This study which dwells on the current management practices and challenges faced by smallholder indigenous chicken farmers was conducted to gain insights into the underlying causes of production constraints. In Western Kenya women (76%) dominate the indigenous chicken production system. The flock ...
Four focus group discussions were held with producers of these chickens in pert-urban area: Dagoretti, and one informal settlement: Kibera. Qualitative data were collected on interactions between farmers, sources of farm inputs and buyers of poultry products, simple ranking of production challenges,...
Developmental challenges and opportunities in the goat industry: The Kenyan experience Dairy goat development in Kenya started in the mid 1950s, with the introduction of exotic dairy goat breeds. Major projects to improve the dairy goat secto... CO Ahuya,AM Okeyo,Mwangi-Njuru,... - 《Small ...
In Kenya, it would be ideal to source wildlangheldifrom neighbouring East African countries. Every effort is being made to achieve this, but this is complicated and could take years to achieve. Another option is to sourcelangheldifrom zoological institutions that breed the subspecies. This has ...
By extracting the number of participants for each paper, we calculated the total number of participants in all methodologies in all 90 papers to be approximately 11.719, with 60% of the participants being in the “farmer/smallholder farmers” category and 40% being of the “multistakeholder +...
in Kenya. The point of analysis in their studies considered computing the proportion of thatched and metal roofs in different villages of Kenya, and accordingly, the villages with a higher proportion of thatched roofs were denoted as hunger-stricken and poor. In a similar fashion, Xie et al....
By engaging in cultural learning of local norms in Kenya Horace Tipton has provided a model case for increasing the standard of living in this economically poor part of the world. However, both Horace and the Kenya farmers faced acculturation-related challenges in enacting and benefitting from ...
Challenges facing small scale maize farmers in Western Province of Kenya in the agricultural reform era 3. Am J Exp Agr. 2011; 4 :466–476.Ali-Olubandwa AM, Kathuri NJ, Odero-Wanga D, Shivoga WA (2011). Challenges Facing Small Scale Maize Farmers in Western Province of Kenya in the ...
This paper evaluates the practice of organic farming by examining the challenges and benefits associated with it in Nembure Division of Embu County, Kenya. Descriptive research design was used for the study. Proportionate stratified sampling was used in selecting 37% of organic farmers in the ...
In addition to VCU trials, DUS tests are needed for variety registration and to grant the plant breeder rights. Results of DUS tests are used to protect breeders' rights and for promotion to farmers. For VCU tests, grain yield is the main criterion for release: a variety can only be ...