The shift in the geographical spread of invasive pests in Africa has rarely been linked directly to climate change. However, it is predicted that environmental changes play a significant role in spreading and expanding ...

This paper reviews the current state of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food, and nutrition security in Kenya. Integrating climate change in policies and frameworks on agriculture, food and nutrition ...

The hydrological response of catchment areas to rainfall depends on the interplay between climatic, geological and land use variables. Understanding how land use activities and climatic factors influence stream flow enables ...

South-East Kenya is vulnerable to increased siltation and pollution of drainage channels and dams as well as to high risk of crop failure under fluctuation of rainfall regimes. This increases the cost of water for the ...

The study was conducted to evaluate the primary production variables of Brachiaria grass cultivars in semi arid regions of Eastern Kenya. Brachiaria cultivars B. decumbens cv. Basilisk, Brachiaria hybrid Mulato II, four ...

Africa’s population is expected to rise to 1.8 billion by 2050 (Gregory 2009). In Kenya the population was 15.3 million in 1979 and by 2009 it had grown by 23.3 million to reach 38.6 million (MOP 2009) population and housing ...

There are adverse impacts by the changing climate o n the agricultural sector; Kenya’s back borne may exacerbate the challenges of ensuring food safety a nd security, and reducing poverty in Africa as a whole. Understanding ...

Despite the widespread scientific debate concerning the impacts of climate change and variability (CC & V), not much is known about rural farming households’ perceptions of these impacts on their agricultural practices. ...

With the increased threat of climate change effects on the African continent, this study was carried out to document the coping mechanisms against the rampant droughts by the agro- pastoral communities in Botswana. The ...