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Evaluating the Effects of Cobalt/Molybdenum, Rhizobium Inoculants and Diammonium Phosphate Fertilizer on the Growth and Yield of Soya Beans in Kisii County
(KeMU, 2020-11)Soya bean is an important crop grown globally. It is the main source of dietary protein and oil and is used commercially to produce livestock feed and food for humans as well. Soy farming is mostly practised in the western ... -
Evaluation of Maize-Legume Intercropping Systems on the Performance of Maize (Zea Mays)
(KeMU, 2011-07)A cropping system that increases productivity through efficient utilization of resources, ensuring environmental conservation, is the main strategy to fulfill the ever increasing demand for food. The objectives of this ... -
Evaluation of Suitable Substrate(S) and Production Methods of Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus Ostreatus) in Kisii Central District
(KeMU, 2011-07)Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) are an emerging crop in Kisii Central District that is of nutritional and medicinal importance. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the suitable substrate(s) and methods ... -
Evaluation of the Effect of Phosphorus Fertilizer and Plant Density on the Growth and Yield of Finger Millet in Mabera, Kuria West District.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an important nutritional and economic crop that contributes greatly to income and food security of the smallholder farmers in rural areas in sub-Sahara Africa. The production of this ... -
Evaluation of the Effects of Fertilizers on the Productivity of Selected Potato Varieties Grown On the Taita Hills, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Potato is an important food and cash crop whose yield is limited by biotic and abiotic factors. Of these factors, poor soil fertility and recommendation of nutrients matched with the respective suitable variety at ... -
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Mexican Sunflower Green Manure and Di-Ammonium Phosphate on the Growth Performance of Maize in Kirinyaga County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2016-06)Crop fertilization has been a great challenge in Kenya, especially to the small scale farmers. The great challenge has been on financial implications due to the use of mineral fertilizer. Small scale farmers cannot cope ... -
Evaluation of the Efficiency of Continuous and Single Batch Curing on Palatability, Production and Nutrients Availability on Wheat Straws.
(KeMU, 2019-04)In Kenya, many farmers are engaging in wheat production throughout the year, this makes the availability of straws huge. However, the presence of lignocellulosic complex makes their palatability and general intake limited. ... -
An Evaluation of the Factors Influencing Coffee Production and Farmer Incomes in the Highlands of Mount Kenya
(KeMU, 2007-05)Kenyan farmers face a lot of challenges in production and marketing of coffee. A field study was carried out in three districts in the highlands of Mount Kenya, a region which produces about 80% of the national coffee ... -
Evaluation of Tropical Sugar Beet (Beta Vulgaris Saccharifera) Varieties Based on Allometric Measurements and Tool Sugar Yields in Nyandarua County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2011-05)This Sugar beet trial on comparative performance evaluation of four varieties on the basis of allometric measurement and total sugar yields was set up in year 2009. The broad objective of the study was to promote commercial ... -
An Evaluation of Yield Response of Four Sweet Potato Varieties(Ipomea Batatas) at Different Phosphorus Application Rate in Galole Division of Tana River County
(2016-07)Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam) belongs to the family convolvulaceae (morning¬glory) order Polemoniales. Worldwide, sweet potato is the sixth most important food crop after rice, wheat, potatoes, maize, and cassava ... -
Factors affecting the Post-Implementation Evaluation of Information Systems Used in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMES) in Meru County Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)The purpose of carrying out this research was to propose a Framework on The Factors Affecting the Post-Implementation Evaluation of Information Systems Used in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises of Meru County. The ... -
Factors Contributing to Cyber Security Framework in Kenya: A Case Study of Kenyan Telecommunications Companies.
(KeMU, 2018-09)Modern days have seen an uncontrolled increase in cybercrime, targeting both developing and developed countries and more so the telecommunications sectors. Unfortunately, Cybersecurity frameworks, used by organizations to ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation of ICT Systems in Public Secondary Schools in Thika.
(KeMU, 2016-06)This thesis sought to investigate factors influencing implementation of ICT systems in Thika West public secondary schools. This would help to improve quality of education in terms of learning materials utilization in ... -
Factors Influencing use of Open Access Repository: A Case of Kenya Methodist University
(KeMU, 2017-09)Institutional repositories (IR) are one of the innovations adopted by academic libraries to embrace the open access initiatives that advocate for free online access of scholarly research. Globally academic institutions are ... -
Factors Influencing Youth Participation in Agropastoralism in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: A Case of Mandera County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)Whereas Mandera County government, the National Government, and other development partners have invested heavily in youth employment, food provision, and poverty reduction through, the county's youth are still hesitant to ... -
Framework for Adoption of Cloud Computing by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Meru County.
(KeMU, 2021-03)Cloud Computing is a technology that has emerged in the market and it is widely used across the world for data processing of information and storage capability. It is a growing trend and is seen as a game-changer to SMEs ... -
A Framework for Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation Based on Key Success Factors in Kenya: A Case of Kenya Insurance Sector Organizations.
(KeMU, 2018-09)This thesis aimed to presents a framework for Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation among the Kenyan Insurance Industry, it reviewed the Critical Success Factors and analysis the relationships between success ... -
Framework for Integration of Social Media for Collaborative Learning in Institutions of Higher Learning in Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)The increasing advancement in technology is creating new opportunities that can be incorporated in learning especially in institutions of higher learning. Majority of stakeholders in the institutions of higher learning, ... -
A Framework for User Involvement in Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation
(KeMU, 2023-10)The vast majority of firms adopt a complete collection of enterprise resource planning tools and tailor them to their specific operations practices. Despite all of this and ongoing evaluation of the embraced ERP suite, ... -
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 ...