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Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: Comparative evidence from Western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-07-01)
This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. ...
Evaluation of Organic Carbon from Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor Effluent as a Carbon Source for Denitrification. J Bioengineer & Biomedical Sci 7: 214. doi: 10.4172/2155 …
(2007)
The discharge of nitrate-rich effluent has adverse effect on the receiving environment and the public health of the
polluted water users. The nitrates are eliminated in a denitrification step that requires reducing power ...
Molecular Characterization of Sclerocarya birrea ICRAF Field Genebank Collections. J Phylogenetics Evol Biol 5: 190. doi: 10.4172/2329-9002.1000190 Page 2 of 8 J Phylogenetics …
(2007)
Scelerocarya birrea is an important fruit tree that is widely used by the rural populations in most regions in which it is found, for its fruits, bark, timber and even its roots. The local communities harvest the tree ...
Soil nitrogen amendment effects on maize productivity under two different soil conditions in western Kenya.
(Kenya Forestry Research Institute, 2009)
The effect of integrated use of urea and calliandra or maize stover on yield and N uptake of maize was assessed in a field experiment carried out on two soil types in western Kenya. Urea and calliandra or maize stover were ...
Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: Comparative evidence from Western Keny
(Pergamon, 2008-07-01)
This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. ...
A study of drug use in five urban centres in kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2008)
Few studies have addressed the reasons for substance use in Kenya, with most focusing on prevalence rates in school-based and general population samples. None have been carried out among people already using drugs. This ...
INTEGRATING CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR STRIGA CONTROL
(2007)
Striga spp. are pernicious pests of food crops in Africa for which an integrated control program is needed. An effective integrated program must have components that are adaptable to the biophysical and socio-economic ...
Isolation of rhizobacteria associated with maize and assessment of their potential for use in Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. suicidal germination
(2004-11-23)
A screen-house pot experiment with commercial hybrid maize variety H511 was conducted at Kenya Sugar Research Foundation, Kisumu sub-station; Kenya. The experimental soil was infested with Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. ...