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Environmental Effects of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Kisii Town, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)
The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of urban and peri-urban agriculture on the environment in Kisii, Kenya. This is due to fact that the concept of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (UPA) is beginning ...
Factors Influencing Sorghum Production by Smallholder Farmers in Waia Division, Makueni County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-10)
Smallholder farmers in arid and semi arid lands in Kenya are frequently affected by drought and famine which lead to starvation and malnutrition especially of children, women, the aged and disabled. Maize being the most ...
Factors Affecting the Implementation of Community Afforestation Initiative Projects in Kenya: A Case of Kenya Forest Service
(JOOUST, 2016)
Afforestation projects are crucial for maintaining and improving the productivity of agricultural lands as well as sustaining the ecological balance of water catchment areas. The aim of the study was to assess factors ...
Capacity Buildings Strategy to Transform Ecotourism: Perception of Secondary School Youths in Bondo
(JOOUST, 2013)
Ecotourism supports environmental conservation as well as generating economic opportunities. It additionally emphasizes benefits to the local community and suggests that the involvement of the residents is important for ...
Integrated Management of Water Hyacinth as Alternative Renewable Energy Through Community Involvement along the Shores of Lake Victoria Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)
All over the world water hyacinth has remained a serious challenge wherever it has proliferated. The objectives of the study were to: compare calorific value of water hyacinth dry matter with those of local wood fuels; ...
Factors Affecting Commercial Motorcycle Transport Safety and its Socio-Economic Impact on Riders Within the Market Places in Siaya County
(JOOUST, 2017-05)
Motorcycle transport is one of the new modes of public road transport currently used in Kenya. However, as commercial motorcycle transport gains acceptance due to various reasons, its safety is becoming a serious problem ...
Implementation of Water Sector Reforms and Socio-Economic Development Programmes in arid and Semi Arid Lands: A Case of Mandera County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2016-05)
Water sector reform was supposed to enhance water provision in all Counties of Kenya. However the implementation process has not been effective. It is in this regard that the study assessed the implementation of water ...
Integrated Urban and Per-Urban Agriculture into Urban Planning as a Strategy to Enhance Food Security in Bondo Town
(JOOUST, 2014)
Due to rapid growth in populations in urban areas, the food requirements of urban centres have
enormously increased in recent years. Agriculture and food planners have to think how best to meet these food requirements ...
Socio-Spatial Factors Influencing the Location of Economic Enterprises in Obunga Informal Settlement, Kisumu City
(JOOUST, 2020)
The location of economic enterprises forms an essential part of planning as they transform settlements into sustainable nodes of growth and development. However, lack of or inefficient enforcement of planning regulations ...