Working Document Series Open Access Food Poverty among Pastoral Communities in Dryland Kenya D.M. Nyariki · V.O. Wasonga · A. Yazan Elhadi The dryland area of Kenya has the highest poverty incidence compared to other areas in the country; this is why poverty reduction has been a key government policy goal especially in these areas. These regions are predominantly inhabited by… RUF-31637 2012 CC BY 4.0 13 Nov 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Micro Credit Intervention in Rural Poor Households and Its Effects on Household Vulnerability to Poverty J.M. Kiiru Empirical studies have suggested the possibility of fuelling vulnerability among households by microfinance programmes through indebting the poor. Hulme and Mosley (1996) found that there exists a tradeoff between changes in income and vul… RUF-31602 2012 CC BY 4.0 24 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Unravelling the Potential of Sweet Sorghum for Sugar Production in Kenya G. Abayo · M. Dida · P. Okori · C. Olweny Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is an important food and increasingly industrial crop and serves as a source for starch and sugars for biofuel production world wide and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor … RUF-31575 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Field Screening of Bread Wheat for Partial Sources of Resistance to Stem Rust S. Bhavani · P. Njau · F.M. Nzuve · G. Tusiime The stem rust Puccinia graminis tritici race ug99 (TTKSK) and its variants results into wheat grain losses ranging from 70- 100%. This study was set up at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Njoro to identify sources of parti… RUF-31552 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Effectiveness of Macropropagation Technology in Production of Disease Free Banana Seedlings in Central and Eastern Kenya J. Mbaka · R. Muasya · M. Mwangi · Njau Njeri Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the most important food crops that contribute to the food security of the majority small holders in Kenya. However, due to diseases, banana production has not reached its full potential. Fusarium wilt caused by… RUF-31548 2012 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Resistance to the maize Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch) among Maize Inbred Lines P. Mugo · S.W. Munyiri · J.K. Mwololo · P. Okori +2 more Maize is a very important crop for small-scale farmers in Africa and also as food and feed resource. Despite this, storage pests cause high quality and quantity losses to the crop. One of the most important storage pests of maize is the ma… RUF-31540 2012 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Improvement of Sorghum for Tolerance to Stress and Increased Production and Utilisation in Kenya S. Gudu · P. Kisinyo Oloo · J. Ochuodho Onyango · J.R. Okalebo +4 more Sorghum is an important food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa, including eastern Africa but grain yields are very low. This is due to the many stresses it goes through during production in addition to use of unimproved genotypes. The ob… RUF-31523 2012 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access New Approaches for Improving Farmers' Livelihoods through Timely and Proper Use of Weather Forecast Information: A Pilot Case in Kenya J. Ayieko · S. Mwangi · J.B. Mwesigwa · J. Oduor +4 more Preliminary observations from community-based agricultural projects have revealed that proper and timely use of weather forecast information can significantly improve farmers’ yields within communities that are vulnerable to extreme condit… RUF-31472 2012 CC BY 4.0 2 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Characterising Access to Climate Information and Services by the Vulnerable Groups in Semi-Arid Kenya V. Cherotich Kirui · B. Omedo Bebe · Oseni Saidu This study characterised the channels through which the vulnerable people in a semi arid area of Kenya access climate information and services from data collected from randomly selected sample in cross sectional survey using structured que… RUF-31459 2012 CC BY 4.0 2 Oct 2013
Journal articles Open Access Factors Influencing Transient Poverty among Agro-Pastoralists in Semi-Arid Ares of Kenya W.N. Ekaya · D.M. Nyariki · V.O. Wasonga · A. Yazan Elhadi 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 and social capital… RUF-31455 2012 CC BY 4.0 1 Oct 2013
Legacy Repository Open Access Strengthening Faculties of Agriculture in Africa through Collaborative Post-Graduate Degree Training by U.S. and African Universities: The HEPAD Experience Ekwamu Adipala · Eric Crawford · Mark J. Erbaugh From the 1960s through the 1980s, U.S. universities, foundations, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided major support for higher education institution building and post-graduate degree training. Commitment to t… RUF-31316 2009 CC BY 4.0 13 Jul 2013
