Browsing School of Business & Economics (BC) by Issue Date
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Household food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Kenya
(1997)Food security is one of the most challenging issues in sub-Saharan Africa which has continued to generate debate. Literature abounds showing that Africa is the only region in the world where per capita food production has ... -
The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Tanzania
(2002)The main objective of this study was to quantify the economic contribution of copyright-based industries in Tanzania by estimating their value-added contribution to GDP, share of national employment, and revenue generated ... -
Pastoral production system
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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. ... -
Dryland Husbandry for Sustainable Development in the Southern Rangelands of Kenya
(2004)The Dryland Husbandry Project (DHP) came into being under an arrangement conceived by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD), which changed later to Inter-Governmental Authority on Development ... -
Guidelines for emergency livestock off-take handbook
(2005)Kenya’s agricultural sector accounts for 20–30% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Of this, the livestock sector alone makes a contribution of about 50%. Thus, livestock contributes heavily to the GDP and food security ... -
Indigenous techniques for assessing and monitoring range resources in East Africa
(2005)Local knowledge, which refers to a social activity that has been set up primarily as a result of local initiative, or techniques that are endogenously generated, enforced and maintained has not been mainstreamed in rangeland ... -
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 ... -
Impacts of policy reforms on the livestock industry in Kenya: The case of the dairy sector
(2009)This article analyses the impact of liberalization on the dairy industry in Kenya. Much debate rages over the effects of this policy. This debate is, however, not well informed; it lacks recent studies to show events and ... -
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 ... -
Hydrologic properties of grazed perennial swards in semiarid southeastern Kenya
(2009)Identification of plant resources that persist under grazing pressure, support desirable levels of production and at the same time protect the grazing environment is central to sustainable livestock production. This study ... -
Influence of micro-catchment technology on above ground biomass production and financial returns of range grasses in southern Kenya.
(2010)A study was conducted in the southern rangelands of Kenya to compare the effect of two micro-catchments, ox-furrows and crescent shaped pits (Kiboko range pits) on the above ground biomass production of three range grasses. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
An investigation into the factors influencing the graduation of women-owned micro-enterprises: A survey of women-owned micro-enterprises in Nyeri Town - Kenya
(GRIN Verlag, 2012-04)The importance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in contributing to job creation and output growth is widely accepted in both developed and developing countries, of particular interest is the process of expansion from ...
