Declining agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa remains a major bottleneck to the continent’s agricultural sector development. In Kenya’s semi-arid lower Eastern region, efforts have ...

Pyricularia grisea characterization is a prerequisite for species differentiation and understanding of the pathosystem, evolution and diversity of species. The aim of this study is to determine the morphological variation, ...

The study was designed to chemically characterize essential oils from Kenyan Cupressus Iusitanica, Ocimum americanum and Lippia javanica and bio-prospect for new compounds as possible biocontrol agents of insect pests. ...

tThe leaf essential oils from Cupressus lusitanica, Miller and Eucalyptus saligna, Smith obtained by hydrodis-tillation were analyzed by GC/MS and also screened for their insecticidal and repellent effects against ...

Profiling the chemical constituents of medicinal plants used in folk medicine is vital in enhancing their full exploitation and utilization in modern medicine. The objective of the study was to characterize anticancer compounds ...

This paper explores the climate change challenges, adaptation strategies and knowledge gaps in smallholderpotato production in Mauche Ward of Nakuru County, Kenya. Understanding climate change challenges is important in ...

Proven and sustainable practices like climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) need to be prioritized and promoted for uptake especially by the farmers to achieve sustainable development. These are capable of contributing ...

Purpose:To compare the levels of birth preparedness and complication readiness among women receiving group versus those receiving individual prenatal care. Methodology: A quasi-experimental study that utilized the ...

Agricultural production in Kenya is dominated by smallholder enterprises which provide up to 60% of the country’s workforce. The agrarian transition to enhance smallholder participation in neoliberal capitalistic markets ...

The present study is an attempt to study secondary school students’ academic achievement in Chemistry in relation to their scientific creativity in chemistry. Simple random sampling technique is used in the selection of ...