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Livestock for household food security-A case study of small-scale mixed farmers in semi-arid Nyakach, Kenya
(International Journal of Livestock Research, 2016)
This paper considers both direct and indirect contributions of livestock to food security in semi-arid parts
of Nyakach. Livestock production is a major component of the agricultural economy of developing
countries and ...
Effect of anthropogenic activities on physico-chemical parameters and benthic macroinvertebrates of Mara river tributaries, Kenya
(2014)
The impact of anthropogenic activities within Bomet and Mulot towns on
water quality of Amala and Nyangores tributaries of Mara River, Kenya
was assessed using a combination of solid waste, physico-chemical
parameters ...
Influence of Water Availability on Food Crop Production in Semi-Arid Areas in Kibwezi District, Makueni County, Kenya
(Arts Humanit, 2015)
Ecosystems provide essential services like water regulation and other processes which sustain and fulfill human life by directly or indirectly supporting humans‟ survival and quality of life. However, there is insufficient ...
Intensity of farmland cultivated and soil bulk density in different physiographic units in Nyakach district
(Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2014)
A number of scholars agree that frequent cultivation raises soil bulk density through compaction and destruction of soil structure. However, no research has been conducted to establish how the intensity of farmland cultivated ...
Effects of physiographic units on the relationship between cropping frequency and level of soil erosion in Nyakach District, Kenya.
(International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 2014)
A number of scholars agree that farms which are cropped more frequently tend to exhibit lower levels of soil erosion than those that are cropped less frequently or left fallow. However, the effects of physiographic units ...
Determinants of aboveground carbon offset additionality in plantation forests in a moist tropical forest in western Kenya
(Elsevier, 2016-04-01)
Few studies have attempted to identify factors that contribute to aboveground carbon offset additionality in forest restoration planting in the tropics. Moreover, those that have compared aboveground carbon offset potential ...
Effects of Locations On-and Off-Epigeal Termitaria on Vegetation Lifeforms in Katolo Sub-Location of Kisumu County, Kenya
(SCIRJ, 2017)
Epigeal termitaria host richer vegetation assemblages ascribed partly to their elevated nutrients levels in savannah
ecosystems. However, elaborate quantitative description of how abundance of various vegetation lifeforms ...
Influence Buffer Zone Regimes Area on the Protected Tree Species Richness and Density in Kakamega Forest, Kakamega County, Kenya
(East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya, 2020-02)
Buffer zone regimes (BZRs) enhance protection of forests in the world. For
instance, they influence protection of about 50% in Latin America 30% in Sub-Saharan
Africa and 63% in temperate countries. In Kenya, Nyayo Tea ...
Opportunities from Satellite Observation Systems in Climate Risk Mitigation: The Case of Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
(ijsr, 2012)
One of the key findings in the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) is that millions of people globally will be
exposed to increased water stress due to climate change. With over three quarters of Africa falling under arid and ...
Uganda national forestry authority and enforcement of Forestry Policy 2001: a case of South Busoga Forest Reserve, Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda.
(Medwell Publishing, 2012)
Conflict of interest between the legislative and executive arms of government trickle down to institutions aligned to the executive, especially environmental bodies in developing countries with the Western democracy of ...