Makueni County, located in south-eastern Kenya, faces challenges such as limited potable water and restricted food supplies as the result of semi-aridity. High fuoride (F) concentrations have been reported in drinking water ...

Rwanda is a small landlocked country in East-Central Af-rica and one of the world’s most densely populated coun-tries. Average rainfall in Rwanda is around 1000 mm per annum, with the annual temperature ranging from 16°C ...

Kenya is renowned for its spectacular wildlife, but the grandeur and diversity of its landscapes are often overlooked. The constellation of climates and tapestry of landforms make Kenya a biodiversity hotspot of the ...

The Republic of Tanzania is an agriculture-based economy. Agriculture contributes 28% of the gross domestic product (GDP), employs 88% of the working population and accounts for between 50% and 66% of exports (TNCCS 2012). ...

Remote sensing investigations combined with Geographical investigation systems (GIS) have become more important for the study of geological mineralization and structural geology like lineaments. Automatic extraction of ...

This paper gives preliminary findings of the study of weeding techniques. Trials on different weeding techniques were conducted during the social forestry training project namely, complete, sport weeding, slashing and ...

Development of Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan) technology has greatly improved the problems and costs related to water consumption, management of water resources, environmental and pollution, outbreaks and control of ...

This „Briefing Paper“ discusses options for improving the communication of seasonal rainfall forecasts to smallholder farmers, taking Kenya as its example. Smallholder farmers depend on rain-fed ...