Documents belonging to conference "RUFORUM Second Biennial Conference, Entebbe, Uganda, 20-24 September 2010"

Title: Fumigant toxicity of five essential oil constituents against major stored-product insect pests of food grains
Author(s): Ogendo, J. O., Deng, A.L., Kostyukovsky, M., Ravid, U., Matasyoh, J.C., Omolo, E.O., Kariuki, S.T, Bett, P.K, Kamau, E. A.W.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Pests of plants, Plant diseases
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Improving soil hydrological properties of denuded semi-arid rangeland in southeastern Kenya using reseeding technology
Author(s): Mganga, K.Z., Musimba, N.K.R., Nyangito, M.M., Nyariki, D.M., Ekaya, W.N., Mwang’ombe, A. W.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Soil science and management
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Influence of soil fertility management on Striga seed bank dynamics and grain yield of sorghum in semi arid areas
Author(s): Kudra, A., Chemining’wa, G., Sibuga, K.P., Onwonga, R.N.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Crop husbandry, Soil fertility, Weeds and weed control
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: The importance of trees and shrubs as livestock feed in the arid and semi arid rangelands of Kenya: Case of Prosopis juliflora in Baringo district
Author(s): Koech, O.K., Kinuthia, R.N., Wahome, R.G., Choge, S.K., Ekaya, W.N.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Animal feeding, Forestry production, Research methods
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Effects of supplementing mesquit (Prosopis juliflora) seedpod meal on the performance of weaner Galla goats in the drylands of Kenya
Author(s): Koech, O.K., Kinuthia, R.N., Wahome, R.G., Ekaya, Wellington
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Animal feeding, Drainage, Nature conservation and land resources, Research methods
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Risk factors and socio-economic effects associated with spread of Peste des petits ruminants in Turkana district, Kenya
Author(s): Kihu, S.M., Gitau, A. N., Bebora, L.C., Njenga, J.M., Wairire, G.G.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Animal diseases, Pests of animals, Production economics
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Assessment of changes in natural resources: A participatory approach
Author(s): Baaru, M. W., Gachene, C.K.K., Onwonga, R.N., Mbuvi, J. P., Gathaara, V.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Geography, Meteorology and climatology, Nature conservation and land resources
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Assessing socio-ecological change dynamics using local knowledge in the semiarid lowlands of Baringo District, Kenya
Author(s): Wasonga, V.O., Nyariki, D.M., Kinuthia Ngugi, R.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Animal ecology, Nature conservation and land resources
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Conceptualisation and measurement challenges in modelling pastorilists’ risk and vulnerability instigated by droughts in the group ranches of Kenya
Author(s): Obudho, E., Nyariki, D.M., Njoka, J., Weke, P., Farah, K.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Animal feeding, Animal husbandry, Meteorology and climatology
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Livelihoods under climate variability and change: An analysis of the adaptive capacity of rural poor to water scarcity in Kenya’s drylands
Author(s): Mwang’omb, A.W., Ekaya, W.N., Muiru, W.M., Wasonga, V.O., Mnene, W. N., Mongare, P. N., Chege, S. W.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Meteorology and climatology, Rural sociology and social security, Water resources and management
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Validation of satellite derived rainfall estimates over Kenya
Author(s): Muigai Njoroge, E., Muthama, N. J., Ouma, G. O., Lukorito, C. B.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agriculture - General aspects, Meteorology and climatology
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Spatial variability in subterranean termite assemblage on grazing lands in semi-arid Nakasongola, Uganda
Author(s): Mugerwa, S., Nyangito, M.M., Bakuneta, C., Mpairwe, D., Zziwa, E., Nderitu, J.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Animal husbandry, Animal physiology - Nutrition, Crop husbandry, Meteorology and climatology, Pests of plants
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Enhancing the capacity of Kenya on climate risk reduction and climate change adaptation for sustainable agricultural productivity and food security
Author(s): Lukorito, C. B., Ouma, G. O.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Agriculture - General aspects, Crop husbandry, Meteorology and climatology
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Climate variability: Pastoralists’ perception, practices and enhancing adaptive pasture use for food security in Choma District, Southern Zambia
Author(s): Chibinga, O. C., Musimba, N. M., Nyangito, M., Simbaya, J.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Agriculture - General aspects, Crop husbandry, Meteorology and climatology, Rural sociology and social security
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Monitoring vegetation phenological stages using remote sensing data for pasture management in arid and semi-Arid lands of Kenya
Author(s): Ambani, M. K., Ouma, G. O., Lukorito, C. B.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Agriculture - General aspects, Meteorology and climatology, Plant ecology
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Developing capacity for implementing innovative PPR control strategies based on the epidemiology and socio-economic aspects of the disease in the East African region
Author(s): Gitao, C.G., Kihu, S.M., Bebora, L.C., Njenga, J.M., Wairire, G.G., Karimuribo, E., Singano, P., Wahome, R.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Animal diseases, Production economics
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Enhancing village chicken productivity through parasite management for effective newcastle disease vaccination in Kenya
Author(s): Bebora, L.C., Maingi, N., Nyaga, P.N., Mbuthia, P.G., Gor, C.O.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agriculture - General aspects, Animal diseases, Animal husbandry, Pests of animals
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Land cover and use changes in the rangelands of Central-Uganda: Impacts on soil quality and pasture productivity
Author(s): Zziwa, E., Kironchi, G., Gachene, C.K.K., Mpairwe, D.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Nature conservation and land resources, Soil classification and genesis, Trade, marketing and distribution
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Regeneration dynamics of woody species in degraded natural forests in western Kenya
Author(s): Otuoma, J., Kinyamario, J., Ekaya, Wellington
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Forest injuries and protection, Forestry - General aspects, Plant ecology
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses
Author(s): Mganga, K.Z., Musimba, N.K.R., Nyangito, M.M., Nyariki, D.M., Mwang’omb, A.W., Ekaya, W.N., Muiru, W.M.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Land economics and policies, Soil erosion, conservation and reclamation
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: The link between seasonal climatic variability and poverty: A case study of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Baringo District, Kenya
Author(s): Yazan Elhadi, A.M., Nyariki, D.M., Wasonga, V.O.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Agriculture - General aspects, Meteorology and climatology, Rural sociology and social security
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: The impact of climate variability and extreme weather events on gender: Gender vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies for improved household food security in Malawi
Author(s): Tasokwa Kakota, V. M., Nyariki, D.M., Mkwambisi, D., Kogi-Makau, W.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Agriculture - General aspects, Food processing and preservation, Geography, Meteorology and climatology
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Modelling the potential impact of climate change on sorghum and cowpea production in semi-arid areas of Kenya using the agricultural production systems simulator (APSIM)
Author(s): Onwonga, R.N., Mbuvi, J. P., Kironchi, G., Githinji, J.M.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Crop husbandry, Cropping patterns and systems, Meteorology and climatology
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: The implications of climate change on economic and food security in Kenya
Author(s): Musebe, I., Edriss, A., Mangisoni, J., Mbogo, J.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural economics and policies, Agricultural research, Agricultural structures, Geography, Meteorology and climatology
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Title: Climate variability and Tillage practices: Effect on soil moisture, carbon dynamics and crop productivity in semi arid Zimbabwe
Author(s): Moyo, R., Kinama, J. M., Nyagumbo, I., Onwonga, R., Keter, J.
Date: 2010
Subject Category: Agricultural research, Crop husbandry, Meteorology and climatology, Soil cultivation, Soil fertility
Catalog: RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops

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