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MUWALA KATIKA VIKATUNI VYA SHUJAAZ: MTAZAMO WA KIUCHANGANUZI MAKINIFU WA DISKOSI
(Chuka university, 2022)Vikatuni vina wajibu muhimu katika aushi ya watoto na vijana ulimwenguni. Huenda ndio sababu Karne ya 21 imeshuhudia ongezeko la tafiti kuhusu vikatuni. Kumekuwepo na tafiti nyingi kuhusu muwala katika uwanja wa kiusomi. ... -
LEGAL FRAMEWORK SPECIFICATION AND PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE IN WATER COMPANIES IN KIAMBU, KENYA
(Chuka university, 2022)This research assessed the effect of legal framework specifications on procurement performance in water and sewerage companies in Kiambu. Descriptive research design was used, with the target population being 983 staff ... -
ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN BONGO IN MOUNT KENYA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY AREAS
(Chuka university, 2022)The study focused on assessing local community knowledge and attitudes towards Mountain Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) in Mt Kenya Forest using a descriptive research design. It was conducted in the community neighboring ... -
EFFECT OF TICK CONTROL ON MILK REVENUE OF SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMERS IN KAPSERET SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka university, 2022)Milk production is a viable economic enterprise in Kenya. It supports the livelihood of approximately four million Kenyans through food provision, income generation and employment. However, milk production per individual animal ... -
INFLUENCE OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON SUSTAINABILITY OF SUGAR COMPANIES IN KENYA
(Chuka university, 2022)Sugar companies in Kenya like many other firms in the world have used Knowledge Management Practices (KMPs’) since 1959, to transform knowledge to enhance their performance and sustainability but have realized dismaying ... -
PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF EARLY BLIGHT, LATE BLIGHT AND SEPTORIA SPOT IN DIFFERENT AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES OF KIRINYAGA COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka university, 2022)Tomato production is characterized by inconsistence quality and yields that result from biotic constraints such as foliar fungal diseases that include septoria spot, early and late blights. Despite of disease constraints, ... -
ASSESSMENT OF TOMATO FARMING STRATEGIES, DISEASES KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG FARMERS’ IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka university, 2022)Diseases are hindrance to tomato production in Kirinyaga, Kenya. However, information on farmer’s disease knowledge to warrant pesticide use, disease predisposing factor such as varietal choice, seed source and ... -
PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PARASITIC ROOT KNOT NEMATODES IN SWEET POTATO FARMS OF KIRINYAGA COUNTY
(Chuka university, 2022)Sweet potato production is constrained by many biotic factors which include parasitic root knot nematodes. Root knot nematodes (RKN) pose a significant threat to a wide range of agricultural crops. The effect of RKN on ... -
APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK TO EVALUATE EXTEND OF NON LINEARITY AMONG EXPLANATORY VARIABLES WITHIN AND BETWEEN GENOTYPES AND PHENOTYPES
(Chuka university, 2022)Artificial neural networks (ANN) have been described as one of the models used for marker-based genomic predictions of complex traits in the field of animal breeding. It accommodates noisy, non-linearity in data set ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(Chuka University, 2022)Environmental safeguarding defines the application of precautionary measures to ward off degradation to the environment and human health that may be occasioned during implementation of a project. The researcher indentified ... -
EVALUATION OF AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS OF SOYBEAN VARIETIES AND BAMBARA GROUNDNUT LANDRACES CULTIVATED ON DIFFERENT SOILS OF LAKE VICTORIA BASIN
(Chuka University, 2021-12)Neglect and under-utilization of legumes such as soybeans and bambara groundnuts are the reason for increased food insufficiency in the Lake Victoria basin. Diversification of legumes into the cropping systems of Lake ... -
EFFECT OF NITROGEN, MULCH AND GIBBERELLIC ACID ON QUALITY OF MULTI-PURPOSE PUMPKIN (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) FRUITS
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)Emergence of multi-purpose pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) as an African indigenous vegetable is attracting great attention. This is due to its adaptation to a wide range of climates and high-yielding potential. ... -
IDENTIFICATION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING UPTAKE OF BANANA VALUE ADDITION BY FARMERS IN CHUKA SUB-COUNTY, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)Banana farmers in most parts of the country have not embraced uptake of banana value addition despite its accrued economic benefits and emphasis by stakeholders. A study was done in Chuka Sub-County, Tharaka Nithi County ... -
TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MARKETING CHANNELS FOR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE IN KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)Horticultural produce can be retained on the farm or marketed through local fresh markets; local processed markets, fresh export markets, or processed export markets. Kenya has ecological conditions which favor a wide ... -
QUALITY OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURAL ADVICE OFFERED BY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS EXTENSIONISTS IN MBEERE NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)This research adds to knowledge of extension education by revealing the quality of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) advice offered by private and public extension sectors. The study was aimed at addressing the paucity of ... -
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOLID WASTE COMPOSITION AND MUNICIPAL CAPACITY IN OL-KALOU TOWN, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has presented a threat to the global health sector, with many governments, healthcare, and waste management sectors being caught unprepared and unaware. With the outbreak of the infectious ... -
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOLID WASTE COMPOSITION AND MUNICIPAL CAPACITY IN OL-KALOU TOWN, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has presented a threat to the global health sector, with many governments, healthcare, and waste management sectors being caught unprepared and unaware. With the outbreak of the infectious ... -
A REVIEW ON PRECISION AGRICULTURE WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FOR SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT ESTIMATION
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)Poor agricultural practices are major contributors to climate change and environmental destruction. Precision agriculture evolves and grows the potential and opportunities of the new field of unmanned aerial systems which ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS AFFECTING OPTIMIZATION OF COFFEE YIELDS IN CHUKA SUB-COUNTY, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)The importance of coffee production in the world economy cannot be ruled out due to its contribution in the developing countries in areas such as creation of employment and rise in foreign exchange. Most of the coffee ... -
EFFECT OF MINERAL MIX AND CONCENTRATE FEEDS ON MILK REVENUE OF SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMERS IN KAPSERET SUB-COUNTY
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)Dairy farming contributes about eight percent of National Gross Domestic Product with an annual milk production of 3.43 billion litres. It supports the livelihood of approximately four million Kenyans through food provision, ...