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Effects of Food Safety and Quality Standards on Smallholder Vegetable Farming in Meru Central District ,Kenya
(KeMU, 2007-06)
Household interviews were conducted during the months of May to September 2006 covering eighty-five smallholder farmers operating in major vegetable growing areas of Meru Central District. The study was conducted to find ...
Gender Parity in the Smallholder Tea Sub-Sector in Imenti South District ,Kenya
(KeMU, 2007-06)
Tea is an enterprise that utilizes a lot of labor. This study was conducted to compare
women and men in ownership, production, and post production management of tea. The study was organized into two parts; one, covering ...
Status of Yam (Dioscorea Spp ) Production ,Distribution and Utilisation in Meru Central ,Kenya
(KeMU, 2007-06)
In Kenya yam is treated as a minor crop despite its high potential for
income generation and provision of food security. A field study was undertaken to establish the status of yam in Meru Central, a major yam production ...
Social Economic and Environmental Impact of Community Based Small Holder Irrigation: A Case Study of Kabaru Location, Nyeri
(KeMU, 2007-06)
A field survey was carried out to establish the socio economic and environmental impact of community based smallholder irrigation in Kabaru a semi-arid region in the leeward side of Mount Kenya. The broad premise is that ...
Relationship between Agricultural Practices and Incidence of Malaria in Small-Scale Farming Sector: Case Study of Meru Central District, Kenya
(KeMU, 2007-06)
Abstract.
A field study was carried out to investigate the relationship between incidence of malaria and agricultural practices in small-scale sector in three ecological zones of Meru Central District. Ninety farmers ...