• Multi-stakeholder Platform as a Tool for Information Sharing and Innovation Adoption in Avocado Farmin 

  Rop, Simon C. Kipchumba (Journal of Current Trends in Agriculture, Environment and Sustainability, 2024-03-18)

  Avocado farming faces numerous challenges including inadequate crop management, climate fluctuations, market uncertainty, and a lack of value addition. Multi-stakeholder platforms offer a promising space to tackle these ...
• Selected Growth Characteristics of Stripped Bamboo (Bambusa Vulgaris) Variety Striata under Vegetative Propagation of Cuttings and Layering 

  Ndegwa, Beatrice; Matonyei, Thomas (International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research & Innovation, 2024)

  Bamboo resources exist in many species, some indigenous to Kenya while other exotic species were introduced in 1980s from China. The species is a fast-growing member of grass family and has been put in many uses. It is ...
• Soil Erosion Monitoring Indicators: An Approach towards Natural Resource Management in Kuresoi South, Kenya 

  Baliach, Chepkirui Gloria; Kiplagat, Andrew; Sitienei, Anne (Asian Journal of Geographical Research, 2021-12-21)

  Soil erosion is still one of the most important land problems and it is linked to land use and land cover changes. These have negative effects on land resource which ultimately affects agricultural productivity and water ...
• Where is the source? Water sources for non-resident students at the University of Kabianga, Kenya 

  Ndaku, Nkonge J; Ngetich, Job K; Sietinei, Anne (World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024-02-25)

  The immense increase in residential developments around universities to provide private accommodation for the rapidly growing population of university students has constrained providing a safe, clean, and sufficient water ...
• Adoption and Implementation of Devolved Farm Forestry Extension Services from Kenya Forest Service to County Governments: SocioEconomic Wellbeing of Rural Communities and Experiences from Homabay County, Kenya. 

  Ojijo, Akoth Lucy; Sirmah, Peter Kipkosgei; Matonyei, Thomas Kibiwot (East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry, 2022)

  In Kenya, all forestry functions were National Government affairs until 2013 when farm forestry extension was devolved to the 47 Counties, Homabay County being one of them. However, the adoption and extent of implementation ...
• Transparency and Community Participation in Forest Resource Governance in Mt. Elgon Region, Kenya 

  Masaba, Protus Wanjala; Mbeche, Robert; Hitimana, Joseph (Journal of Forests, 2022)

  The practice of good forest governance has been associated with reductions in poverty and community empowerment. This study assessed how the implementation of transparency and participation promote forestry practices ...
• Integrating no-tillage with agroforestry augments soil quality indicators in Kenya’s dry-land agroecosystems 

  Kisaka, M. Oscar; Shisanya, Chris; Cournac, Laurent; Manlay, J. Raphael; Gitari, Harun; Muriuki, Jonathan (Soil and Tillage Research 227 (2023): 105586., 2023)

  Conservation agriculture with trees (CAWT) is one of the best-bet strategies for enhanced soil quality under extensive and intensive smallholder farming. CAWT is an agroforestry system that integrates legume trees and shrubs ...
• Efficacy of Bomas (Kraals) in Mitigating Livestock Depredation in Maasai Mara Conservancies, Kenya 

  Wakoli, Elizabeth; Syallow, Dorothy Masiga; Sitati, Evans; Webala, Paul W.; Ipara, Hellen; Finch, Tabitha (Conservation, 2023-03-07)

  Livestock depredation is a major conservation challenge globally, causing significant economic losses to pastoralists and threatening large carnivore species outside protected areas. Our study investigated the temporal ...
• Scaling Up Training in Forestry and Environmental Courses in Kenya: Reflection on Challenges and Opportunities in Newly Established Universities 

  Hitimana, Joseph; Koech, Erick; Sirmah, Peter; Owiti, Zablone; Sitienei, Anne; Wachiye, Sheila; Apudo, Musa (Commission for University Education, 2018)

  The period 2011-2012 observed expanded University education in Kenya. Some newly established Universities launched curricula and training in forestry, agroforestry and other environmental courses which are universally ...
• Challenges Affecting the Adoption of Agroforestry Practices around Chepalungu Forest in Bomet County, Kenya 

  Masibo, Monica Mbatha; Hitimana, Joseph; Yegon, Ann Sitienei; Owino, Yuda Odongo (Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports, 2018)

