Land degradation is a major cause of decreasing yields and loss of dryland ecosystems
resilience in the Kenyan drylands. One of the solutions to land degradation is the application of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) ...
Academic achievement is important in the determination of students’ future prospects. Educationists and other stakeholders have consistently used students’ academic achievement results as basis of advancement and employment ...
Despite the importance of Global-GAP standards in promoting production and marketing of quality French beans in Kenya, compliance is still low. Using data from randomly selected 492 French beans, farmers, the study sought ...
The goat industry plays a key role in provision of economic and social benefits to a significant population in Kenya. Therefore improving their performances would contribute to food security, poverty reduction and economic ...
Waitituh, Jane Atieno Odero-(Egerton University, 2021-04)
Scarcity and seasonality of supply of cereals (for human and livestock feed) causes fluctuation in quantity, quality and increase in feed cost. This results in poor livestock growth, low reproductive performance and high ...
Farmers in developing countries are rapidly adopting greenhouse tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production for high productivity and fruit quality. However, soil borne pests and pathogens, and nutrient depletion limit the ...
Jepkemboi, Margaret Ayub(Egerton University, 2021-05)
Secondary level of education has been viewed as a fundamental stage for education progression. At this level, students participate in educational activities that pertain to secondary school education. However, in Baringo ...
Barasa, Henry Masinde(Egerton University, 2021-01)
Biogas is a renewable energy that has many applications including cooking, lighting households among others. It is produced through the breakdown of organic matter in an air tight compartment through a biochemical process ...
Mutimawurugo, Marie Chantal(Egerton University, 2021-05)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of staple foods for food security program and income generation in Rwanda. However, potato yield in Rwanda is still below the potential yield. Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia ...
The performance of rural smallholder dairy agrienterprises in Kenya is very critical as it
contributes to welfare improvement of rural people especially the youth and women. Despite this acknowledgement, the farm productivity ...
Nakuru town has a restricted utilizable primary healthcare services for its people. Hence, patients die from illnesses which there is a cure and communities are affected by
many diseases which are healable. This has ...
Small scale potato enterprises play a central role in creation of jobs and wealth creation for 3.8 million potato farmers along the potato value chain in Kenya. Although, potato roduction and marketing emerges as a promising ...
Lateiro, Salvador De Sousa(Egerton University, 2021-05)
Sedimentation of irrigation canals is one of the major challenge that affects their hydraulic control and operation. The sedimentation reduces water conveyance capacity and may lead to overtopping in low land areas. A case ...
Poultry farmers use a variety of non-conventional feed ingredients including rumen contents (RC) in order to be competitive. However, lack of appropriate knowledge on RC use limits famers to achieve optimum production. ...
Floriculture in Kenya remains among the top three foreign exchange earners. Gladiolus is one of the famous cut flowers in the world. Annual losses amounting to 30,000 metric tonnes valued at USD; 166.6 is incurred by farmers ...
Globally, sustainable intensification in rice growing systems and practices has been
accelerating in response to the declining productivity trends and the high market demand,
particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa where ...
Endometritis is a uterine disease that interrupts cow reproductive cycles as a clinical (CLE) or subclinical (SCLE) condition between 21st and 90th days postpartum (dpp), resulting in suboptimal fertility, production and ...
Small farmer commercialization was an indispensable pathway towards sustainable food security based on production specialization of food crops. The common staple food crops in Mwala and Yatta sub-counties which are the ...
Molenje, Victor Makuto(Egerton University, 2018-11)
The study sought to identify and describe the articulation and phonological impairments in the speech of 6-14 year old learners of English as a second language in primary school with cerebral palsy. Further the study also ...
Among the peoples of Kenya, there has been a cultural and religious revival and all means are being sought to propagate it. In certain circles, there is even a revival of ethnic rites, religious rituals and customs, and ...