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A new edible cricket species from Africa of the genus Scapsipedus
(Magnolia Press, 2018)
A new cricket of the genus Scapsipedus is described from Kenya. The distribution, acoustic behavior, including call and courtship song, mitochondrial sequences, and data on the biology of that new species are given. This ...
Nutrient fluxes from soil to market in African indigenous vegetables production system
(2017-09)
In many smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, nutrient supply is either too low leading to soil fertility decline due to soil mining or too high leading to environmental pollution. The aim of our study was the ...
Assessment of planning strategies and integration of urban and peri-urban agriculture into urban planning
(International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 2015-02)
The major challenge in Kenya is that UPUagr lacks supportive local policy and legal framework recognizing the socio-economic value of UPUagr. Its integration in broad urban development plans with minimal conflict is also ...
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 ...
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 ...
Comparison of the performance of different baiting attractants in the egg laying activity of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.)
(Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2017-10-05)
The black soldier fly has become an important insect in bioconversion activity. However sustainable use of the insect is now dependent on the development of efficient artificial rearing systems. The concern however is on ...
Exploration of food culture in Kisumu: A socio-cultural perspective
(LAR Center Press, 2017)
Increasingly food culture in the context of socio-cultural dimension is becoming important for sustainable urban development. In the last four years food festivals have been held in Kisumu attracting several interests both ...
Aluminium tolerance of four bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) varieties
(African Journals Online, 2002)
Four bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) varieties (‘Rosecoco'– GLP 2, ‘Mwitemania'– GLP X 92, ‘Mwezi Moja' – GLP 1004, and French bean – ‘Amy') locally obtained from seed merchants in Kenya were investigated for their aluminium ...
Inequality and rural poverty: Innovative agricultural practices for sustainable and social development in Kenya
(IG global, 2018)
The main purpose of this chapter was to establish the effect of innovative agricultural practices on reduction of inequality and rural poverty among sorghum farmers in Homabay County, Kenya. A multistage stratified sampling ...