Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), is the most important legume in pulses category of Kenya’s agricultural commodities and is second only to maize in importance as a food crop. Among the bean diseases angular leaf spot ...

This study was aimed at assessing the extent to which probiotics are used in the poultry feed industry in Kenya and their efficacies in broiler diets. In experiment 1, two surveys involving 100 Agro Vets and 36 Poultry ...

Mozzarella cheese is prepared using milk from various herbivores. Mostly, it is prepared using milk from sheep, cow and goat. However, due to consumers‘demand for healthier foods, cheese processors have been innovatively ...

Milk production in Kenya is dominated by smallholder dairy farmers who are faced with challenges on feeding dairy cows. This is generally due to inadequate and low quality feeds and high cost of inputs. Thus, utilization ...

Agriculture, urbanization and industrial activities are a threat to surface water quality. The wastes generated from these activities are discharged into rivers directly or indirectly consequently altering the physical, ...

Agrochemical industries are faced with inadequate supply of molasses that is the main raw material for ethanol production creating a need to develop an alternative feedstock. The use of sweet sorghum will alleviate the ...

Sexual and reproductive ill-health is responsible for over one-third of the global burden of disease among women of reproductive age (15-45 years). Approximately 200 million women in the developing world have an unmet ...

Biofuels made from plant sources, usually used to run in diesel engines are of two types namely bioethanol and biodiesel. Bioethanol is mostly derived from maize and sugar cane molasses, while biodiesel is derived from ...

The African catfish Clarias gariepinus is a non-native fish species to Lake Naivasha. The timing and method of its introduction into the Lake is not clearly known, but it is thought that it probably came through the inflowing ...

Armillaria root rot has been documented as one of the major diseases of tea (Camellia sinensis) that hinders successful establishment of tea when planted shortly after deforestation. Effective methods for managing the ...