Developing countries, Kenya included are mostly affected by food shortage and poverty as a result of high dependence on agriculture constrained by climate variability, declining land sizes and low agricultural technologies. ...

Introduction: Unsustainable natural resources utilization is on the increase in the developing countries thus the ability of many local communities to meet their basic needs including food, water and shelter is jeopardized. ...

This paper reports a study that investigated secondary school biology teachers’ perceptions of classroom practices that inculcate scientific creativity among their learners. A sample of 205 teachers was selected from a ...

Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) is a research and development initiative creating Open Educational Resources (OERs) for teachers and teacher educators in Sub-Saharan African countries. The project focuses ...

From previous studies, the effects of expenditure on economic growth appear to provide mixed results. Despite this uncertainty, theory suggests that expenditure induce growth. In Kenya, economic growth has been fluctuating ...

ABSTRACT To address soil-borne virus diseases; a soilless media has been introduced for producing healthy seed tuber based on in vitro rapid multiplication of virus-free planting material. The objective of this study was ...

Profiling the chemical constituents of medicinal plants used in folk medicine is vital in enhancing their full exploitation and utilization in modern medicine. The objective of the study was to characterize anticancer compounds ...

This study was done to determine the effects of varying soil moisture regimes on CO2 assimilation of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] in pots under greenhouse conditions during 2017 and 2018 cropping seasons. The ...

ABSTRACT Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption rates have remained low in Kenya despite being promoted by the Kenyan government and its development partners. Analyzing institutional factors could ...

Background: Low soil fertility and reduced seasonal rainfall contribute to low potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) yield in Kenya. Nitrogen (N) deficiency is the major problem facing by the smallholder farmers of Kenya due to ...