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Factors Affecting Productivity and Profitability of Cage-Fish Farming in Siaya County, Kenya
(KALRO, 2022)Aquaculture is regarded as a critical rural development and livelihood strategy due to its vital role in livelihoods and the economy at large. However, declining capture fisheries from Lake Victoria and low pond productivity ... -
Factors influencing farmed fish traders’ intention to use improved fish post-harvest technologies in Kenya: application of technology acceptance model
(The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 2023)Improved fish post-harvest technologies (IFPT) have been promoted as more efficient methods of fish processing, preservation, and value addition than the traditional methods prevalent in developing countries. The adoption ... -
Factors that influence the efficiency of beef and dairy cattle recording system in Kenya: A SWOT–AHP analysis
(Springer Netherlands, 2011-01-01)Animal recording in Kenya is characterised by erratic producer participation and high drop-out rates from the national recording scheme. This study evaluates factors influencing efficiency of beef and dairy cattle recording ... -
Farm diversification benefits and technology choice: A case of the coffee-banana farming system in Central Uganda
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2023)Diversification has been argued to be the future of small farms and more so in developing countries given its benefits to mitigating against risk, increase economic and social benefits. This study was built on an earlier ... -
Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya
(2008)For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal with the Striga problem. To most of them Striga had become a way of life and they had given up hope. Striga affects their mainstay crops, ... -
Farmer Perceptions of Imazapyr-Resistant (IR) Maize Technology on the Control of Striga in Western Kenya
(2008)For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal with the Striga problem. To most of them, Striga had become a way of life and they had given up hope. Striga affects their mainstay crops, ... -
Farmers’ Attitude towards Risk on Indigenous Chicken in Nyanza Region
(AJAERD, 2018)Kenya has an estimate of 25.9 million indigenous chicken that support livelihood of over 21 million people in rural areas. Indigenous chicken production in Kenya is mainly under extensive and semi intensive systems ... -
Field Characterization of Partial Resistance to Gray Leaf Spot in Elite Maize Germplasm
(The American Phytopathological Society, 2020)Forty-eight inbred lines of maize with varying levels of resistance to gray leaf spot (GLS) were artificially inoculated with Cercospora zeina and evaluated to characterize partial disease resistance in maize under field ... -
Field characterization of partial resistance to gray leaf spot in elite maize germplasm
(Phytopathology, 2020)Forty-eight inbred lines of maize with varying levels of resistance to gray leaf spot (GLS) were artificially inoculated with Cercospora zeina and evaluated to characterize partial disease resistance in maize under field ... -
FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT Promotion and dissemination of Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility Management Strategies to combat striga, stemborers and declining soil fertility in the …
(2005-02-14)Demonstrations with best-bet technologies for the control of Striga weed and stemborers and enhancement of soil fertility were continued in 2005 in both long rainy season (March to July) and short rainy season (September ... -
Finger millet
(Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2006)Finger millet, Eleusine coracana Gaertn L., is a cereal grown for food in Africa and Southern Asia, mainly India (the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bilhar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh) and Nepal. In Africa, the ... -
Fish and fish products consumption behaviours and attitudes of farmers in western Kenya.
(ResearchGate, 2022)Fish and fish products contain high-quality protein of animal origin with essential bioavailable micronutrients such as iron, zinc, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids. Although fish contribute to food and nutrition security, ... -
Fish feeds and feed management practices in the Kenyan aquaculture sector: Challenges and opportunities
(Michigan State University Press, 2021)Feeds and feed management practices are key to the development of the aquaculture sector. To achieve high levels of aquaculture production, fish farmers need nutritionally adequate and cost-effective feeds, which are ... -
FISH-RESTOCKING OF LAKES IN KENYA: SHOULD SOLEMNLY BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2012)The self-described “social-ecologist”, Peter Drucker, said that what gets measured gets managed; a statement that could have welcomed political and social concepts into environmental matters. A case in point is the fish ... -
Food security in Kenya: the impact of building rural farmers' capacity through agricultural education in secondary school
(Sabinet, 2012-06-01)Many developing countries today face major challenges with regard to food security due to changes in rural land use, coupled with population pressure. One of the ways Kenya has responded to this is by teaching agriculture ... -
Fungitoxic properties of four crude plant extacts on fusarium oxysporum schl. F. sp phaseoli.
(Rural Outreach Program (Kenya), 2009)Fusarium yellows is a disease of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) caused by Fusarium oxysporum Schl. F. sp. phaseoli, it has been found to be important in Busia district of Western province, Kenya. The study on ... -
Gender aspect in adoption of commercial poultry production among peri-urban farmers in Kericho Municipality, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2011-07-30)The main objective of this study was to assess the extent of gender effects on adoption of intensive commercial poultry production system by peri-urban farmers. The sample frame was divided into two strata made up of ... -
A Gendered Analysis of Perceived Risks of Commercial Oriented Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2019)This paper examines the relationship between gender and perceived risks of commercial oriented smallholder farmers in Kilifi County. A sample of 332 smallholder vegetable farmers was selected from the study area. A 5- point ... -
Generation Means Analysis for Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Striga hermonthica Resistance in Maize (Zea mays L.)
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015-08-01)Striga hermonthica is a parasitic weed species that causes considerable yield loss in susceptible maize cultivars in western Kenya. A generation means analysis was conducted to estimate gene effects influencing resista ...