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Improving soil hydrological properties of denuded semi-arid rangeland in southeastern Kenya using reseeding technology
(2010)
A study was conducted to establish the contribution of Eragrostis superba, Enteropogon macrostachyus and Cenchrus ciliaris in improving soil hydrological properties in semi-arid Kenya. Kamphorst rainfall simulator was used ...
Managing Dryland Resources – An extension manual for Eastern and Southern Africa
(2002)
This manual is intended for use as a field guide by development workers of community-based and non-government organizations, churches, government agencies and research institutions engaged in agricultural development. ...
Technologies for the management of natural resources in the drylands of South Eastern Kenya: success, opportunities and challenges
(2014)
Following the hunger riots in 2008, against a backdrop of the world environmental and economic crisis, the arrangements in place for international aid to developing countries, particularly in Africa, were seriously called ...
Resource availability and productivity, farmer efficiency, and household food security in semi-arid Kenya
(2015)
During 1994-1996, surveys were carried out in Kibwezi and Kilome, semi-arid Kenya, to study resource availability and productivity, farmer efficiency, and household food security in rural areas with different levels of ...
Climate variability, land use and livelihoods in the Rangelands
(2014)
This book explores the interrelationships between climate variability, land-use and livelihoods in the rangelands, taking Makueni and Kajiado Counties of southern Kenya as a case. Makueni County is predominantly inhabited ...
Ecological, Socio-economic and Livelihood Differentiation of Kenya's Lembus Forest Proximate Communities: The Case of the Tugen and Lembus
(2010)
The Tugen and Lembus are indigenous communities found adjacent to the Lembus igenous forests. Other than these two communities, there are several others inhabiting this area the surrounding districts. The Lembus igenous ...
Household Data Collection for Socio-Economic Research in Agriculture: Approaches and Challenges in Developing Countrie
(2009)
In this article, household data collection procedures for socio-economic research in agriculture under conditions prevalent in developing countries are described. Using relevant examples for Kenya, the sources and types ...
Policy and Governance in Natural Resource Management
(2010)
The complex and dynamic interlinks between natural resource management (NRM) and development have long been recognized by national and international research and development organizations and have generated voluminous ...