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IMPACTS OF LAND USE ACTIVITIES ON MARURA WETLANDS; UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
The study sought to investigate the impact of land use activities on Marura wetland and was guided by the following specific objectives; to establish the main land use activities around Marura wetland, to assess the impact ...
PERCEPTION ON FOOD INSECURITY AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG FISHING COMMUNITIES LIVING IN HOMA BAY COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Fishing communities living along the shores of Lake Victoria have developed coping strategies to counter the daily life threatening challenges linked to food insecurity by adopting efficient technologies for food production, ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON MALARIA PREVALENCE IN RWANDAN HIGHLANDS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Fluctuations in climate variation could influence the emergence and re-emergence of
vector-borne infectious diseases such as malaria in highlands. The transmission of malaria
is caused by vector and arthropod that strive ...
Kenya’s Water Towers; A Scenario Scrutiny of Njoro Sub Catchment, Eastern Mau Towers
(International Journal of Scientific and Technological Research (IJSTER), 2018)
The continent of Africa is endowed with natural capital and
its sustainable development is dependent on the capacity to
efficiently and sustainably manage the natural resources
especially water, land and forests for ...
Genetic diversity of endangered sandalwood (Osyrislanceolata) populations in Kenya using ISSR molecularmarkers
(EAST AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY JOURNAL, 2018)
Osyris lanceolatais an evergreen, drought tolerant tropical Africantree species belonging to the family Santalaceae. It is endangered,owing to overexploitation for its essential oil used in cosmetics andpharmaceutical ...
Evaluation Of Heating Value And Biomass Production Of Eucalyptus Plantations For Fuelwood Supply To Tea Factories In Nandi County, Kenya
(Researchjournali’sJournal of Forestry, 2018)
Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments produce biomass for energy supply. In developing countries where fuelwood is the main source of energy, the properties of wood in relation to energy supply are important. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...