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Small scale farmers and resilience adaptive strategies to climate change in Kakamega county
(Researchgate, 2015-11)Kakamega County is a rich agricultural area where various food and cash crops are grown. However, changes in climate coupled with declining soil fertility over the area have an impact on crop production, and hence affect ... -
Small Sized Businesses and E-Marketing Adoption: Towards A Conceptual Model
(International Journal of Scientific Research Engineering & Technology (IJSRET), 2018-04)The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual framework for studying E-marketing adoption among small businesses in Kenya. The specific objective was to review existing information systems adoption theories and ... -
Smallholder summer flower production in Kenya: A myth or a prospect?
(XXVII International Horticultural Congress, 2008)“Summer flowers”, the general name given to annual species and bulbous perennials traditionally grown during summer in northern Europe, they include Ornithogalum saundersie (commercially known as “Arabicum”), Alstromeria ... -
Smallholder summer flower production in Kenya: A myth or a prospect?
(International Society for Horticultural Science, 2008)"Summer flowers", the general name given to annual species and bulbous perennials traditionally grown during summer in northern Europe, they include Ornithogalum saundersie (commercially known as "Arabicum"), Alstromeria ... -
Social media usage and academic performance in secondary schools, Kenya
(International Journal of Trend in Research and Development, 2016-12)The study surveyed the impact of social media on students’ academic performance in public day secondary schools. The study was conducted in Kisii County; Kenya where 1132 respondents, (students, teachers and principals) ... -
Socio Economic Characteristics of Cricket Farmers in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021-04-02)Crickets require fewer inputs like water and feed but provide higher output per cubic unit of agricultural land compared to other livestock. They also contain important macro and micronutrients and therefore have potential ... -
Socio-cultural Determinants of Food Security and Consumption Patterns in Kisumu, Kenya
(International Journal of Food Safety Nutrition and Public Health, 2019)Food security is an important measure of well-being of a household or community. It takes into consideration three dimensions namely availability, access and utilization. Even though it may not contain all dimensions of ... -
Socio-Cultural Practices on the Use of Beetle Grubs as Food and Feed in Western Kenya
(Scientific Reports, 2023-05-13)We examined the socio-cultural practices on the use of beetle grubs as food and feed in western Kenya by interviewing 211 randomly selected households and conducting seven focus group discussions in Bungoma, Kakamega, ... -
Socio-demographic Determinants of Soil Erosion Levels among the Farming Households in Nyakach Sub-county, Kenya
(Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2019)Soil degradation is a world-wide problem facing humanity today. In Nyakach Sub-county the problem has persisted over the years. This study set out to assess the influence of socio-demographic characteristics of farmers ... -
Socio-economic and Gender Factors Influencing Enrolment of undergraduate students in University self sponsored Programme
(International Journal of Novel Research in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2016-12)Student socio-economic factors influencing enrolment in Universities. University education plays a key role in the economic development of a country. In this respect, the government of Kenya has endeavored to increase ... -
The socio-economic challenges faced by Church of God-Kenya in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya.
(AJP, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the socio-economic challenges faced by CoG-Kenya in poverty alleviation in Emuhaya District, Western Kenya. Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional research that sought ... -
Socio-economic determinants of groundnut production in Ndhiwa Sub-County, Kenya
(SCIENCE TARGET, 2017)Abstract. Groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) is a major oilseed crop and has economic and nutritive benefits for rural farmers. Although the adoption of new technologies and increased contact with extension agents as one way ... -
Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Entomophagy in Nambale Sub County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, 2021-02)Entomophagy describes the practice of eating insects by humans. Globally, there are over 3000 ethnic groups that consume insects. The main aim of this study was to determine the socio economic factors affecting entomophagy ... -
Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmer Household Food Security in Bomet County, Kenya
(International Journal of Recent Research in Interdisciplinary Sciences (IJRRIS), 2018-12)Majority of farmers live in rural areas and contribute immensely to economy and wealth creation among the rural population, however they are faced with myriad of problems Including food insecurity. Even though they ... -
Socio-economic factors influencing the spread of drinking water diseases in rural Africa: case study of Bondo sub-county, Kenya
(IWA Publishing, 2015)Socio-economic and medical information on Bondo sub-county community was studied to help establish the relationship between the water quality challenges, community health and water rights conditions. Health challenges have ... -
Socio-economic Factors Influencing the Spread of Drinking Water Diseases in Rural Africa: Case Study of Bondo-Sub-county, Kenya
(Journal of Water and Health, 2015)Socio-economic and medical information on Bondo sub-county community was studied to help establish the relationship between the water quality challenges, community health and water rights conditions. Health challenges have ... -
Socio-environmental entrepreneurship and the provision of critical services in informal settlements
(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)., 2016-05)This paper contributes to the understanding of processes by which small-scale entrepreneurs who provide household waste collection in informal settlements succeed in formalized co-production of such services. The paper ... -
Socioeconomic factors influencing dependence of households on non-timber forest products in South Nandi Forest, Kenya
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2018)Forests are some of the key natural assets that provide a wide range of goods and services to forest adjacent communities. However, there is inadequate information on the factors that influence community members’ level of ... -
Socioeconomic Factors Influencing the Consumption Of Lake Flies Within The Lake Victoria Region
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2022-09-09)The motivation of consuming edible insects, particularly lake flies, has the potential of improving the problem that results from the inability to sustainably meet the rising demand for animal-based protein as a result of ... -
Soil fertility dynamics in Bambara groundnuts (Vigna Subterranea) and Nerica rice (Oryza Sativa) intercrop system in small holder farms in Western Kenya.
(Dynamic Network for Research Works, 2014)Agricultural production in Kenya has stagnated since 1980s resulting in malnutrition in over 89% of Kenya’s population. Food insecurity has been identified as the prime cause of malnutrition. Low agricultural productivity ...