• Phytochemical Analysis and Efficacy Of Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) and Mint (Mentha Spicata) Extracts Against Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda) on Baby Corn (Zea Mays) 

  Kalinda, Redempta S.; Rioba, Naomi B. (Acta Chemica Malaysia (ACMY), 2020)

  Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, J.E. Smith) is a pest with devasting effects on maize. A laboratory biassay was conducted to analyse the phytochemicals and determine the efficacy of M. spicata and R. officinalis ...
• Opportunities and Scope for Botanical Extracts and Products for the Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) for Smallholders in Africa 

  Rioba, Naomi B.; Stevenson, Philip C. (Plants, 2020-02-06)

  Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a polyphagous and highly destructive pest of many crops. It was recently introduced into Africa and now represents a serious threat to food security, particularly because ...
• Dairy farmer households’ farm gate milk price heterogeneity in Kericho County, Kenya 

  Ng’eno, Elijah K. (Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 2017)

  This study aimed at identifying factors affecting farm gate milk price heterogeneity in dairy farmer households in Kericho County, Kenya. Multistage cluster sampling technique was used to collect data from 432 dairy ...
• Evaluation of Social Capital Attributes as Predictors of Collective Actions among Smallholder Farmers in Tinderet Sub-County, Kenya 

  Cheruiyot, Joseph Kipkorir; Kibett, Joash Keino (East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2024)

  Small farms make up 85% of farms worldwide. Similarly, in Kenya, the agriculture sector is dominated by smallholder farmers. To overcome constraints imposed by small units and for sustainable development, smallholders ...
• Evaluating Challenges and Opportunities in Greenhouse Farming among Smallholder Vegetable Producers in Kericho County, Kenya 

  Otiende, Millicent; Cheruiyot, Joseph Kipkorir; Opunga, Jenifer (East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2024)

  Greenhouse technology has an important role to play in minimising adverse effects of climate variability on vegetable production. Studies indicate that greenhouse farmers face several challenges, sometimes leading to the ...
• Perceptions of Agricultural Extension Staff towards Financial Support Before and After Devolution in Kericho County, Kenya 

  Chelule, Ruth C.; Munyua, Catherine N.; Kibett, Joash (Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2022-06-07)

  Agricultural extension services are put in place to improve rural development in many nations. Devolution of agricultural extension services have been tried in many nations with mixed results. Since the implementation ...
• Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Irrigation Water in Kerio Valley Basin, Kenya 

  Kiprop, Jonah; Mulungu, Kelvin; Kibet, Noah; Macharia, Antony (Journal of Sustainable Development, 2017-03-30)

  Food security is the major outcome of irrigation development activities. However, this cannot be achieved without sustainable water resources management. With the increasing budgetary constraints in many developing countries, ...
• Determinants of Vulnerability to Expected Poverty among French Bean Farmers in Kenya 

  Kibet, Noah; Obare, Gideon; Lagat, Job (Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2019)

  Poverty is increasing in rural areas of Kenya. The study examined factors influencing vulnerability of French beans farmers to expected poverty using Vulnerability to Expected Poverty approach on 492 randomly selected ...
• Risk attitude effects on Global-GAP certification decisions by smallholder French bean farmers in Kenya 

  Kibet, N.; Obare, G.A.; Lagat, J.K (Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 18 (2018) 18–29, 2018)

  Knowledge on the link between French beans farmers’ attitudes toward risks and Global-GAP compliance decisions is limited in Kenya. A social experiment (Lottery games involving real pay-offs) was implemented on 119 randomly ...
• Assessment Of The Value Of The Small Scale Fish Farming Enterprises In Nyamira County, South West Kenya 

  Lagat, Caroline J.; Kibet, Noah; Getabu, Albert; Omasaki, Simion (International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2017-09)

  Fish farming is relatively recent compared to subsistence crop farming in Nyamira County. It is becoming significant due to its contribution to nutrition, self employment and income generation. A Cost Benefit Analysis ...
• Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmer Household Food Security In Bomet County, Kenya 

