Kenya has two wet seasons and two dry seasons. Rainfall is usually heavy from April to May and from November to December, while some areas are more cloudy without much rain between July and August and from January to March. Temperatures are generally warmer in the north and cooler in the ...
History tells us that CPRs can be expected to decline in importance as economies develop (North & Thomas, 1973).Ensminger's (1992)study of the privatization of common grazing lands among the Orma in north-eastern Kenya established that the transformation took place there with the consent of th...
In Limuru, a picturesque town nestled along the Great Rift Valley, you’ll support the restoration of ancient forests, helping to maintain Kenya’s natural beauty. Your tasks will include removing invasive species, collecting and propagating native seeds, and preserving forest trails. Work along...
Kenya 5.3 0.8 56.9 0.1 40.5 0.1 16.7 8.8 0.3 6.0 Jordan 0.03 Sudan 20.7 0.1 237.6 0.01 43.6 2.8 0.7 99.5 0.02 81.1 Egypt 0.02 Ethiopia 13.6 0.1 100.0 0.02 82.9 1.8 1.0 176.0 0.01 6.4 Libya 0.02 Liberia 0.4 4.3 9.6 0.2 4.0 3.4 0.3 215.0 0.005 27.4 Saudi Arabia 0.01 Sudan 20.7 0.0 ...
From one of the videos made in Kenya, the members of the association learned how to smoke out the bees, and not destroy them. From another video made in Nepal, Making a Modern Beehive, the women learned to make improved beehives in wooden boxes, which they construct for farmers upon ...
Pyrethrum sub-sector revival has already commenced with Treasury allocation of some Sh500 million to the sub-sector. The first step is to revive crop production and processing capacity of Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) at Nakuru and this has already started...
Kenya by Tittonell.,et al. [39], indicating that on poor soils, farmers cultivate only plants they judge able to produce in harsh conditions. To select cultivars, farmers use three priority criteria: precocity, productivity and resistance to sicknesses. These criteria of choice are identical to...
(IN_01, Nischalke et al.,2020). Foreign direct investment has played a significant role in Kenya’s economy, predominantly in the horticulture sector. Associated advantages are the transfer of knowledge, specific technologies, work experience for the workforce or the creation of financial and ...
In East Africa, the start-up WeFarm claims to have set up the largest farmer-to-farmer digital network, with more than 1 million users in Kenya and Uganda. WeFarm allows farmers to share questions, information and advice, and might thus strengthen local agricultural knowledge rather than ...
farmer age was not negatively associated with PGS Vietnam adoption in our survey data (Table2). Several conventional farmers now care for their grandchildren while their children work non-agricultural jobs, leaving little or no time for farming. The worker shortage raises childcare costs, which som...