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The Influence of Selected Socio-Economic Factors on Farmers’ Awareness of Devolution of Agricultural Extension Services In Kitui County, Kenya
(2021-06)Purpose: Agriculture is the main stay and driver of Kenyan rural economy. Despites the critical role of agriculture in Kenya, poor access to extension support services persist. This study sought to assess the influence of ... -
Influence of Settlements on Land use and Vegetation in the Rangelands of Northeastern Ethiopia: Application of Aerial Photographic Technique
(1999)Population pressure through settlements and encroachment of cultivation into pastoral prime grazing lands in and semi-and areas of Africa have resulted in the reduction of natural vegetation cover, in turn transforming ... -
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON KNOWLEDGE SHARING PRACTICES IN KENYAN UNIVERSITIES: A CASE OF STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management Vol. 5, Iss. 4, pp 1816 - 1836,, 2018)The main objective of the research was to reveal the influence of social media tools on the sharing of knowledge in Kenyan universities. The research population was arrived at and evaluated using purposive sampling, ... -
Influence of Supplier Debarment on Service Delivery of Water Companies in Murang’a County
(2023-09)The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of supplier debarment on service delivery of water companies in Murang’a County. The agency theory served as the foundation for this study. The employed a descriptive ... -
Influence of Technology Adoption on Credit Access among Small Holder Farmers: A Double-Hurdle Analysis
(Africa International Journal of Management Education and Governance, 2017)The proportion of bank lending to the agricultural sector is generally low across the globe, and the situation is no different in Kenya. This is despite the fact that commercial banks have continued to launch tailor-made ... -
Influence of Televised Crime news on Audience Actions
(2018-09)Most television newscasts often relay crime stories with detailed descriptions and vivid images. Literally, the media set the agenda of what the audience should pay attention to and think about by selecting crime stories, ... -
Influence of the Characteristics of Women Entrepreneurs on the Performance of Their Enterprises: A Study of Kenya Industrial Estates Clients` in Narok Town
(2016-08)This study was to explore the influences arising from any personal entrepreneurial characteristics towards success of their businesses. The study population consisted of Narok Town on Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE)` women ... -
Information Communication Technologies (Icts) Employed By Young Farmers in Access and Use of Dairy Agricultural Information in Murang’a County, Kenya
(2019-03)Information Communication Technology (ICT) has changed the way information is created, stored, accessed and disseminated. It has the potential to enhance access and use of agricultural information by farmers in rural areas ... -
Information Needs and Seeking Behavior of Young Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
(2018-12)Access to agricultural information influences the farming practices adopted by farmers. Small scale dairy farmers need frequent access to agricultural information to cope with modern dairy farming practices. Inefficient ... -
Information Seeking Behavior of Students with Visual Imparements: A Case of Kenyatta University Library.
(2019-06)The point of the study was to set up the outwardly hindered students‟ information looking for practices, which contains information needs, looking for and use. The students‟ information looking for conduct was plotted ... -
Information technology and effectiveness of supply chain management in the Kenya public sector.
(2015)Main objective of the study was to establish factors affecting effectiveness of supply chain management in Kenyan public sector with, specific reference to the Ministry of Finance. The study’s specific objective is to ... -
Inhibition Of Bovine Mastitis Pathogens By Bacteriocins Produced By Bacillus Spp Isolated From Rastrineobola Argentea (Omena)
(2015)Bacteriocins offer an advantage over antibiotics in that they target very specific organisms and they are generally regarded as safe for humans. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacteriocin-producing ... -
Inhibition Of Bovine Mastitis Pathogens By Bacteriocins Produced By Bacillus Spp Isolated From Rastrineobola Argentea (Omena)
(International Journal of Life Sciences Research, 2015)Bacteriocins offer an advantage over antibiotics in that they target very specific organisms and they are generally regarded as safe for humans. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacteriocin-producing Bacillus ... -
Innovative Solar Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Power Generator for a Recirculating Aquaculture System
(2020-09)Solar Photovoltaic power generation is fast gaining popularity in Kenya. However, the effects of high cell temperatures continue to be a major hindrance to their efficiency especially for standalone systems. Water can be ... -
Innovativeness and adaptations: the way forward for small scale peri- urban dairy farmers in semi-arid regions of South Eastern Kenya
(2016)Dairy farming is becoming an important livelihood support activity in the semi-arid regions of Kenya. However, it is becoming clear that the dairy farmers are challenged and in the recent past, milk production has not kept ... -
Insecticidal Activity of Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum Extracts and Compounds against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
(2020-11)Agricultural production is constrained by pests which cause serious post-harvest losses in African. Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) is one of the most destructive insect pests of maize. Effective synthetic ... -
Insecticidal Activity of Ocimum Suave Willd Extracts and Compounds against Sitophilus Zeamais Motschulsky
(2020-11-28)Insect pests cause significant loss of maize production in Africa. Among pests of maize, beetles are the most important, with the maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) and the larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus ... -
Insecticidal Drimane Sesquiterpenes from Warburgia ugandensis against Maize Pests
(2021)Sitophilus zeamais and Prostephanus truncatus, the destructive pests of maize in Africa, cause extensive tunneling in maize grain leading to conversion of maize grain into flour within a very short time. Small-scale farmers ... -
Instant messaging an effective way of communication in workplace
(2013)The modern workplace is inherently collaborative, and this collaboration relies on effective communication among co-workers. Instant messaging is the multi-tasking tools of choice most people chatting over IM do other ... -
Institutional Innovations for Smallholder Agricultural Production Systems in Kenya: A Case of Smallholder Tea Subsector
(2016-10)The smallholder tea sub-sector which is part of the larger Kenyan tea industry has enjoyed considerable success since its inception in the early 1960s. The planted area under the smallholder system, expanded from 2,522 ...