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Social networks and ex post risk managementamong smallholder farmers in Kenya
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)Smallholder farmers in developing countries are vulnerable to idiosyncratic and covariate risks. Therisks affect their welfare through the shocks they impose on income, assets, health and food supply.To cope with these ... -
Social networks and ex post risk managementamong smallholder farmers in Kenya
(Routeledge Taylor & Francis group, 2019)Smallholder farmers in developing countries are vulnerable to idiosyncratic and covariate risks. The risks affect their welfare through the shocks they impose on income, assets, health and food supply.To cope with these ... -
Social Networks and Farmer Exposure to Improved Cereal Varieties in Central Tanzania
(2014)This study uses probit and Poisson models to analyse the determinants of social network links for the exchange of information among 345 cereal farmers and the effects of social networks on farmer exposure to improved ... -
Social networks and farmer exposure to improved crop varieties in Tanzania
(2014-09)In Sub-Sahara Africa, adoption rates of improved crop varieties remain relatively low, which is partly due to farmers’ limited access to information. In smallholder settings, information often spreads through informal ... -
Social Networks and Household Dietary Diversity, Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Kenya.
(2018)An important driver of household dietary diversity is nutrition knowledge which can be improved through access to nutrition information. However, in many rural areas, formal flow of nutrition information is limited, and ... -
Social networks and the adoption of agricultural innovations: The case of improved cereal cultivars in Central Tanzania
(ICRISAT, 2014)Literature on the adoption of agricultural innovations highlights the importance exposure to these technologies for the adoption decision of small scale farmers. This study assesses the relevance of exposure and other ... -
Spatio-temporal vegetation dynamics and relationshipwithclimate over East Africa
(Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss, 2016)Vegetation plays a key role in the global climate system via modification of the water and energy balance. Its coupling to climate is therefore important particularly in the tropics, where severe climate change impacts ... -
Survey for Pest and Natural Enemies of Amaranth and African Nightshades in Kenya and Tanzania
(2015)In the context of the HORTINLEA project (www.hortinlea.org) baseline survey activities were conducted to identify the diversity, distribution, incidence, and damage of arthropod pests and natural enemies infesting leafy ... -
Tapping Indigenous Knowledge in Livestock Feeds
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TEACHERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM IN KENYA’S ARID AND SEMI ARID SECONDARY SCHOOLS
(2018-08)One of the major challenges of the 21 st century is the increasing level of academic qualifications at the expense of relevance in education. School agriculture is one of the subjects which require teachers who as ... -
Technology Awareness and Adoption: The Case of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Kenya
(2012)We apply a program evaluation technique to data obtained from rural Kenya to assess the patterns of adoption of improved pigeonpea varieties. The sample adoption rate of improved pigeonpea is found to be 36% while potential ... -
Testing Theories of Change for Dryland Cereals: The HOPE project in central Tanzania 2009-2012
(ICRISAT, 2015)The Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement (HOPE) project was based on a market-led Theory of Change in which farmers adopted new technology for sorghum and millets in response to market demand. This Theory ... -
Thermal stability of ascorbic acid and ascorbic acid oxidase in african cowpea leaves ( Vigna unguiculata ) of different maturities
(2011-03)Cowpea, an African leafy vegetable ( Vigna unguiculata ), contains a high level of vitamin C. The leaves harvested at 4-9 weeks are highly prone to vitamin C losses during handling and processing. Therefore, the purpose ... -
Timed Strategy for Control of Bollworm for Sustainable Sorghum Crop Yield under Varied Regimes of Rainfall, Temperature and Soil Fertility
(2016)Various environmental factors influence yield of sorghum grain, Sorghum bicolor (L) in Sub-Sahara Africa. Various production conditions of rainfall amount, temperature regimes, soil fertility levels and bollworm Helicoverpa ... -
Topics of fruits and vegetables markets in Kenya
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Trustee Related Determinants of Scheme Design in Occupational Defined Contribution Schemes in Kenya
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2015)This paper aims to provide an understanding of trustee related determinants of scheme design in occupational defined contribution schemes (ODCS) in Kenya. ODCS involve no promises about the size ... -
Understanding the Policy Landscape for Climate Change Adaptation: A Cross-Country Comparison Using the Net-Map Method
(2015)In the context of increasing vulnerability to climate change for people dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, the International Food Policy Research Institute and partner organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, ... -
Urban Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Quality of Leafy Vegetables along the Value Chain: The Case of Nairobi Kale Consumers, Kenya
(2011-04)Improvement in income in developing countries has led to emergence of middle and high income consumers. In major urban centers there has been rapid expansion of the grocery sections selling variety of leafy vegetables in ... -
The use of peroxide value as a measure of quality for walnut flour stored at five different temperatures using three different types of packaging
(Orgz, 2018)Walnut flour, a by-product from the production of cold-pressed walnut oil, can contain up to 20% oil, which contains high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids and is, therefore, potentially unstable. In this experiment, ...