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Tsetse control and land use change in Lambwe valley, south-western Kenya
(2005)
For a long time, trypanosomosis, spread by the tsetse fly Glossina, constrained human settlement in the Lambwe Valley, a south-western Kenya rangeland. After lengthy efforts to control tsetse over many years, the valley ...
Effect of Balanites glabra canopy cover on grass production, organic matter and soil moisture in a southern Kenyan rangelan
(2003)
A study was undertaken in Kenya’s southern savanna rangelands to determine the seasonal effect of Balanites glabra canopy cover on aboveground grass biomass, grass species composition, soil organic matter and soil moisture ...
The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Kenya
(2009)
The overall objective of the Kenyan study was to quantify the economic contribution of copyright and related rights-based industries in the country by estimating their value-added to GDP, share of national employment, and ...
Evaluation of seasonal variation of MODIS derived leaf area index at two European deciduous broadleaf forest sites
(Elsevier, 2005-05)
We present an evaluation of the operational MODIS Leaf Area Index (LAI) product over two temperate deciduous forests and focus on the seasonal variation. Two EUROFLUX beech (Fagus sylvatica) sites, Hesse, France and Sorø, ...
Dryland Resource Management Technology Adoption in South–Eastern Kenya: Successes, Opportunities and Challenges
(2009)
There are several challenges faced in the adoption of the Dryland Resource Management Technologies. An integrated system must consider the main drawbacks, in particular: policy conflicts, (ii) poor understanding of the ...
Common Range, Different Tribes: Explaining Resource Use, Management and Productivity among the Akamba, Orma and Somali in the former Eastern Statelands of Kenya
(2004)
This paper describes the major livelihood activities of three ethnic communities who use in common the former Kenyan Eastern Statelands. It also looks at how the livelihoods and the range could be improved while maintaining ...
Effect of increasing duration of water deprivation on feed intake, feed digestibility and body weight gain of Nganda sheep
(2004)
A study was undertaken in Kenya's southern savanna rangelands to determine the seasonal effect of Balanites glabra canopy cover on aboveground grass biomass, grass species composition, soil organic matter and soil moisture ...
Land-Use Change and Livestock Production Challenges in an Integrated System: The Masai-Mara Ecosystem, Kenya
(2009)
Participatory rural appraisal techniques and a survey of 100 households were used to evaluate livestock production, and pastoral development of the Maasai in Mara. It was observed that patterns of land-use have principally ...
Seasonal botanical and chemical composition of sheep and goat diets on a common range in Eastern Africa
(2001)
The botanical and chemical composition, intake and digestibility of local sheep (Ovis aries) and goat (Capra hirtus) diets were evaluated over the wet (growing) and dry (dormant) seasons. Diet botanical composition was ...