  Koskei, Fredrick K.; Gor, Christopher O.; Okora, Julius (International Journal of Recent Research in Interdisciplinary Sciences (IJRRIS), 2018)

  Majority of farmers live in rural areas and contribute immensely to economy and wealth creation among the rural population, however they are faced with myriad of problems including food insecurity. Even though they ...
• Influence of instructional resources in learning agriculture in secondary school on employment creation in Vihiga County, Kenya 

  Aholi, Seraphine Sherry; Ochieng’ Konyango, Jacob J. J.; Kibett, Joash K. (International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2017-12-05)

  The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of instructional resources in learning agriculture in secondary school on employment creation in Vihiga County, Kenya. The study was conducted in Emuhaya ...
• Honey Concentration Delays Deterioration Of Fresh Cut Pumpkin Fruits By Retarding Microbial Growth 

  Kyalya, Veronica Mwende; Kere, George Mbira (African Journal of Horticultural Science, 2022-03)

  Pumpkin pulp is an important source of β-carotene, a precursor for vitamin A. The increasing awareness of health benefits of pumpkin fruits explains ever rising price of pumpkins fruits at the urban and peri-urban areas ...
• Genetics of Salt Tolerance in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Revealed By Quantitative Traits Loci Analysis 

  Kere, George Mbira; Chen, Chunyan; Guo, Qingwei; Chen, Jingfeng (Science Letters, 2017-04)
• Thick Grass Mulching Improves Soil Moisture and Weed Control Without Improving Yield and Quality Of Container Grown Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Under Plastic Tunnel Conditions 

  Mutisya, Beatrice Mwende; Kere, George Mbira (2019)

  Mulching is a common practice in tomato production both under protected and field conditions. Container gown tomato production is rapidly gaining popularity among greenhouse tomato growers in Kenya. Although mulching ...
• The effect of Common Interest Groups (CIGs) training on adoption of Indigenous Chicken Production Technologies in Ainamoi Sub County, Kericho County, Kenya 

  Opunga, Jenipher N.; Kibett, Joash K.; Kere, George M. (International Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM), 2018)

  Adoption of improved indigenous chicken technologies is key to ensuring increased productivity and supply of live birds and products to the market. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of common interest ...
• Effect of Enriched Sheep Manure Rates on Physico Chemical Parameters of Tea Soil in Timbilil Tea Estate, Kericho, Kenya 

  Boiwa, Mercy Chepkorir; Sitienei, Ann; Mbira, Kere George (International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2018)

  The regular harvesting of tea (two leaves and a bud) implies that nutrients are continuously mined from the soil. On the other hand, integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) which involves the combined use of organic ...
• Effect Of Devolution On Management Of Agricultural Extension Services In Kericho County 

  Keino, Joyce C.; Kibett, Joash K.; Kere, George M. (International Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM), 2022)

  The devolved governance structure in Kenya places the provision of agricultural sector services such as extension at the county level. In the current agricultural extension services dispensation, there is no clear linkage ...
• Post-Harvest Life of Tinted Single and Bicolored Rose Variety Ice Breaker as Influenced by Dye Concentration 

  Otiende, Millicent Adhiambo (Chemical Science Review and Letters, 2022)

  Rose is one of the cut flowers of higher demand both in the domestic and international market. It comes in a variety of single colors however bicolor and multicolor roses are not common. The study aimed at evaluating ...
• A Multinomial Logit Approach to Smallholder Milk Marketing Channels for Improved Competitiveness in the Kenyan Dairy Value Chain 

  Ongwech, Wadeya Lennox; Adhiambo, Otiende Millicent; Obel-Gor, Christopher (International Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2022)

  Selection of appropriate markets is a major challenge facing smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya. This study therefore sought to understand factors influencing milk marketing channel choices among smallholder dairy farmers ...

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