from the study area. A 5-
point ...
Culture Trials of Nile Perch Juveniles in Cages and Earthen Ponds
(2019-09)
Fish were obtained from Asembo Bay, Dunga, Kendu Bay, Homa Bay and Mbita beaches around Lake Victoria using beach seines (< 10-mm mesh). Fish were sorted by size and stocked into hapa nets, each measuring 3 m× 3 m× 1 m, ...
Attitude of indigenous chicken farmers towards agricultural insurance in Nyanza, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2018-05-30)
Indigenous chicken (IC) contribute significantly to income and food security of rural communities. However, the IC are kept in systems that are characterised by high risk conditions such as diseases, predation, inadequate ...
Preliminary selection results for body weight in indigenous chicken in Kenya
(2015)
Body weight at 12 weeks of age records of 443 indigenous chicken, progeny of 44
sires were used to estimate preliminary results of selection for growth in indigenous chicken
in Kenya after two generations of selection. ...
A procedure for on-farm evaluation of East Coast Fever management in dairy cattle systems: a case of coastal lowlands of Kenya
(2015)
A study was designed to develop procedure for valuation of East Coast Fever
management through a factor based East Coast Fever management index. It quantified
costs of East Coast fever management factors and revenue ...