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Uptake and use of climate information services to enhance agriculture and food production among smallholder farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa region

Amwata, Dorothy A.; Omondi, P. O.; Kituyi, E. (2018-05)

This study evaluates the contribution of climate information services (CIS) to agriculture and food production, and rural household incomes in selected Climate Change Adaptation in Africa projects in Eastern and Southern ...
Use of mijingu rock phosphate fertilizer in acid soils of central Kenya

Wambua, Stephen; Kanyanjua, S. M.; Ireri, S. L.; Nandwa, S. M. (Soil Science Society of East Africa, 2000)

Acid soils cover about 13% of the total land area in Kenya where many cash and food crops are grown. In humid and sub-humid regions of central Kenya, maize performs poorly due to problems associated with acidity in soils. ...
Utilisation and economic valuation of the Yala Swamp Wetland, Kenya

Abila, Romulus O. (1998)

The Yala swamp is an extensive wetland in western Kenya, covering an area of 17'500 ha. The wetland, together with its three lakes, is an important site for biodiversity conservation. The local community has been ...
The value of Acacia brevispica and Leucaena leucocephala seedpods as a dry season supplement for calves in arid areas of Kenya

Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyambati, E. M.; Karue, C. N. (1993-12)

Two feeding experiments were conducted to evaluate the nutritive value of Acacia brevispica and Leucaena leucocephala seedpods in terms of chemical composition and liveweight performance. In feeding experiment one (FE-1), ...
Varietal preferences and production of cowpea vegetable in western kenya

Muasya, Reuben M.; Gohole, L. S.; Muui, C. W. (2006)
Vulnerability to drought, adaptation and coping strategies among agro-pastoral communities in Botswana

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Kabo, Mogotsi; Nyangito, M. M. (2010-09)

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 ...
Water and light use in maize intercropped with Mucuna

Mburu, Mary W. K.; Gachene, C. K. K.; Mureithi, J. G. (2011-09)

High biomass yielding legume Mucuna pruriens L (mucuna) can improve soil nutrient status in low input maize production systems if integrated as a cover crop. The amount of mucuna biomass would be influenced by water and ...
Weather-dependence of Fine Particulate Matter Air Quality over Kenya. Presented at the 11th Kenya Meteorological Society International Conference & 2nd save the Earth Expo on Meteorological Research, Application and Services, 12-16 November

Mutai, B. K.; Muthama, J. N.; Ng'ang'a, J. K.; Ngaina, Joshua N. (2019-02-06)

In developing countries, air pollution is increasing especially in urban centers. This has led to enhanced cases of cardio-respiratory diseases. According to World Health Organization, air pollution is estimated to cause ...
Weed management options for resource poor maize-dairy farmers in Central Kenya

Mburu, Mary W. K.; Maina, J. M.; Kivuva, B. M.; Murdoch, A. J.; Njuguna, J. M.; Mwangi, D. M. (2003-11)

The effects of weeding regimes on maize and edible weed forage were evaluated for three seasons during 2001-03 in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Weeding regimes were weed free (W1), weedy (W2), pre-emergence herbicide ...
WIO International Waters projects Workshop Governance, Institutions and Partnerships fo r IW Management in the Western Indian Ocean

Kitheka, Johnson U. (2007-08)
Wives-For-Hire: Revealing the practice of imposing fake wives in dispossessing family land in Africa

Mwangi, Moses; Rutten, Marcel (2016-09)

Should African women own land? That question was posed in a booklet by the Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC) published in 1998. The answer to the topic raised is not as straightforward as one might think, as it depends ...
A Wrench fault system and nappe emplacement in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania.- A key area for Pan-African continental collision in East Africa?

Mathu, Eliud M.; Bauernhofer, A.; Wallbrecher, E.; Hauzenberger, C.; Fritz, H.; Loizenbauer, J.; Hoinkes, G.; Muhongo, S. (2003-04)

In the Voi Area of Southern Kenya, the granulite facies rocks of the Taita Hills and the Tsavo East National Park (Galana River) can be divided into three structural domains: The Galana-East unit consists of an intercalation ...

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