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ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY OF UNSTABILIZED PYRETHRINS AND DIATOMACEOUS EARTH ADMIXTURE ON SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS IN MAIZE GRAINS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Maize crop provides source of livelihood to all groups of people that depend on it. Its adaptability to different agro-ecological zones has led to its increased production and consumption worldwide. In Kenya maize is ...
FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES AMONG RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN NAMBALE DIVISION, BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
The Kenyan government has throughout its history come up with ambitious agricultural policies and strategies seeking to enhance agricultural production and performance as a tool to improve the livelihood of majority of its ...
Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change – Policy Making and Institutional Framework in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon Forest Ecosystem
(International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2019)
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a strategy that relies on forest landscape’s biodiversity
management and restoration to enhance the sustainable production and supply of ecosystem
goods and services as alternative ...
FARMERS ACCESS TO CLIMATE AND WEATHER INFORMATION AND ITS IMPACT ON MAIZE AND WHEAT PRODUCTION IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
The prevailing climate variability has distorted the order and seasons known to maize and wheat farmers in Kenya over time hence farmers have incurred great losses during farming. Although adaptation strategies require ...
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF SMALL SCALE WATER SUPPLIERS IN EMBAKASI LOCATION, NAIROBI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Water is a basic human need. It is required for both domestic and industrial use. In Nairobi,
the institution charged with provision of water to the residents is Nairobi Water and
Sewerage Company (NWSC). However, NWSC ...
TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND SYSTEM-OF-RICE INTENSIFICATION METHODS OF RICE PRODUCTION IN WEST KANO IRRIGATION SCHEME, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Rice in the irrigation schemes of Kenya is grown under the conventional method of continuous flooding which leads to production inefficiencies. With the limited resources such as land and capital inputs there is need for ...
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RANDOM UTILITY MODEL AND CONTINGENT VALUATION ESTIMATES OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS’ INCOME IN SOUTH NANDI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provide a variety of economic benefits to forest-adjacent communities in rural economies. However, forest products exhibit non-competing consumption and lack market-driven excludability, ...
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA STRATEGY IN SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES, POVERTY REDUCTION AND IN THE MITIGATION OF HUMAN/WILDLIFE CONFLICTS: THE CASE OF MBOMIPA IN IRINGA, TANZANIA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
This study was carried out in MBOMIPA WMA to establish the effectiveness of the operative Wildlife Management Area (WMA) strategy to wildlife conservation, rural poverty alleviation and promoting local level stewardship ...
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ITS POTENCY IN MITIGATING DROUGHT INDUCED FAMINE AMONG COMMUNITIES LIVING IN KERIO VALLEY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
The term 'indigenous knowledge' is used to describe the knowledge systems developed by a community as opposed to the scientific knowledge that is generally referred to as 'modern' knowledge. Indigenous knowledge is the ...
UPTAKE OF CADMIUM, COPPER AND ZINC IN SELECTED PLANTS COMMONLY GROWN IN KENYA FROM POST-METHANATION DISTILLERY EFFLUENT
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Pot experiments were carried out on a field plot in University of Eldoret (UoE) to study uptake of selected metal contaminants from distillery effluent in four plants commonly grown in Kenya: Ipomoea batatas, Eucalyptus ...