Maseno University Repository: Recent submissions
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The Relationship between School Burnout, Gender and Academic Achievement amongst Secondary School Students in Kisumu East Subcounty Kenya
(Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS), 2016)School burnout reduces productivity and creativity and is related to low goal progress which subsequently leads to delay in studies and low educational aspirations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence ... -
Influence of Integration of Information Communication Technology on Performance in Chemistry among Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Centre for Promoting Ideas, UK, 2019)The purpose of present research was establishing influence of Integrating Information Communication Technology (ICT) on performance in chemistry among public schools. The results showed a moderate significant positive ... -
Teachers’ Computer Capacity in Public Primary Schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya: The Case of the Digital Literacy Programme
(European Scientific Journal, 2019)Kenyan public primary schools are rapidly adopting digital technology in teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to establish teachers’ computer skills as groundwork towards the integration of laptop computers ... -
EXTENT OF USE OF ASEI-PDSI APPROACH IN TEACHING OF SCIENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS INEMUHAYA SUB-COUNTY, VIHIGA COUNTY, KENYA
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2019-10-31)Activity, Student, Experiment, Improvisation (ASEI) and Plan, Do, See, Improve (PDSI) is a pedagogical strategy advocated by Strengthening of Mathematics and Science Education (SMASE) program since 2010 to refocus the ... -
Determinants of common bean productivity and efficiency: a case of smallholder farmers in eastern Uganda
(2012)Agriculture sustains the livelihoods of about 70.8% of Ugandans, while common bean has emerged to be an important cash crop as well as a staple food for the majority of farmers and consumers. Although Uganda’s bean output ... -
An analysis of economic efficiency in bean production: evidence from Eastern Uganda
(2013)Bean has emerged to be an important cash crop as well as a staple food in Uganda; however, the country’s bean productivity per unit area cultivated has been on the decline for the past ten years. This study estimated ... -
Maize farmers perceptions towards organic soil management practices in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Maxwell Science Publication, 2013)The objective of the study was to evaluate maize farmers’ perceptions towards organic soil management practices in Bungoma County. A simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 650 smallholder farmers ... -
Genetic relatedness of Diplostomum species (Digenea: Diplostomidae) infesting nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in western Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-12-20)Diplostomum species metacercariae are trematode parasites that pose serious economic threats to aquaculture practice globally. Identification of Diplostomum at metacercariae stage has remained equivocal, hence lack of ... -
Analysis of determinants of productivity and technical efficiency among smallholder common bean farmers in eastern Uganda
(Maxwell Science Publishing, 2013-09-20)The study evaluated factors influencing bean productivity and technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in Eastern Uganda, using a stochastic frontier model and a Tobit model. Findings showed that bean productivity ... -
Disease-resistant GM cassava in Uganda and Kenya during a pandemic
(in 2015 by Banson, 27 Devonshire Road, Cambridge CB1 2BH, 2015)Originating from Latin America, the tuberous root crop cassava is now central to maintaining food security across much of tropical Africa. Cassava has been subject to a succession of pandemics, including cassava mealy bug ... -
Efficacy of synergized and non-synergized Tagetes minuta methanol extract in controlling Periplaneta americana within households
(Malhotra Publishing House, 2015)In this study, comparative analysis of Sesamum indicum L. oil synergized and non-synergized methanol extract of the T. minuta were assayed against P. americana collected from households within Maseno Division, Kenya. The ... -
Demand for agricultural extension services among small-scale maize farmers: Micro-level evidence from Kenya
(Routledge, 2015-03-15)Purpose: The objective of the study was to determine the level and determinants of demand for extension services among small-scale maize farmers in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach: Based on an exploratory research design, ... -
Economics of Weather Index-based Insurance: Analysis of Smallholder Farmers' Preferences and the Impact of Insurance on Productivity in Kenya
(Goettingen, 2016)Climatic risks are a major challenge for rural communities, especially those whose livelihoods directly depend on agriculture. Weather extremes affect crop productivity not only through the direct relationship between ... -
Weather index insurance, agricultural input use, and crop productivity in Kenya
(GlobalFood Discussion Papers, 2017)Weather risk is a serious issue in the African small farm sector, which will further aggravate due to climate change. Farmers typically react by using low amounts of agricultural inputs. Low input use can help to minimize ... -
Antimicrobial activities of microorganisms obtained from the gut of Macrotermes michaelseni in Maseno, Kenya
(Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, 2015-11)The gut of termites is a major source of termicin and spinigerin antibiotics. The termite gut thus presents a novel habitat for searching new antibiotic producing isolates. The objective of this study was to investigate ... -
Are Base of Pyramid (BoP) Consumers Willing to Pay for Nutritious Foods? Evidence from Kenya and Uganda
(2018)The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) consumers living in the urban informal settlement of developing countries spend over 60% of their income on food, yet malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency remains widespread among this ... -
An Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment for Adoption of Varieties in Uganda and Kenya
(Adv in Nutr Fd Sci: ANAFS-101, 2018)Cassava is a major staple in Sub-Sahara Africa, securing several households against food poverty and hunger. However like other tropical crops, cassava is susceptible to diseases, thus threatening millions with food ... -
An Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment for Adoption of Transgenic Cassava Varieties in East Africa
(2018-03-29)Cassava has been a major staple in Sub-Sahara Africa for generations, securing several households against food poverty and hunger. However like other tropical crops, cassava has been susceptible to various pests and ... -
Isolation and Identification by Morphological and Biochemical Methods of Antibiotic Producing Microorganisms from the gut of Macrotermes michaelseni in Maseno, Kenya
(Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, 2016-01)The major gut microflora colonizing the hind gut of higher termites, include morphologically diverse microorganisms. The objective of this study was to identify by morphological and biochemical methods of the antibiotic ... -
Small farmers’ preferences for weather index insurance: insights from Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2018-12-01)Background Smallholder farmers in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to climate shocks but often lack access to agricultural insurance. Weather index insurance (WII) could reduce some of the problems associated ...