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Allocative efficiency of smallholder common bean producers in Uganda: a stochastic frontier and tobit model approach
(ISDS LLC, Japan, 2013)
The study evaluated allocative efficiency levels of common bean farms in Eastern Uganda and the factors influencing
allocative efficiencies of these farms. To achieve this objective, a sample of 480 households was randomly ...
Small Ruminants’ Meat Consumption Patterns in Nairobi, Kenya
(MOI UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2012)
The per capita consumption of livestock products is rising fastest in regions where there is urbanization and rapid income growth as people add variety to their diets. Urban consumers are the key movers of small ruminants’ ...
Transposons and tolerance; teh identification of genes for Striga tolerance in maize. Integrated Approaches to Higher Maize Productivity in the New Millennium.
(2002)
^ AStriga is one of the most severe constraints to cereal production in areas of the semi-arid tropics of Africa where subsistence agriculture is predominant. The development of Striga tolerant or resistant germplasm has ...
FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT Promotion and dissemination of Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility Management Strategies to combat striga, stemborers and declining soil fertility in the …
(2005-02-14)
Demonstrations with best-bet technologies for the control of Striga weed and stemborers and enhancement of soil fertility were continued in 2005 in both long rainy season (March to July) and short rainy season (September ...
Demand for agricultural extension services among small-scale maize farmers: Micro-level evidence from Kenya
(Routledge, 2015-03-15)
Purpose: The objective of the study was to determine the level and determinants of demand for extension services among small-scale maize farmers in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach: Based on an exploratory research design, ...
Conceptualizing the Student-Centered Outreach Model for experiential learning and community transformation
(African Journal of Rural Development, 2016-12-30)
A dominant discourse in higher education has widely called for reviewing, redesigning and alignment of the curricula to suit the current and future skills demands in the labour market. In response, universities have over ...
Determinants of Table Banking Loan Utilization among Micro Agri-Enterprises Owners in Bomet County, Kenya
(2019-05-15)
Micro Agri-enterprises (MAEs) play a key role in economic development of Kenya. However, without finance they need to invest, their performance is stifled. Table banking (TB) strategy is an avenue through which MAE owners ...
Role of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) on human health- A review
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2016)
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, abounds in nature and is highly labile. It is a water-soluble vitamin that is lost in large amounts during food processing. It is a vitamin whose prescribed requirement across cultures ...
Declining Wage Employment along Sugar Value Chain: The Need for Policy Change in Kenya
(Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), 2019-06-18)
Although sugar is a key commodity in Kenya supporting over 250,000 small-scale farmers directly and 6 million Kenyans indirectly, the sector faces many challenges that have led to its productivity decline and jobs lost ...
Development and diffusion of integrated Striga control practices for small-scale farmers in western Kenya
(Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Participatory Research and Gender Analysis Program (PRGA), 2002)
The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica has become one of the most significant constraints to cereal production in western Kenya. In 1995 a collaborative project among CIMMYT, the University of Hohenheim (UH) and the Kenyan ...