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Effect of ridging and intercropping on sorghum productivity in arid and semi arid lands of eastern Kenya
(African crop science society, 2022-02-28)
Soil moisture deficit is a key constraint to sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) productivity in arid and semi arid lands globally. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of ridging and sorghum bean intercropping ...
Agroforestry and Household Food Security Status among Small-Scale Farmers in Kubo South and Samburu Wards of Kwale County, Kenya
(East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry, 2022-05-24)
This study investigated the contributions of agroforestry to household food security in Kwale County. The study objectives were to determine the status of agroforestry, the status of household food security, and the ...
Improved Livestock Breeds and Household Social Capital: The Case of Sahiwal Cattle Adoption among Isiria Maasai of Narok County, Kenya
(2020-11-11)
The utilization of pastoral resources such as grasses, shrubs, water and salt-licks is an aspect social capital. However, with climatic and socio-economic changes traditional cattle production and livelihood outcomes ...
Working with Bioactive Substances from Medicinal Plants in Animals
(2020-07-20)
Background: Working with bioactive substances from the medicinal plant requires various steps from plant extract preparation to the calculation for scientific evaluation and safe medicinal plant extract administration. The ...
Examining the Level of Illegal Water Consumption in High- and Low-Density Estates of Kisumu City, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2021-02-28)
Water utilities around the world experience varying degrees of water loss and although there has been significant
steps towards reducing it, water losses still occur often as a result of poor infrastructure which cause ...
Incorporating an Environmental Management Plan in Water Utilities Management Systems to Reduce Water Loss: Case of Non-Revenue Water in Kisumu City, Kenya
(AJOL, 2022-09-26)
One of the biggest issues facing water utilities is the water loss experienced during the distribution process. This study sought to examine water distribution process in Kisumu and formulate an Environmental Management ...
Socio-economic Determinants of Sugarcane Soybean Intercropping among Smallholder Farmers in Awendo Sub-County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2022-11-01)
Global climate change and decreases in available land are significant challenges humans currently
face. Alternative management approaches for sugarcane fields have great potential to help mitigate
these problems in ...
Effect of land use change on food production in Dede division, Migori County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2021-11)
Food production issues have dominated Kenyan Government development planning agenda for decades. Low food production has been experienced especially in areas where cash crops such as sugarcane are grown as it competes for ...
Effect of relocation occasioned by sugarcane farming on food production in Kenya, Migori County
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2022-08)
A popular view on the impacts of relocation on agriculture is that rural movements lead to a decline in agricultural cultivation and food production. Despite the relocation occasioned by sugarcane farming, there is still ...
Expansion of land use for sugarcane production in Dede division, Migori County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2021-04-24)
Increase in acreage of land put under sugarcane cultivation has been sustained globally as from 1950’s through the year 2000 up to date. Expansion of acreage under sugarcane has been occurring regardless of the size of ...