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Pastoralists Non‐Responsiveness To Livestock Markets In East Pokot, Kenya
(African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), 2010-09)
One of the major challenges facing the state‐owned Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) in Kenya has been the inadequate supply of quality live animals for meat processing. It has been observed that the live animal throughput is ...
Iodine agronomic biofortification of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) is effective under farmer field conditions
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-12)
Iodine (I) is an essential micronutrient, which plays a critical role in human metabolism. However, its concentration is known to be low in most soils, making it deficient in crops. With most I agronomic biofortification ...
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Toxigenic Aspergillus flavus from Groundnut Kernels in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020)
Pathogenesis of Aspergillus flavus on important agricultural products is a key concern on human health due to the synthesis and
secretion of the hazardous secondary metabolite, aflatoxin. &is study identified and further ...
An Analysis of Causality between Tea Exports and its Determinants in Rwanda
(East Africa Research Papers in Economics and Finance, 2018)
East Africa Research Papers in Economics and Finance is a series linked to the collaborative PhD program in Economics and Management among East Africa national universities. The program was initiated and is coordinated by ...
University student-centered outreach for rural innovations and community transformation in northern Uganda
(Gulu, Uganda: Gulu University Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, 2014-07-25)
In Uganda, while Universities are considered centers of knowledge creation and dissemination,
their explicit role in economic development is largely less developed. Gulu University, at its
inception sought to respond to ...
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’ ...
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 ...