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A survey of the applications and use of ethnomedicinal plants and plant products for healthcare from the ukambani region in Eastern Kenya
(IJEPP, 2016-01-01)
The Akamba people of Kenya have a long history of ethnobotany, dating back to the pre-colonial era. Building on the Akamba’shistorical businesses involving the trade of various plants and plant products called ‘Miti,’ ...
A review of production, post-harvest handling and marketing of sweetpotatoes in Kenya and Uganda
(Enviro Research Publishers, 2016-11-16)
Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) is a versatile crop that serves the roles of food and nutrition
security, cash crop in both raw and processed forms. It is a source of livestock feed and has great
potential as a raw material ...
Farmer perception and adaptation strategies on climate change in lower Eastern Kenya: A case of finger millet (eleusine coracana (L.) gaertn) production
(2016)
Eastern Kenya, a semi-arid region, is characterized by low and erratic rainfall, high temperatures, and low soil
fertility. Climate change has further worsened the situation leading to frequent droughts and hence ...
Post-harvest practices, constraints and opportunities along cassava value chain in Kenya
(Online, 2016-08-27)
marketing despite its great potential as a food, feed and for industrial application, its processing and remains economically unexploited. A cross-sectional baseline survey was undertaken in Western (Migori and Busia) and ...
Suborbital Graphs and their Properties for ordered Triples in An (n = 5, 6, 7) Through Rank and Subdegree Determination
(International Journal of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, 2016-06-01)
In this paper, through computation of the rank and subdegrees of alternating group An (n-5,6,7) on ordered triples we construct the suborbital graphs corresponding to the suborbits of these triples. When An(n ≥ 5) acts ...
Microbiological safety and quality of dried cassava chips and flour sold in the Nairobi and coastal regions of Kenya
(African Crop Science Society (Uganda), 2016)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is rich in carbohydrates and is the third most important source of calories,
in the tropics. The handling and processing practices of cassava roots expose them to microbial contamination.
The ...
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 ...
Characterization of codes of ideals of the polynomial ring for control in computer applicatons
(C o u n c i l f o r I n n o v a t i v e R e s e a r c h : J o u r n a l o f A d v a n c e s i n M a t h e m a t i c s, 2016-06-01)
The study of ideals in algebraic number system has contributed immensely in preserving the notion of unique factorization in rings of algebraic integers and in proving Fermat’s last Theorem. Recent research has revealed ...
Stochastic drought forecasting exploration for water resources management in the upper Tana river basin, Kenya
(IGI Global, 2016)
This chapter presents the trend of drought as a stochastic natural disaster influenced by the climate variability for the upper Tana River basin in Kenya. Drought frequency, duration and intensity in the upper
Tana River ...
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 ...