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Adoption of Tree Nursery Practices as Strategic Enterprise at Millenium Villages Project, Siaya County, Kenya
(Africa Environmetal Review Journal, 2019-02)he Millenium Villages Project (MVP) in Siaya County (Kenya) was part of a cluster of villages in 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa established to catalyse the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC LINKAGES BETWEEN PROTECTED AREAS AND ECO-TOURISM PERFORMANCE IN KARURA FOREST, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Eco-tourism performance with socio-economic impact by local community in peri-urban Protected areas (PAs) presents policy challenges on management and administration. Presently PAs are affected by demographic pressure ... -
AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY TREES: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES IN KESSES AND KAPSERET SUB COUNTIES, UASIN-GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Majority of rural area communities worldwide highly depend on natural resources for their livelihood. Despite the enormous benefits of trees on farms, little is known about the social and economic perspectives that influence ... -
Benefits Flow and Utilization of Kipkunur Forest Products by Upstream and Downstream Users, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(2019)Utilization of forests resources among economic units has remained partially noticed, yet, communities living adjacent to the forests and beyond are dependent directly or indirectly for their livelihood. Unaccounted ... -
BENEFITS TO FOREST ADJACENT COMMUNITIES UNDER THE OLD (1968) AND REVISED (2005) KENYAN FOREST LAWS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Kenya reviewed its forest law in 2005, in part to enhance community participation in sustainable forest management (SFM) by enabling greater direct and indirect benefits to forest adjacent households as an incentive. Thus, ... -
Chronic Toxicity of Detoxified Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater using Photocatalytic with Cu-TiO2 Foils/Sunlight on Xenopus levies (daudin) Tadpoles
(AER Journal, 2019)Wastewater from pulp and paper mills contain refractory toxic substances with deleterious effects to aquatic organisms when discharged before proper treatment. Most of the effluent treatment technologies used by the ... -
Deconstructing innovation in the wood furniture industry in Kenya
(Journal of Forest Business Research, 2023-07)Innovation is often considered to be a critical component of enterprise competitive advantage. Continuous innovation is necessary to allow firms to better meet consumer needs, stay ahead of the competition, capitalize on ... -
DETERMINANTS OF HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF GAZZETTED GOVERNMENT FORESTS IN KEIYO NORTH SUB COUNTY OF KEIYO /MARAKWET COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2015)The devolution and decentralization of the management of state forests through the use of participatory forest management (PFM) has become a policy tool for many developing countries, Kenya included. Decentralization in ... -
Determinants of Rural Households’ Decision Making to Forgo Income for Bequeathed Woodlot in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(frica Journal of Technical & Vocational Education & Training, 2020)Forests are an important economic good in providing dependable products by rural households such as fuel wood, food supply, natural insurance and as habitat for pollinators; however, unchecked household characteristics ... -
Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud., an endangered African sandalwood tree species
(Tropical Plant Research, 2016)Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. is a multipurpose tree species widely spread in many of the sub-Saharan countries ranging from Algeria to Ethiopia all the way to South Africa. In Kenya, the species is endemic to the Arid ... -
ECO-PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF Calotropis procera IN THE SEMI-ARID REGIONS OF THARAKA AND MAKUENI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Textile industry faces fibre supply deficit that can be filled by fibre from C. procera. However, current calotrope fibre supply is unsustainable because it is collected from the wild with inadequate information on its ... -
Ecological Impacts and Management Strategies of Acacia melanoxylon Specis in the African Ecosystems
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)Alien invasive plants can alter ecosystem services, reducing biodiversity and having negative social and economic consequences. The leguminous Acacia melanoxylon is one of the most problematic acacia tree species native ... -
Ecological Knowledge of indigenous plants among the Marakwet Community (Embobut Basin), Elgeyo Marakwet County (Kenya)
(Hindawi; Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative MedicineVolume 2020,, 2020-05)TraditionalplantknowledgeandusesofmedicinalwildplantswereinvestigatedamongtheMarakwetcommunityinKenya.Datawere collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local community members. ... -
Effect of Education on ICS Adoption Level
(University of Eldoret, 2021-04)Abstract: The study investigated the influence of education levels on adoption of improved cook stoves (ICS) in Kakamega, Kisumu and Uasin Gishu counties. Sampling in stages was applied to categorize the population into ... -
EFFECTS OF HYDROGELS ON SOIL MOISTURE, NUTRIENTS AND GROWTH OF SOME AGROFORESTRY TREES IN WEST POKOT COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Studies on the effects of hydrogels on soil amendments, moisture conservation, nutrients release, availability and growth of Sesbania sesban, Cajanus cajan and Leucaena pallida in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) was ... -
Effects of Varying Storage Conditions on the Vigour of Fresh Seeds of Ekebergia capensis
(AER Journal, 2019)Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is an endangered tree species because of overexploitation and its slow regeneration rate in nature. Production of this tree is ... -
Efficient protocol of complete inventory for tree regeneration and recruitment studies over one hectare in selected tropical natural forests, Kenya
(TROPICAL PLANT RESEARCH, 2019)This study sought to establish an efficient inventory protocol to estimate regeneration stock and dynamics in natural forests. Field and computer outputs were integrated to develop complete inventory protocol for ... -
Environmental Conditions and the Growth Patterns of Acacia melanoxylon in Highland Humid Forests in North Tinderet Forest Block (Kenya)
(University of Eldoret, 2023-04)Acacia species represent one of the most important alien invasive species in many forest ecosystems. The number of quantitative studies exploring their response to environmental heterogeneity is few, especially in tropical, ... -
ESTIMATION OF ENERGY OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FOR FUELWOOD SUPPLY TO TEA FACTORIES
(2018-11-30)Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments are prominent features for wood biomass. In Kenya fuelwood remains the major supplier of energy, making its contribution to total energy supply crucial. However, there is ... -
ESTIMATION OF ENERGY OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FOR FUELWOOD SUPPLY TO TEA FACTORIES IN NANDI COUNTY (KENYA)
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments are prominent features for wood biomass. In Kenya fuelwood remains the major supplier of energy, making its contribution to total energy supply crucial. However, there ...
