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REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, PHENOLOGY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF Osyris lanceolata (HOSCHT AND STEUDEL) IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Osyris lanceolata (Hoscht and Steudel) is an evergreen, drought resistant, African tropical tree species of Santalaceae family. It‘s facing extinction due to over-exploitation for its essential oil used for making expensive ...
ECO-PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF Calotropis procera IN THE SEMI-ARID REGIONS OF THARAKA AND MAKUENI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Textile industry faces fibre supply deficit that can be filled by fibre from C. procera. However, current calotrope fibre supply is unsustainable because it is collected from the wild with inadequate information on its ...
AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY TREES: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES IN KESSES AND KAPSERET SUB COUNTIES, UASIN-GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Majority of rural area communities worldwide highly depend on natural resources for their livelihood. Despite the enormous benefits of trees on farms, little is known about the social and economic perspectives that influence ...
MODELLING GROWTH AND YIELD OF PLANTATION-GROWN Cupressus lusitanica AND Pinus patula IN CENTRAL REGION OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
In this study, forest inventory data as well as data from destructive sampling of Cupressus lusitanica and Pinus patula from Central Kenya was used to develop growth and yield models for the two species. The main aim of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...