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Factors Affecting Adoption of Value Addition Practices among Smallholder Irish Potato Farmers in Bomet County, Kenya
(International Journal of Agricultural Marketing, 2020-12-09)In Kenya, value addition in Irish potatoes provides farmers with substantial income. However, the adoption of value addition practices is still low among farmers. Currently, there is a dearth of information on the factors ... -
Farm households' participation in rural non-farm employment in post-war Rwanda: Drivers and policy implications
(Taylor &Francis Online, 2014-02-26)Despite the post-war government’s unprecedented efforts to stimulate growth of the rural non-farm (RNF) sector in Rwanda, evidence suggests that participation in this sector remains low compared with other developing and ... -
Farmers' preferences for methods of receiving information on new or innovative farming practices
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Farmers’ Social Capital, Sources of Finances, Information and their Implications on Maize Yields in a Rural Highland, Kenya
(East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2022-06-15)Maize (Zea mays L.) is a crop of livelihood, nutritional, economic, and political importance in Kenya. Its productivity growth is estimated at 2% annually, with average yields of 2 tons/ha against a potential 6 tons/ha. ... -
Feeding Preferences of The field Cricket Scapsipedus Icipe (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) For Different Species of Commelina
(European Journal of Entomology, 2023)The field cricket, Scapsipedus icipe Hugel and Tanga (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is edible and could be used to reduce malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. As the demand for cricket products is increasing, there is a need to find ... -
Floral Genetics of African Nightshade (Solanum section Solanum)
(International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology, 2007)Solanum section Solanum, centering on the species commonly known as African nightshade, and botanically known as the “Solanum nigrum complex” is composed of a large number of morphogenetically distinct taxa, with certain ... -
Food security analysis in the arid lands of Isiolo in Eastern Kenya
(International Journal of Contemporary Applied Sciences, 2016-01)Food security is a major global concern. Food insecurity has insidious effects on the health and development of young children and consequently, adults. The paper assesses the food security status and its key determinants ... -
Forage Preference Identification of Wild Gynanisa Maja (Klug, 1836) and Perspectives for Improved Livelihoods in Zambia2
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2021-01-12)Gynanisa maja (Klung, 1836) is the wild edible caterpillar of a speckled emperor moth belonging to the order Lepidoptera and the family Saturniidae. It is a species of nutritional and economic importance and provides food ... -
From Policy to Practice: An Assessment of Biosecurity Practices in Cattle, Sheep and Goats Production, Marketing and Slaughter in Baringo County, Kenya
(PLOS ONE, 2022-04)Globally, biosecurity is instrumental in prevention, control and management of livestock dis- eases and protection of human health. It is defined, prescribed, adopted and enforced through global, regional and national ... -
Genome wide identification of cotton C-repeat binding factor (CBF) and overexpression of Gthu17439 (GthCBF4) gene confer cold stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
(Preprints, 2021-01-12)Low temperature is a common biological abiotic stress in major cotton growing areas. Cold stress significantly affects the growth, yield and yield quality of cotton. Therefore, it is important to develop a more robust and ... -
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Selected Soil Fertility Management Practices in Humic Nitisols of Upper Eastern Kenya
(MDPI, 2022-02-08)We quantified the soil carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes of five soil fertility management practices (inorganic fertilizer (Mf), maize residue + inorganic fertilizer (RMf), maize residue ... -
Growth and Economic Performance of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell,1822) Fed Diets Containing Black Soldier Fly Larvae Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758)
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2023-09-26)Insect meals have been proposed as a potential alternative protein source for replacing fishmeal (FM), the key ingredient in aquaculture diets, yet is the most scarce and expensive. However, not much work has ... -
Growth Performance and Feed Conversion Efficiency of Indigenous Chicken Fed on Diet Supplemented with Termites (Macrotermes bellicosus)
(JOOUST, 2023-02-15)In view of the emerging challenges of climate change and population growth, the need to ensure consumer health safety among other factors is paramount; this practice has not been standardised, and the health risks and ... -
Growth Performance of Acheta Domesticus And Gryllus Bimaculatus Production Reared Under Improvised Cage System for Increased Returns And Food Security
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2021-04-13)Cricket farming is emerging as a new venture in Kenya poised to help alleviate protein deficiency and improve household living standards. However, competing, limited and unaffordable rearing systems constrain productivity ... -
Growth performance of common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) and field cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus) crickets fed on agro-byproducts
(JEZS, 2017-10-15)Abstract The present study was conducted to investigate the growth performance of Acheta domesticus and Gryllus bimaculatus fed on different agro-byproducts. The experiment was carried out between February- July 2017 within ... -
Growth Performance of Common House Cricket (Acheta Domesticus) and Field Cricket (Gryllus Bimaculatus) Crickets Fed on Agro-Byproducts
(JEZS, 2017-10-15)The present study was conducted to investigate the growth performance of Acheta domesticus and Gryllus bimaculatus fed on different agro-byproducts. The experiment was carried out between February- July 2017 within Jaramogi ... -
Growth Performance of The Huntsman Spider (Spariolenus Aratta) Based on Different Feed Sources
(International Journal of agricultural Extension, 2022-01-15)Spiders, though not heavily researched, hold the possible key to new and innovative development, by not only being a source of biological control for farmers aiding in the reduction in the use of pesticides and insecticides ... -
GUTI-Based Multi-Factor Authentication Protocol for De-synchronization Attack Prevention in LTE Handovers
(International Journal of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics (IJCSDF), 2020)The motivations behind the long term evolution(LTE)networks are low latency, high bandwidths and high data rates. The low latency requirement is tricky and cumbersome to achieve during handovers given that the communication ... -
High fluoride water in Bondo-Rarieda area of Siaya County, Kenya: a hydro-geological implication on public health in the Lake Victoria basin
(BMC Public Health, 2014)Background: Only a few studies to evaluate groundwater fluoride in Eastern Africa have been undertaken outsidethe volcanic belt of the Great Eastern Africa Rift Valley. The extent and impact of water fluoride outside ... -
High Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G (Igg) and 2 Igm Antibodies to SARS-Cov-2 in Asymptomatic and 3 Symptomatic Individuals amidst Vaccination Roll-Out 4 in Western Kenya
(medRxiv, 2022-07)The population's antibody response is a key factor in comprehending SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology. This is especially important in African settings where COVID-19 impact, and vaccination rates are relatively low. This study aimed ...