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AEB 103: Introduction to Management and Agribusiness
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AEB 103: Introduction to Management and Agribusiness
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AEB 203: Statistics 1
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Aerodynamic Brake for Formula Cars
(2015-10)In the last years, in formula racing cars championships, the aerodynamic had reached an ever more important stance as a performance parameter. In the last four seasons, Red Bull Racing Technical Officer had designed their ... -
The Aesthetic Function Of The Calypso Style In V.S. Naipaul’s Collection Of Sketches, Miguel Street
(2016-07)The study is based on the assumption that literary style is paramount to literary communication and the meaning we derive out of a work of literature. Literary meaning cannot therefore be divorced from literary style. ... -
The Aesthetic Function of the style of Masking as used In V.S. Naipaul’s Collection of Sketches, Miguel Street
(2016-06)The study is based on the assumption that literary style is paramount to literary communication and the meaning we derive out of a work of literature. Literary meaning cannot therefore be divorced from literary style. The ... -
Africa, Poverty and Forces of Change: A Holistic Approach to Perceiving and Addressing Poverty in Africa
(Scientific Research, 2016-11)This work argues that Africa’s condition of poverty lingers because the continent fails to view poverty in its holistic sense in her attempts at tackling her economic challenges. Other types of poverty exist, such as ... -
Agency Banking and Operational Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020)Agency banking roll-out in Kenya was meant to address the low financial inclusion in Kenya. As per the 2009 National financial access survey, 32% Kenyans bankable population is still totally out of the financial services ... -
The Agricultural Ethics of Biofuels: The Food vs. Fuel Debate
(2012)Plant-based transportation fuels were the focus of extended criticism in the press, especially during 2008 when a portion of the blame for a spike in global food prices was associated with growth of the United States’ ... -
The Agricultural Resource Management Survey
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2012)Purpose – The purpose of this article is to offer an introduction of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) for applied research in agricultural finance and farm management. Design/methodology/approach – This ... -
Agricultural Sector and HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Africa: The Economic Retrogression Model
(Scientific Research, 2016-04)Objective: Agricultural activities in most African countries demand human labour, the supply of labour to agriculture may be threatened if humans could no longer farm because of HIV/AIDS pandemic. Past studies have ... -
Agriculture, Climate Change and Food Security
(Open Access library journal, 2015-05)Agriculture is one of the main economic activities in the world, with its significance magnified especially among the world’s poor. This paper seeks to explore how climate change would impact on the agricultural sector ... -
Agro-morphological and nutritional Characterization of horned melon Accessions from selected agro-ecological Zones in kenya
(University of Embu, 2020-10-26)African horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus) is an indigenous crop belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. The crop has been neglected despite its high potential. Therefore, to conserve the biodiversity of this crop, there ... -
Agro-Morphological and Nutritional Characterization of Horned Melon Accessions from Selected Agro-Ecologicalzones in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020-12)African horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus) is an indigenous crop belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. The crop has been neglected despite its high potential. Therefore, to conserve the biodiversity of this crop, there ... -
Agro-morphological characterization of horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus) accessions from selected agro-ecological zones in Kenya
(Australian Journal of crop science, 2020-09)Morphological characterization of genotypes is fundamental in providing information on their genetic status to guide on their conservation and improvement. The objective of this study was to determine agro-morphological ... -
Agro-Morphological Characterization of Kenyan Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens and C. ochroleuca) Accessions
(Hindawi, 2020-04)Slender leaf (Crotalaria spp) is among the indigenous and underutilized vegetables in Kenya whose production is limited to the Western and Coastal regions of the country. For a long time, this crop has been neglected in ... -
Agroforestry in the drylands of eastern Africa: a call to action
(World Agroforestry Centre, 2005)Drylands in eastern Africa typically suffer from unsustainable land uses that have evolved in the recent past. This paper reports on how agroforestry practices can contribute to sustainable land use in drylands drawing ... -
Agronomic Performance of Single Crosses of Maize in Kiambu and Embu Counties of Kenya
(2017-06)Aims: This study was conducted to determine the agronomic performance of respective maize single crosses in different environments in varying soil and climatic zones in Kenya. Methodology: The trials were conducted at ... -
Agronomic Performance of three most Popular Commercial Watermelon Cultivars in Kenya as Compared to one newly introduced cultivar and one local Landrace grown on Dystric Nitisols under Sub- Humid Tropical Conditions
(Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN)., 2008-11)Agronomic performance trial involving five cultivated watermelon accessions available in Kenya was conducted at Maseno University Research Fields for two seasons between year 2007 and 2008. The accessions included three ... -
Aliens, Humans, Animals, & Luck: Animal Treatment & Human Morality
(Scientific Research, 2016-08)This paper proposes two thought experiments to demonstrate that our current treatment of animals is immoral. The first thought experiment involves aliens coming to earth and doing to us what we do to animals—eating us, ...