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A. Egeru

Livestock herding is an important undertaking in rangeland areas of East Africa. These regions are characterized by climate variability that affects the availability of key livestock production resources especially forage and water. This s…

RUF-35377 2014 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015

Kumbukani Mzengereza

Modern fish culture requires the reduction of the cost of feeds which can partly be achieved by minimal use of dietary animal protein. This study assessed the nutritional potential of locally available plant based feedstuffs from Mpamba EP…

RUF-35376 2015 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

J. Nalunkuuma

Besides soil replenishment through manure application , the zero grazing production system also contributes towards smallholders' standards of living and poverty reduction. Its benefits are many and substantial; in western Kenya, the lives…

RUF-35374 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Joseph Mphatso Mkanthama

One major outcome of the challenges in rice production in Tanzania is low yield. One intervention to help improve rice yield is adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). However, little information exists about farmers’ awareness of G…

RUF-35372 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Ismail Mohamed Ismail Maryoud

Supermarkets are expanding rapidly in Africa and particularly in Kenya. As they consolidate and increase their market share, they may be large enough to exert market power and may have both negative and positive impacts on the suppliers an…

RUF-35370 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Henry Mokua Momanyi

In a study about the factors that contributed to the risk of aflatoxin contamination of peanuts in the Peanut CRSP project in Kenya, contingency table analysis (Pearson’s chi-square) was used to analyze a large mixed data set from a survey…

RUF-35363 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Gregory Ndwandwa Sikumba

The cost of feed is one of the major constraints to dairy cattle production in sub-Saharan Africa. East Africa dairy development project is promoting several feed technologies for dairy cattle in order to reduce costs and increase milk pro…

RUF-35357 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Elton Eric Chikondi Mgalamadzi

Promoting cassava production and solving challenges that are associated with cassava processing and commercialisation has been a priority for government and non-governmental organisations in Tanzania. However, the commercialisation process…

RUF-35350 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Godfrey Vianney Bwogi

Banana failure among smallholder farmers resulting from high incidence of banana weevils and other pests and diseases has resulted into a poverty trap for farmers, food insecurity and reduced economic growth among the banana producing comm…

RUF-35347 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Noella Andenyi Ekhuya

Maize production in Kenya has been decreasing with time, especially in Western Kenya which is one of the main belts of maize production. This is due to low purchasing power for inorganic fertilizers by resource poor farmers. Use of local i…

RUF-35344 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Mzamiru Saidi

Smallholder farmers in the citrus sub-sector of Tanzania particularly in Tanga Region are adversely faced by many challenges compared to other groups of farmers. Poor farming practices, poor post harvest management skills, low quality of p…

RUF-35341 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Fred Alinda

Beef markets in Uganda comprises of supermarkets, abattoirs and butcheries with the latter constituting the biggest share in beef supply and demand. Each market alternative can be identified with distinct attributes of beef quality. Distin…

RUF-35337 2013 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Wanzala Richard Wamalwa

This study evaluated to what extent research methodologies influence proposal work plan, budget and completion time. The study involved a sample size of twenty randomly selected proposals out of a total of 52 on-going research projects. Da…

RUF-35333 2011 CC BY 4.0 21 Sep 2015

Leone Iga Mawa

Kenya‟s dairy industry is among the best in the Sub-Sahara Africa. The dairy industry is an important source of household livelihood among the smallholder families. There is immense pressure on land due to the increasing population. The re…

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