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Rural livelihoods in the arid and semi-arid environments of Kenya: Sustainable alternatives and challenges
(2008)
The improvement of the welfare of inhabitants of arid and semi-arid lands, either through the enhancement of existing livelihoods or the promotion of alternative ones, and their potential constraints are discussed. Alternative ...
A SURVEY OF CHALLENGES FACED IN DATA MIGRATION BY COMPANIES QUOTED AT THE NAIROBI STOCK EXCHANGE
(2008)
The study objective was to investigate the challenges faced in data migration by companies listed at
Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). In order to achieve the objective, a survey design was used and data
was collected using ...
Price response of herd off-take under market liberalization in a developing cattle sector: panel analysis applied to Kenya's ranching
(2008)
The influence of price, in view of macro-economic policy change and a set of other factors, on herd off-take rates from ranches in Kenya over a period of 17 years was assessed. An AR(1) equation, based on Nerlove's classical ...
Micro Finance and Poverty Eradication: Indian and Global Experiences
(2008)
Since independence in 1947, the government of India and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have made concerted efforts to provide the poor with access to credit. Despite the phenomenal increase in the physical outreach of ...
Complexity Metrics for Measuring the Understandability and Maintainability of Business Process Models using Goal-Question-Metric (GQM)
(2008)
Business Process Models (BPMs), often created using a modeling language such as UML activity diagrams, EventDriven Process Chains Markup Language (EPML) and Yet Another Workflow Language (YAWL), serve as a base for ...
Range use and dynamics in the agropastoral system of southeastern Kenya
(2008)
Occurrence of equilibrium and non equilibrium system dynamics in semiarid environments present serious management challenges. In these areas, resource management strategies are increasingly based on equilibrium rather than ...