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Organizational Culture and Implementation of Electronic Project Monitoring Information System in Public Tertiary Institutions in Kenya
(2017-09)
This article highlights the influence of
organisational culture on implementation
of electronic project monitoring
information system (e-ProMIS) in public
tertiary institutions. It is based on literature
review and ...
Optimizing use of integrated soil fertility management options for profitable groundnut production in Uganda
(2014-09)
Soil fertility decline is a major constraint to groundnut production in Uganda. Whereas options exist to
address this constraint, many have not been adopted by smallholder farmers. This study was designed to
demonstrate ...
Enhancing response farming for improved strategic and tactical agronomic management of risks of seasonal rainfall variability
(AJOL, 2014)
Seasonal rainfall variability, particularly the uncertainty with respect to the direction and extent that variability
will assume in a given season, forms the greatest source of risk to crop production in semi-arid areas ...
Stakeholders’ diverging interests and emerging resource use conflicts in apiculture in West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
(2013-10)
study was conducted in West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania to assess stakeholders diverging
interests and emerging resource use conflicts in apiculture with respect to natural resource
management (NRM) by local communities. ...
Effects of Land Fragmentation on Food Security in Three Agro-ecological Zones of Embu County in Kenya
(2017-08)
Land fragmentation is a common agricultural phenomenon in many countries where a single large
farm is subdivided into a large number of separate small land plots. This paper is based on a study
that was carried out to ...
An Analysis of The Impact of Agro-Ecological Zones on The Influence of The Key Factors That Affect Food Security: The Case of The Embu County in Kenya
(2017-08)
This paper is based on the results of a study that was carried out to determine the impact of agro-ecological zones (AEZs) on the influence of the key factors that affect household food security through a case study in the ...
Technical efficiency in tomato production among smallholder farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2020-05)
The study was conducted to assess tomato productivity and determine characteristics that influence
technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in Kirinyaga County using the production function
approach. Data were ...
Determinants of sorghum productivity among small-scale farmers in Siaya County
(Academic Journals, 2020-05)
The productivity of sorghum in Kenya is on decline despite sorghum being one of the suitable crops for
the arid and semi-arid areas commonly found in Kenya. The study therefore aimed at establishing the
effect of the ...
Economics of Planting Pits under Sorghum and Pigeon Pea in Semi-Arid Areas of Eastern Kenya.
(2020-01)
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is promoted in arid and semi-arid areas for increased yields. Planting pits
are RWH systems that are used for collecting rainwater and runoff. Recently, there has been increased interest ...
Determinants Influencing the Adoption of Rice Intensification System among Smallholders in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2021-03)
Rice farming has received considerable attention in developing countries and particularly in Kenya due to its impact on
smallholders’ income and food security. Irrigated rice is the largest consumer of water, and its ...