Livestock is a key asset and a primary livelihood resource for rural households in most parts of the world and accounts for nearly 95 per cent of family income in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) in Kenya. Despite ...

Two-phased field experiments were conducted at Kabete Field Station, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabete Campus and Field 3, Egerton University, Njoro Campus to investigate the effects of legume intercrop ...

Fresh water is essential for the existence and development of any community. In Gongoni, Kilifi County, groundwater forms the primary source of fresh water. The presence of salt harvesting activities in the area and the ...

The purpose of the study was to identify effectiveness of poverty reduction strategies in Nguu Division, Makueni District. Nguu Division is one of the areas that are hard hit by poverty in the district. The study looked ...

Vehicle exhaust fumes emission, as one ofleading major source amongsmoke producing air pollutants, wasexamined in thisstudy. Nairobi,a mega-citywith increasingly high levels of air pollutionwas studied with special emphasison ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of land degradation on agricultural land use, planning and management in Kalama Division, Machakos County; and specifically determined farmers’ considerations of land ...

v ABSTRACT Common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L .) is an important source of protein, minerals and food for the majority of the poor population in sub - Saharan Africa. However, its contribution ...

Agriculture is the dominant source of livelihood in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. However, in semi-arid eastern Kenya, smallholder farm productivity has been diminishing due to declining soil fertility and frequent ...

The rapid growth of urban centres of developing countries has created challenging problems in waste management. This problem is exacerbated by resource constraints, extreme poverty, lack of practical waste management ...

The scarce and low nutritive livestock forage resource base in semi arid Kenya limits livestock production in these regions. The major factor contributing to this situation is inadequate and erratic rainfall patterns ...