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Assessment of farmers’ adaptation to the effects of climate change in Kenya: the case of Kyuso District
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2012)
The study was carried out to assess how farmers in Kyuso District have adapted to the effects of climate change. Survey data was collected from 246 farmers from six locations that were sampled out through a multistage and ...
Food security in Kenya: the impact of building rural farmers' capacity through agricultural education in secondary school
(Sabinet, 2012-06-01)
Many developing countries today face major challenges with regard to food security due to changes in rural land use, coupled with population pressure. One of the ways Kenya has responded to this is by teaching agriculture ...
Genetic differentiation of Artemia franciscana (Kellogg, 1906) in Kenyan coastal saltworks
(Gent University, Belgium, 2013)
The nature of genetic divergence between the Artemia population native to San Francisco
Bay, (SFB) USA and those from the introductions of SFB material in the Kenyan coast
(Fundisha and Kensalt) 2 decades ago were ...
The effects of dietary levels of protein and greenhouse on growth, behaviour and fecundity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Broodstock
(Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kegati Aquaculture Research Station, 2012)
The aim of the study was to assess the main and interactive effects of greenhouse and dietary crude protein levels on growth,
behavior and fecundity of Nile tilapia at Kegati aquaculture research station, Kisii, Kenya ...
Determinants of common bean productivity and efficiency: a case of smallholder farmers in eastern Uganda
(2012)
Agriculture sustains the livelihoods of about 70.8% of Ugandans, while common bean has emerged to be an important cash crop as well as a staple food for the majority of farmers and consumers. Although Uganda’s bean output ...
Analysis of determinants of productivity and technical efficiency among smallholder common bean farmers in eastern Uganda
(Maxwell Science Publishing, 2013-09-20)
The study evaluated factors influencing bean productivity and technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in Eastern Uganda, using a stochastic frontier model and a Tobit model. Findings showed that bean productivity ...
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 ...
1683 Genome-wide association analysis of residual feed intake and milk yield in dairy goats
(Oxford University Press, 2016-10-01)
Interest in both dairy and meat goat production in the US has been increasing, and there is tremendous opportunity for genetic progress in traits that are easy to measure (e.g., milk yield) and those that are more difficult ...
Modelling of lactation curves of dairy cows based on monthly test day milk yield records under inconsistent milk recording scenarios
(Cambridge University Press, 2011-11-01)
The objective of this study was to describe the lactation curve of dairy cattle in Kenya using a suitable lactation function in order to facilitate inclusion of partial lactations in national dairy cattle evaluation and ...