School of Science and Technology: Recent submissions
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An Evaluation of the Factors Influencing Coffee Production and Farmer Incomes in the Highlands of Mount Kenya
(KeMU, 2007-05)Kenyan farmers face a lot of challenges in production and marketing of coffee. A field study was carried out in three districts in the highlands of Mount Kenya, a region which produces about 80% of the national coffee ... -
Socio-Economic and Related Technological Factors Influencing Productivity in the Smallholder Sub-Sector of the Kenya Tea Industry: A Case Study of Nandi District
(KeMU, 2007-06)Tea continues to be one of the main foreign exchange earners in the Kenyan economy and the industry employ 75% of the rural population. It is composed of the large scale sub sector owned by the multinationals and the ... -
Effects of Food Safety and Quality Standards on Smallholder Vegetable Farming in Meru Central District ,Kenya
(KeMU, 2007-06)Household interviews were conducted during the months of May to September 2006 covering eighty-five smallholder farmers operating in major vegetable growing areas of Meru Central District. The study was conducted to find ... -
Relationship between Agricultural Practices and Incidence of Malaria in Small-Scale Farming Sector: Case Study of Meru Central District, Kenya
(KeMU, 2007-06)Abstract. A field study was carried out to investigate the relationship between incidence of malaria and agricultural practices in small-scale sector in three ecological zones of Meru Central District. Ninety farmers ... -
Social Economic and Environmental Impact of Community Based Small Holder Irrigation: A Case Study of Kabaru Location, Nyeri
(KeMU, 2007-06)A field survey was carried out to establish the socio economic and environmental impact of community based smallholder irrigation in Kabaru a semi-arid region in the leeward side of Mount Kenya. The broad premise is that ... -
Household Food Security and Coping Strategies among Pastoralist in Mandera County
(KeMU, 2016-06)This study focuses on causes of household food insecurity and coping strategies among households in Mandera County which has the highest percentage of food insecure households in Kenya. The study looks at the causes of ... -
Processing, Blending and Utilization of Cassava Flour in Kilifi District of Coast Province of Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-06)Cassava is ranked second after maize in importance as a food crop and second as root crop after Irish potatoes, in Kenya. The crop is grown throughout Kenya and utilization is mostly through roasting and boiling of fresh ... -
A Framework for Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation Based on Key Success Factors in Kenya: A Case of Kenya Insurance Sector Organizations.
(KeMU, 2018-09)This thesis aimed to presents a framework for Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation among the Kenyan Insurance Industry, it reviewed the Critical Success Factors and analysis the relationships between success ... -
A Bio-Data Privacy Protection Framework for the Telecommunications Industry.
(KeMU, 2018-10)Telecommunications are since long subject to privacy discussions, not so much for questions about the ringing phone but for the sensibility of the information that can be extracted from telephone services. It is against ... -
Factors Contributing to Cyber Security Framework in Kenya: A Case Study of Kenyan Telecommunications Companies.
(KeMU, 2018-09)Modern days have seen an uncontrolled increase in cybercrime, targeting both developing and developed countries and more so the telecommunications sectors. Unfortunately, Cybersecurity frameworks, used by organizations to ... -
Effect of Spacing and Fertilization Regime on Gadam Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor) Growth and Yield in Mbeere South
(KeMU, 2016-07)An experiment was carried out in two sites namely: Machang’a Secondary School Farm, and in a nearby former KARI site about a kilometer apart, all in Kiritiri division - Mbeere South Sub-County, 10 and 11km southeast of ... -
An Evaluation of Yield Response of Four Sweet Potato Varieties(Ipomea Batatas) at Different Phosphorus Application Rate in Galole Division of Tana River County
(2016-07)Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam) belongs to the family convolvulaceae (morning¬glory) order Polemoniales. Worldwide, sweet potato is the sixth most important food crop after rice, wheat, potatoes, maize, and cassava ... -
Effect of Commercial Feeds on the Performance of Different Ecotypes of Indigenous Chicken
(KeMU, 2016-06)The experiment was conducted to determine whether plumage colour has any genetic advantage on indigenous chicken (Gallus domesticus) growth rate. Over 70% of indigenous chicken are reared on free-range. Farmers spend very ... -
Effect of Planting Time on the Growth and Yield of Three Cowpea Cultivars in Makindu Ward of Makueni County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2016-07)The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) crop is valued for its multiple uses as food, fodder, green manure, and as cover crop for conservation agriculture, weed and soil erosion control. It improves the soil fertility through ... -
The Effect of Plant Growth Enhancers and Di-Ammonium Phosphate on Performance of Gadam Sorghum in Nyeri County
(KeMU, 2016-07)Africa’s low agricultural productivity has many causes, including scarce and scant knowledge of improved practices, low use of improved seed, low fertilizer use, unfavorable weather conditions, inadequate irrigation, pests ... -
Effect of Phosphate Fertilizer Rates on Cowpea Planted at Three Different Spacing Intervals in Tana River County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2016-07)Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a major source of dietary protein for both humans and animals in many parts of the world along tropical and sub-tropical belt. Annual world production was estimated at 3.3 million tons of grain ... -
Effect of NPK Fertilizer Rates and Leaf Harvesting Intensity on Leaf and Fruit Yield of Dual Purpose Pumpkin
(KeMU, 2016-07)Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) is a dual purpose vegetable in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is grown for its fruits and leaves which are a source of nutrition and income. This has led to high demand of this plant hence need of ... -
Evaluation of the Effect of Phosphorus Fertilizer and Plant Density on the Growth and Yield of Finger Millet in Mabera, Kuria West District.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an important nutritional and economic crop that contributes greatly to income and food security of the smallholder farmers in rural areas in sub-Sahara Africa. The production of this ... -
Effects of Plant Population and Different Levels of Phosphorus on Seed Yield of Spider Plant (Cleome Gynandra) in Vihiga County.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Cleome gynandra has common names as African cabbage, spider flower, spider wisp, cat's whiskers which is an erect herbaceous biannual herb with hairy, often stems colour ranging from purple to cream and many branches growing ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation of ICT Systems in Public Secondary Schools in Thika.
(KeMU, 2016-06)This thesis sought to investigate factors influencing implementation of ICT systems in Thika West public secondary schools. This would help to improve quality of education in terms of learning materials utilization in ...
