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WOODFUEL ACCESSIBILITY IN THE RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF TRANS-NZOIA AND WEST-POKOT COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
This study investigated woodfuel accessibility in the rural and urban areas of Trans Nzoia and West-Pokot Counties, with the aim of providing scientific data for
appropriate decision-making in ensuring sustainable ...
GROWTH AND SURVIVAL ON EXPOSURE TO LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN AND AFLATOXINS OF DIETARY FISH FROM SELECTED AQUATIC SOURCES IN KENYA
(Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and environmental science, 2018)
Toxicants cause a wide range of concerns in the health of fish. The specific objectives of the
study were determine aberration of growth and survival as an iron indicator on exposure to
lambda cyhalothrin and aflatoxins ...
DETERMINANTS OF HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF GAZZETTED GOVERNMENT FORESTS IN KEIYO NORTH SUB COUNTY OF KEIYO /MARAKWET COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
The devolution and decentralization of the management of state forests through the use of participatory forest management (PFM) has become a policy tool for many developing countries, Kenya included. Decentralization in ...
KEY LIMITATIONS OF FISH FEEDS, FEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN KENYA’S AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISE
(African journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (ajfand), 2021-03)
Profitability is key in fish farming, just as it is to any other enterprise. For the farmers
to actualize high-profit margins, it is imperative to have access to well-balanced
nutritive and cost-effective feeds, backed ...
BENEFITS TO FOREST ADJACENT COMMUNITIES UNDER THE OLD (1968) AND REVISED (2005) KENYAN FOREST LAWS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Kenya reviewed its forest law in 2005, in part to enhance community participation in sustainable forest management (SFM) by enabling greater direct and indirect benefits to forest adjacent households as an incentive. Thus, ...
Effects of Deployment Period on Decomposition and Colonization of Leaf Litter of Differing Quality by Invertebrates
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-05)
Detritivorous invertebrates play major roles in organic matter processing and nutrient cycling in headwater streams. In this study, three common leaf species in upland Kenyan streams (Vernonia myriantha, Syzygium cordatum ...
Effect of Replacing Fish Meal by Soybean-Blood Meal Mixture on Performance of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus)
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLEDGE, 2018)
Commercial fish feeds are highly expensive and unaffordable to majority of fish famers, usually fish meal which is scarce
and expensive is used in compounding fish feeds. A fourteen-week study was done to determine growth ...
TREE NURSERY ADOPTION AS STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE ON LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT AT THE MILLENIUM VILLAGE’S PROJECT, SIAYA COUNTY KENYA
(2018)
Smallholder tree nursery enterprises are a significant aspect of efforts to improve livelihood to increase tree cover and livelihood improvement in rural areas. However due to widespread poverty, many such nurseries have ...
EVALUATING FOREST SAMPLING SCHEMES FOR SELECTED NATURAL FOREST TYPES IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
This study determined and compared relative efficiency of commonly used sampling designs, intensities and plot sizes in assessing tropical natural forests. Relative efficiencies of random and systematic sampling designs ...
ESTIMATION OF ENERGY OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FOR FUELWOOD SUPPLY TO TEA FACTORIES IN NANDI COUNTY (KENYA)
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments are prominent features for wood
biomass. In Kenya fuelwood remains the major supplier of energy, making its
contribution to total energy supply crucial. However, there ...