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    Climate Variability, Land-Use, Pastoral and Agropastoral Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya 

    Amwata, Dorothy A.; Nyariki, Dickson M. (2021-05)
    Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) are experiencing climate variability, especially rainfall and temperature alterations. Rainfall is recognised as one of the critical parameters influencing land-use dynamics and ...
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    Sustainable Development in East Africa: Impact Evaluation of Regional Agricultural Development Projects in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda 

    Warinda, E.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Wambua, S.; Muasya, R. M.; Hanjra, M. A. (Wiley, 2020-02)
    Investments in agricultural technologies, capacity building and policy harmonization are needed to support sustainable development across Africa. Regional development projects can facilitate the adoption of agricultural ...
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    Development of and Policy on the Range and Pastoral Industry with Special Reference to Kenya 

    Nyariki, Dickson M.; Musimba, N. K. R. (2003)
    Rangeland” or simply “range” is, by definition, “inferior” land by reason of physical and socio-economic limitations such as low rainfall, high temperatures, poor soils, and long distances from market outlets and supply ...
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    Indigenous Grasses for Rehabilitating Degraded African Drylands 

    Mganga, K. Z.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Musimba, N. K. R.; Mwang’ombe, A. W. (2019)
    Drylands provide an important livelihood stream to its inhabitants across the globe through a range of products and ecosystem services. However, these fragile ecosystems are threatened and believed to experience various ...
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    Gender vulnerability to climate variability and household food insecurity 

    Nyariki, Dickson M.; Tasokwa, K.; Mkwambisi, D.; Kogi-Makau, W. (2011)
    Climate variability presents different challenges for men and for women in their efforts to ensure household food security. However, despitetheircentralrole, genderissueshavereceivedonly cursoryattentioninadaptation ...
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    Effect of Acacia tortilis pods on intake, digestibility and nutritive quality of goat diets in southwestern Eritrea 

    Nyariki, Dickson M.; Araya, M.; Ngugi, R.; Musimba, N.K. R. (2002)
    Fresh Acacia tortilis pods were mixed with low quality native grass hay to form the following five rations: 100% hay (T 1), 25% pods and 75% hay (T 2), 50% pods and 50% hay (T 3), 75% pods and 25% hay (T 4) and 100% pods ...
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    Combining Sustainable Land Management Technologies to Combat Land Degradation and Improve Rural 

    Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, K.Z.; Musimba, N.K. (2015)
    Drylands occupy more than 80 % of Kenya’s total land mass and contribute immensely to the national economy and society through agriculture, livestock production, tourism, and wild product harvesting. Dryland ecosystems are ...
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    Technical innovation and farm productivity growth in dry land Africa: The effects of structural adjustment on smallholders Kenya 

    Nyariki, Dickson M.; Thirtle, C. (2000)
    This paper uses non-parametric approach to measure technical innovation and productivity growth at the smallholder farm-level in dry-land sub-Saharan Africa during the initial years of the structural adjustment programmes ...
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    Natural Resource Project Flanning and Management 

    Nyariki, Dickson M.; Ochola, W. O. (2002)
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    Factors influencing transient poverty among agro-pastoralists in semi-arid areas of Kenya 

    Nyariki, Dickson M.; Elhadi, A. Y.; Wasonga, V.O.; Ekaya, W.N. (2012)
    In Africa, many pastoral households are increasingly settling in response to curtailed mobility and shrinking grazing areas. Households in pastoral areas are characterised by few resources, low income, low level of human ...
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