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Tied-ridging and soil inputs enhance small-scale maize productivity and profitability under erratic rainfall conditions in central Kenya
(UoEM, 2023)
Deficits in soil moisture and low soil fertility are the major constraints to smallholder farming systems in the SSA
(sub-Saharan Africa) region. This study evaluated the effects of tied ridging and selected soil fertility ...
Restoring soil nutrient stocks using local inputs, tillage and sorghum-green gram intercropping strategies for drylands in Eastern Kenya
(UoEm, 2023)
Soil macronutrient and micronutrient availability is particularly critical in semi-arid agro-
ecological zones that are characterized by poor soil fertility and low rainfall regimes. An experiment
was
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Seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus among slaughterhouse workers in Isiolo County, northern Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-10-05)
Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) are classified as priority zoonotic agents in
Kenya, based on their public health and socioeconomic impact on the country. Data on the
pathogen-specific and co-exposure ...
Discursive metaphorical representation of COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya’s newspaper headlines.
(UoEm, 2023-10-16)
This study aimed to address the dearth of knowledge regarding
the portrayal of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenyan print media,
focusing specifically on newspaper headlines. Employing Van
Dijk’s Critical Discourse Analysis ...
Nutritional status of people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study
(UoeM, 2024)
Introduction Despite documentation on injection drug use (IDU) in Kenya, the nutritional status of people who
inject drugs (PWIDs) is under-explored. Elsewhere studies report under-nutrition among PWIDs which is attributed
to ...
Determinants for rainwater harvesting adoption: a case study of smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
(UoEm, 2024-05-17)
Rainwater harvesting has been practiced among smallholder farmers for centuries in many parts of the world. Recently, it
has gained more attention due to the reported increasing water demand and the need for sustainable ...
Garden Project Bears Fruit in School Display
(UoEm, 2023-11-11)
Pine Bluff Junior High School recently displayed its garden during a visit by Karleah Harris, assistant professor for the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, along with UAPB alumni and ...
Do combined sustainable agricultural intensification practices improve smallholder farmers welfare? Evidence from eastern and western Kenya
(UoEm, 2024-02-21)
Smallholder farmers often bundle different sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) practices to boost crop yield and address soil fertility challenges. However, there is a dearth of empirical studies that investigate ...
Factors Affecting Multiple Climate Change Adaptation Practices of Smallholder Farmers in lower Eastern Kenya
(Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2021-10)
The study investigated the socioeconomic and institutional factors influencing uptake of multiple climate change adaptation practices among smallholder farmers in lower Eastern Kenya. Multistage sampling procedure was used ...
Shifting focus from external to in situ organic resources The redesign of four tropical long-term experiments
(UoEM, 2024-07)
Long-term experiments (LTEs) are critical for evaluating strategies that can maintain or increase crop yields, soil fertility and soil organic carbon (SOC), and help adapt to climate change. Yet, scientific knowledge is ...