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Agronomic biofortification from a stakeholder's viewpoint: evidence from studies on iodine‐enriched foods in Uganda
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2020-03-31)
This chapter provides an overview of two case studies that examine stakeholder reactions toward iodine biofortification in Uganda. The first case applies the protection motivation theory and evaluates the intention of ...
Moderating effect of tourism business networks on tourism backward linkage with local micro and small enterprises in Kisumu County.
(Ottoman: Journal of Tourism and Management Research, 2020)
The study aimed to establish whether the effect of physical location and type of tourism enterprises enterprises Subject Category: Institutions and Organisations
see more details, on extent of tourism backward linkage ...
DETERMINANTS OF SALE RESPONSE PROBABILITY AND TOURISM BACKWARD LINKAGE WITH LOCAL MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES OF KISUMU COUNTY–KENYA
(Journal of Tourism Management Research, 2020)
Contribution/Originality: The papers primary contribution is the finding that location of tourism enterprises affect tourism backward linkage with local economy and local sale response probability is enhanced mainly by ...
Analysis of extent of credit access among women farm-entrepreneurs based on membership in table banking (TB)
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021)
Purpose
Inadequate finance is considered a major factor limiting the growth of small-scale women-owned farm enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. Women empowerment programs such as table banking (TB) and women enterprise ...
Field Characterization of Partial Resistance to Gray Leaf Spot in Elite Maize Germplasm
(The American Phytopathological Society, 2020)
Forty-eight inbred lines of maize with varying levels of resistance to gray leaf spot (GLS) were artificially inoculated with Cercospora zeina and evaluated to characterize partial disease resistance in maize under field ...
Determinants of side selling behaviour in emerging sorghum supply chains in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Cogent, 2022)
Vertical coordination in agriculture has received popularity in recent
years. They have emerged to transform farm enterprises from subsistence farming
to commercially oriented production. Despite the importance attached ...
Cloud Computing Adoption by Public Hospitals in Kenya A Technological, Organisational and Behavioural Perspective
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2020)
Cloud computing has emerged as a technological
paradigm to reduce Information Technology costs, foster
collaboration while increasing productivity, availability,
reliability, flexibility and minimizing response times. ...
The social and economic diversity of the coffee-banana farming system and technology uptake in Central Uganda
(American Journal of Agricultural Research, 2021)
Food systems of the future that will guarantee food and nutrition
security of millions of poor farming households will have to be
both economically and socially diverse. Diversity of farming systems acts as a catalyst ...
Mineral nutrient uptake of maize and banana in an intercrop with agroforestry tree species in Vihiga County, Kenya
(IAR Journal of Agriculture Research and Life Sciences, 2021)
Western Kenya faces high population pressure and this has increased
demand for food. Smallholder farmers in the region have been forced to practice
poor farming practices such as continuous cultivation and clearing of ...
The effectiveness of local strains of Fusarium oxysporium f. Sp. Strigae to control Striga hermonthica on local maize in western Kenya
(Food Science & Nutrition, 2020-06-03)
Striga hermonthica weed infestation continues to persist among smallholder poor farmers in Kenya who depend on traditional maize (Zea mays L.) seeds for their livelihood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ...