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Mitigation of Crop-Raiding Wild Boars in Selected Counties in Sweden: Assessing Feasibility of Electric Fences and Supplementary Feeding
(University of Embu, 2022-04-06)
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a wild Suidae native in Europe, North West Africa and Asia. The population of wild boar has drastically increased during the last threedecades in Southern and Central Sweden. This increase in ...
Risk-Based Internal Audit, Corporate Governance and Financial Performance of Deposit taking Cooperative Societies in Nairobi Metropolis, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2022-03)
Through a risk-based internal audit (RBIA), companies can use internal audit capabilities to improve management and control of risks. It also improves the accountability and accuracy of financial statements. This study ...
Budgetary Controls, Revenue Mobilization, Corporate Governance And Financial Sustainability Among Public Universities In Kenya
(University of Embu, 2022-09-20)
The obligation of meeting current and future mandate of public universities remains a big challenge as the universities are required to work within very tight budgetary constraints. Thus, the objective of financial ...
ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED TECHNOLOGIES ALONG BANANA VALUE CHAIN AND ITS EFFECTS ON PRODUCTIVITY IN EMBU WEST SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Embu, 2022-08)
Banana is one of the most important fruits in Kenya as it contributes to about 32% of the foreign income of the total exported fruits. Despite this contribution, banana farming is facing numerous challenges such as lack ...
Influence Of Drought On Interactions Among Aphids, Aphid Predators And Fusarium Infection On Barley Crop In Sweden
(University of Embu, 2022-09-20)
Climate-change leads to extreme droughts, but it is difficult to predict how crop pests are
affected. Drought may alter behavior of crop pests such as aphids that facilitate
transmission of pathogens like Fusarium ...
Putative Functions of Novel Antennae Chemosensory Gene Repertoire of Male Tsetse Fly, Glossina Morsitans Morsitans
(UoEm, 2022-11)
Tsetse fly is a primary vector of Human African Trypanosomiasis and Animal African
Trypanosomiasis. Tsetse fly exploits chemical cues from the environment to
distinguish a non- from suitable hosts. Genes in tsetse fly ...
Productivity and profitablity of selected cabbage varieties under varying drip schedules in Humic Nitisols of Embu County.2
(2022-08)
The adverse effects of climate change and increasing human population have put pressure
on scarce water resources used in crop production. This consequently threatens the food
and nutritional security of the growing ...