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The African elephant and food security in Africa: experiences from Baringo District, Kenya

Amwata, Dorothy A.; Mganga, Kevin Z. (2014)

Elephants often impose costs on the people who share their range, including threats to life and the destruction of property. Incidences of conflict between humans and elephants, in particular crop destruction crops are ...
The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M.; Clavel, Daniele; Francis, Judith; Kaufmann, Ralph v.; Verhagen, Jan (Academic Journals, 2010-07)

Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ...
The challenges posed by Ipomoea kituensis and the grass-weed interaction in a reseeded semi-arid environment in Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M. (2010-12)

Rehabilitation of denuded patches using perennial grasses has been used extensively in semi-arid environments of Kenya. However, weeds continue to pose an enormous challenge to the success of many rehabilitation programmes. ...
The choice of grass species to combat desertification in semi-arid Kenyan rangelands is greatly influenced by their forage value for livestock

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, M. M.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (Wiley, 2013)

Livestock production is the main source of livelihood in the arid and semi-arid lands in Africa. However, desertification characterized by vegetation degradation and soil erosion is a major threat to the sustainability of ...
Combining rainwater harvesting and grass reseeding to revegetate denuded African semi arid landscapes

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Bosma, Luwieke; Amollo, Kevin O.; Kioko, Theophilus; Kadenyi, Nancy; Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N.; Wambua, Stephen; Kaindi, Eric M.; Musyoki, Gilbert K.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Steenbergen, Frank van (2021-12-03)

In African drylands, perennial grasses preferred by grazing livestock are disappearing at an alarming rate. This has led to recurrent livestock feed shortages threatening pastoralist’s livelihoods. Combining native grass ...
Combining Sustainable Land Management Technologies to Combat Land Degradation and Improve Rural Livelihoods in Semi-arid Lands in Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M. (Springer Verlag, 2015-07-16)

Drylands occupy more than 80 % of Kenya’s total land mass and contribute immensely to the national economy and society through agriculture, livestock production, tourism, and wild product harvesting. Dryland ecosystems are ...
Competition indices of three perennial grasses used to rehabilitate degraded semi-arid rangelands in Kenya

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R. (2015-10-07)

Rangeland degradation is one of the most serious environmental challenges in arid and semi-arid environments in Africa. Grass reseeding technology, using indigenous perennial grass species has a great potential for restoring ...
Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M. (2010-09)

Land degradation which among others include loss of vegetation is rampant in Kenya, destroying both the fragile arid and semi- arid lands and the non-arid areas. Efforts to rehabilitate semi- arid areas by re-vegetation ...
Determinants and rates of land degradation: Application of stationary time-series model to data from a semi-arid environment in Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Amwata, Dorothy A. (Springer Verlag, 2018-02)

The causes of land degradation in the African drylands have been shown to vary. Some researchers consider climate to be the major contributor to degradation, with anthropogenic factors playing a minor role. Others reverse ...
Different land use types in the semi-arid rangelands of Kenya influence soil properties

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (Academic Journals, 2011-11)

Rangelands in semi-arid Kenya have recently witnessed extensive land use changes. These changes can mainly be attributed to increased livestock populations and the response of the increased human population to both local ...
Dry matter yields and hydrological properties of three perennial grasses of a semi-arid environment in east Africa

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Clavel, Daniele; Francis, Judith; von Kaufmann, Ralph; Verhagen, Jan (Academic Journals, 2010-05)

Enteropogon macrostachyus (Bush rye) , Cenchrus ciliaris L. (African foxtail grass) and Eragrostis superba Peyr (Maasai love grass) are important perennial r angeland grasses in Kenya. They provide an important ...
Forage value of vegetative leaf and stem biomass fractions of selected grasses indigenous to African rangelands

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N.; Wambua, Stephen; Bosma, Luwieke; Kaindi, Eric M.; Kioko, Theophilus; Kadenyi, Nancy; Musyoki, Gilbert K.; teenbergen, Frank van S; Musimba, Nashon K. R. (CSIRO Publishing, 2021-05-25)

Context: Rangeland grasses native to Africa constitute the main diet for free-ranging livestock and wild herbivores. Leaf:stem ratio is a key characteristic used for assessing quality of forages. However, studies to determine ...
Glucose decomposition and its incorporation into soil microbial biomass depending on land use in Mt. Kilimanjaro ecosystems

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Kuzyakov, Y. (Elsevier, 2014)

Land use change can affect terrestrial C stocks, resulting in increased CO2 flux from soil to the atmosphere. In Africa, conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural lands is the most common land use change. This study ...
Grass Reseeding Technology as a Means of Rehabilitating Degraded Lands and Improving Livelihoods of Agro-pastoral Communities in Semi-arid Kenya

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, M. M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, W. N.; Muiru, W. M.; Clavel, D.; Francis, J.; Von Kaufmann, R.; Verhagen, J. (2011)

Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the inhabited semi-arid lands. Cenchrus ...
Impact of grass reseeding technology on rehabilitation of the degraded rangelands: a case study of Kibwezi District, Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z. (2009-09)

A study was undertaken at Kibwezi division of Kibwezi district to investigate and evaluate the practice and success factors responsible for the range rehabilitation work undertaken by the Dryland Husbandry Project (DHP) ...
Improving Hydrological Responses of Degraded Soils in Semi Arid Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Nyariki, Nashon K. R.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2010)

A study was conducted to establish the contribution of reseeding using indigenous perennial grasses; Eragrostis superba (Maasai love grass), Enteropogon macrostachyus (Bush rye) and Cenchrus ciliaris (African foxtail grass) ...
Improving soil hydrological properties of denuded semi-arid rangeland in southeastern Kenya using reseeding technology

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, M. M.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Ekaya, W. N.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (2010-09)

A study was conducted to establish the contribution of Eragrostis superba, Enteropogon macrostachyus and Cenchrus ciliaris in improving soil hydrological properties in semi-arid Kenya. Kamphorst rainfall simulator was ...
Indigenous Grasses for Rehabilitating Degraded African Drylands

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (2019)

Drylands provide an important livelihood stream to its inhabitants across the globe through a range of products and ecosystem services. However, these fragile ecosystems are threatened and believed to experience various ...
Influence of forage value on the choice of grass species to combat desertification in semi-arid regions of Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, M. M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (2016)

Livestock production is the main source of livelihood in the arid and semi-arid lands of Africa. Desertification characterized by vegetation degradation and soil erosion have become major threats to the sustainability of ...
Land use affects soil biochemical properties in Mt. Kilimanjaro region

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Razavi, Bahar S.; Kuzyakov, Yakov (Elsevier, 2016)

Microbial parameters have been used to monitor changes in soil quality. Soils from four land use systems common in East Africa and present in the Mt. Kilimanjaro region: (1) montane forest, (2) savannah (3) maize fields ...

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