  Anthropogenic activities around Chepalungu forest has lead to its reduction in size and has resulted in its degradation. Continued dependency on this forest may result in its total depletion despite its high biological ...
• Yield Response of Tea to Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Timbilil Tea Estate in Kericho, Kenya 

  Boiwa, Mercy Chepkorir; Sitienei, Ann (International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB), 2018)

  Poor crop productivity, high cost of inorganic fertilizers and low crop response to inorganic fertilizers are major problems that affect sustainability of crop production in Kenya. Application of inorganic fertilizers ...
• Water Resource Management Approaches for Sustainable Development in Kipkelion West SubCounty, Kenya 

  Anne, Sitienei (International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 2020)

  Although water is an important resource, it is threatened by anthropogenic activities both nationally and globally. Therefore, the present study sought to establish management strategies used in water resource management ...
• Effectiveness of Soil Erosion Monitoring Strategies in Kuresoi South, Kenya 

  Baliach, Chepkirui Gloria; Sitienei, Anne (International Journal of Current Science Research and Review, 2022-05)

  Soil erosion is still one of the most important land problems and it is linked to land use and land cover changes. To mitigate against this, there has been an effort to transfer the management of natural resources to ...
• Prevalence, Severity and Causative Agents of Dieback in Calotropis procera in Semi-Arid Regions of Kenya 

  Mandila, Brexidis; Odhiambo, Kenneth; Muchugi, Alice; Nyamai, Daniel; Musyoka, Damaris (Journal of Natural Sciences, 2020-06)

  Calotropis procera has a great potential for domestication and commercialization in Kenya for fibre production. However, the shrub experiences dieback condition caused by unidentified fungi. This makes it difficult ...
• Prevalence and Adoption of Agroforestry Technologies and Practices in Semi-Arid Regions of West-Pokot County, Kenya 

  Mandila, B.; Hitimana, J; Kiplagat, A.; Mengich, E.; Wekesa, T. (Research Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, 2015-06-05)

  Apart from being few, studies on agroforestry in ASALs have failed to consider different categories of farmers depending on the number of years they have practiced the technology. This has led to scanty information to ...
• Domestication and Survival of Selected Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Chapereria Division West Pokot County Kenya 

  Maina, Peris Nyambura; Mandila, Brexidis (Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports, 2019)

  Depletion of medicinal plant species as a result of over over-extraction in their natural habitats will have detrimental effects on the livelihood of the locals that herbal medicine is part and parcel of their health ...
• Edaphic and Climatic Factors Affecting Phenology of Naturally Growing Calotropis procera in Semi-arid Regions of Kenya 

  Mandila, Brexidis; Odhiambo, Kenneth; Muchugi, Alice; Nyamai, Daniel; Gachuiri, Agnes (Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 2021)

  Background and Objective: Cultivating Calotropis procera for fiber supply to the textile industry can improve the livelihoods of communities in arid and semi-arid regions. This study determined edaphic and climatic factors ...
• Ethnobotany of pokot communities on bamboo species in the dryland areas of West Pokot County, Kenya 

  Mandila, Brexidis; Namaswa, Timothy (Journal of Bamboo and Rattan, 2023-01-24)

  Communities in dryland areas of West Pokot in Kenya rely on fragile degraded ecosystems that have led to famines, low productivity and income. Although cultivating bamboo provides solutions to part of these problems, ...
• Assessing the Demand for Improved Cook Stoves among Low Income Households in Kenya: Case of Baringo and West Pokot Counties 

  Kisiangani, Benjamin; Okoti, Michael; Mutembei, Henry; Wamalwa, Patrick; Mandila, Brexidis (2022)

  In recent years, clean and improved cooking solutions have significantly evolved globally, generating an attractive market opportunity for enterprises engaging in the provision of innovative cooking appliances, fuels, ...
• Cost-Benefit Analysis of Agroforestry Technologies in Semi-Arid Regions of West-Pokot County, Kenya 

  Mandila, B.; Hitimana, J.; Kiplagat, K.; Mengich, E.; Namaswa, T. (East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 2016)

  West-Pokot County, Kenya experiences harsh arid and semi-arid climatic conditions associated with high poverty indicators. To alleviate poverty, Non-Governmental Organizations initiated projects to promote agroforestry in ...

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