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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 ...
SOIL EROSION PROCESSES AND CONTROL ON RURAL ROADS IN MT. ELGON SUB-COUNTY, TRANS NZOIA AND WEST POKOT COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Roads are essential component to the counties’ economy; they are key agents of economies to thrive, good and well maintained roads imply great and successful economies. Low volume rural roads are facing great challenge and ...
IMPACTS OF DEMAND DRIVEN AGR ICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES ON MAIZE PRODUCTION AND SOIL CONSERVATION AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN MOIBEN SUB-CCOUNTY, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Demand-driven agriculture extension services emphasize the need to provide services that meet the needs and priorities of farmers. In Kenya demand driven extension services were implemented through National Agriculture and ...
CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED TRACE ELEMENTS IN BOREHOLE WATER AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN HEALTH IN ELDORET MUNICIPALITY.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Water is a basic human requirement as it is extensively used in everyday life and therefore if contaminated it is detrimental to life and can cause death. This study assessed levels of trace elements; Copper, Chromium and ...
FUELWOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN MBARALI DISTRICT, SOUTH-WESTERN TANZANIA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Biomass fuels account for much of domestic energy consumption in many developing countries. Despite the significance of these fuels in domestic energy provision, their unsustainable consumption often occurs at the expense ...
IMPACTS OF FLUORSPAR MINING ON THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF KIMWARER AREA KERIO VALLEY, ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
The research is based on the Impacts of mining fluorspar on the physical environment at
Kimwarer Area, Kerio Valley Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya. Therefore this study has
been carried out to establish environmental ...
COMMUNITY ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF DODOMA REGION, TANZANIA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Climate change is one of the global environmental problems that affect human livelihoods. Extreme events such as rainfall and temperature changes have led to severe economic and livelihood impacts hence prompting both ...
EFFECTS OF HYDROGELS ON SOIL MOISTURE, NUTRIENTS AND GROWTH OF SOME AGROFORESTRY TREES IN WEST POKOT COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Studies on the effects of hydrogels on soil amendments, moisture conservation, nutrients
release, availability and growth of Sesbania sesban, Cajanus cajan and Leucaena pallida
in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) was ...
MODELING GROWTH AND YIELD OF GREVILLEA ROBUSTA GROWN ON FARM BOUNDARIES IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Population pressure has led to changes in land use and livelihood strategies in most highlands of Kenya. This among other factors has contributed to increased integration of fast growing exotic trees species into tree-crop ...
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 ...