For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal
with the
Striga
problem. To most of them
Striga
had become a way of life and they had
given up hope.
Striga
affects their mainstay crops, which are maize, sorghum and mil-
let. After an extensive search for...
Manyong, Victor M.
,
Nindi, S.J.
,
Alene, Arega D.
,
Odhiambo, G.D.
,
Omanya, G.
,
Mignouna, H.D.
,
Bokanga, M.
,
[Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya]
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Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya
Community Based Environmental Assessment (CBEA) is an approach used to collate information in order to identify and analyze the environmental impacts of planned, on-going and completed community development activities. This study was conducted with four villages in the Kongwa and Mvomero District...
Kilemo, D.K.
,
Kerario, I.
,
Parkins, J.R.
,
Nindi, S.J.
,
[Making community based environmental impact assessment work: Case study of a Dairy Goat and Root Crop Project in Tanzania]
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Making community based environmental impact assessment work: Case study of a Dairy Goat and Root Crop Project in Tanzania
Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of Nyanza and Western provinces. Farmers perceived Striga as the major cause of pover...
Manyong, Victor M.
,
Alene, A.
,
Odhiambo, G.D.
,
Mignouna, H.D.
,
Bokanga, M.
,
Omanya, G.
,
Nindi, S.J.
,
[Livelihood strategies of resource poor farmers in strigainfested areas of western Kenya]
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Livelihood strategies of resource poor farmers in strigainfested areas of western Kenya