Browsing by Author "Waswa, Fuchaka"
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Agrobiodiversity endangered by sugarcane farming in Mumias and Nzoia sugarbelts of Western Kenya
Netondo, Godfrey Wafula; Waswa, Fuchaka; Maina, Lucy; Naisiko, Tabitha; Masayi, Nelly; Ngaira, Josephine K (Academic Journals, 2014)Commercial sugarcane farming has been practised in western Kenya for nearly forty years. This monocultural land use is associated with loss of natural vegetation and cropland, thus undermining food security status of a ... -
Assessment of corporate management practices in public universities in Kenya
Waswa, Fuchaka; Ombuki, Charles; Migosi, Joash; Metet, Joseph (Academic Journals, 2013-05)In order to continue attracting and retaining high-class intellectual power and hence guarantee quality service delivery, public university management will need to change and adjust in line with increasing local ... -
Assessment of corporate management practices in public universities in Kenya
Waswa, Fuchaka; Ombuki, Charles; Migosi, Joash; Metet, Joseph (Academic Journals, 2013)In order to continue attracting and retaining high-class intellectual power and hence guarantee quality service delivery, public university management will need to change and adjust in line with increasing local ... -
Enhancing household food and income securitythrough crop diversification in the Nzoia and Mumiassugarbelts in Kenya
Waswa, Fuchaka; Mcharo, Mwamburi; Netondo, Godrey; Shitanda, Doghlas (FACT Limited, 2009)Objective: Competition for land use among crops in the Nzoia and Mumias sugar belts hastened to favour sugarcane and maize at the expense of indigenous food crops such as onions, tomatoes, cassava and sweet ... -
Heavy Metal Contamination of Water, Soil and Vegetables in Urban Streams in Machakos Municipality, Kenya
Tomno, Rose M; Nzeve, Julius K; Mailu, Stephen N; Shitanda, Douglas; Waswa, Fuchaka (Elsevier, 2020-08)Pollution of the environment by heavy metals emanating from rapid economic growth and improper waste and effluent disposal is a major concern. In this study, heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn and Cr) in vegetables, ... -
Investing in Agricultural Leadership for Sustainable Food Security Planning in Kenya: Historical Insights from Josephonomics
Waswa, Fuchaka (Machakos University, 2018-04)Food insecurity and its indignity is still a persistent challenge in Kenya more than 50 years after independence. This paper opines that despite the country’s status of water scarcity with only about 30% of land being ...