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Temporal analysis of drought in Mwingi sub-county of Kitui County in Kenya using the standardized precipitation index (SPI)
(discovery journals : Climate Change, 2018-12-01)
This study attempts to temporally characterize drought using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) over Mwingi Sub-County of Kenya. Rainfall data spanning 1961-2011 over the area of study was used to determine SPI values ...
Simulation of radiative forcing due to aerosols over some Counties in Kenya
(BEST:IJHAMS, 2015-11-05)
The Coupled Ocean and Atmosphere Radiative Transfer (COART) model solved a radiative transfer equation from aerosol optical thickness data derived from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) spanning 2000 ...
Hybrid single particle simulation of atmospheric pollutants over Bungoma County in Kenya
(Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management (EJESM), 2018-12-20)
Microscale dispersion models with different levels of complexity may be used to assess
urban air quality and support decision making for pollution control. Mathematical models
calculate pollutant concentrations by solving ...
Improving potato tuber yields using genotypes with multiple virus resistance in Kenya
(2013)
Potato (Solanumtuberosum L.) viruses play a major role in lowering yields and quality of ware
and seed tubers in Kenya. This experiment was conducted to determine potential of potato clones
with multiple virus resistance ...
EDXRF spectroscopic elemental analysis for efficacy of Kibabii University sewage treatment System
(Open Access Library Journal, 2018-10-18)
Elemental analysis of sewage effluents in Kibabii sewage treatment system was achieved via Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) spectroscopy with the aim of assessing the efficacy of the treatment system. Concentrations ...
Effects of Urban Agriculture on poverty reduction in Mombasa County, Kenya
(JKUAT, 2016)
Urban Agriculture has served as a vital input in the livelihood strategies of urban households
in Mombasa, Kenya. Urban dwellers rely on the market for food but with the tremendous
surge in food prices beyond the reach ...
Investigating eggs hatchability in indigenous chicken system with smallholder farms in Kenya in a participatory research using analysis of variation
(Elewa bioSciences, 2014)
Objective: The aim of this farmer participatory research was to investigate the treatment effects of housing, vaccination, deworming and feed supplementation on production characteristics of indigenous chicken in different ...
Dynamic risk model for rift valley fever outbreaks in Kenya based on climate and disease outbreak data
(Geospatial health, 2016-05-31)
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonotic disease that occurs throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, with heavy impact in affected countries. Outbreaks are episodic and related to ...
Evaluating interventions uptake in indigenous chicken production in a participatory research with smallholder farmers in Kenya
(2015)
Indigenous chicken production system has long been characterised by low productivity due to
among other factors, poor management, inadequate and poor feeding regime, poor (or lack) of disease control measures, poor hygiene, ...
Environmental hazards in peri-urban poultry farming in western Kenya
(2015)
Poultry keeping is popular in peri-urban centres of Kenya. Poultry wastes arising from
intensive poultry units may become too large to be absorbed in the immediate areas of
production as crop plots and gardens decrease ...