[PDF] Top 20 Effects of Climate Variability on Maize Yield in Matungulu West, Machakos County Kenya

... the maize crop is more vulnerable and nothing short of enough water shall sustain its ...that Kenya is 82% dry thus getting even the salty/brackish water for irrigation then liming the soils after some time ... See full document

... Research has shown that soil nutrient depletion with insufficient replacement of macro- nutrients removed from the soil is a major problem in low income countries. It is a fundamental biophysical constraint to steady ... See full document

... The study was conducted at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) – Katumani(1º35'S: 37º14'E) in Machakos County. The area is located at the semi- arid zones of Eastern Kenya. The site ... See full document

... the effects of rainfall and temperature adversely affect to maize and beans production in Oloolua ...The effects are significant and positive for all ...against climate data except for minimum ... See full document

... Abstract:- Climate variability is a major constraint in the attainment of food security among households in water-stressed ...by climate change and its effects on rainfall amounts and ... See full document

... that maize yields were declining at high levels in Machakos County followed by Kitui, Mwingi, and Makueni ...The maize yields Z -values and thus the effect of climate was predominately ... See full document

... The climate data was a representative of the most recent average climate in the study region and the 30 years’ span was sufficient duration to encompass a range of significant weather anomalies that have ... See full document

... Licensed under Creative Common Page 453 cooperative society that they consider inefficiently and poorly managed. Further, the results show that, the first preference option would be to process and add value to their ... See full document

... the county government on machakos effort to provide more garden and street seats for ...in Machakos, which could be attributed to the fact that Machakos has fewer and smaller public open ... See full document

... in Machakos Sub-County of Machakos County, ...Sub- County were; WRMA, NEMA, CAAC, Tana- Athi WSB, SHGs, MWSCO, WRUAs, TARDA and private water service ... See full document

... in Machakos County was influenced by many socio- economic benefits associated to the activity which included; the provision of employment, generation of income and infrastructural ...negative effects ... See full document

... higher yield per small land size (Salami et ...western Kenya for instant, Jerneck and Olsson (2014) found that agroforestry fails to be taken up by poor farmers whose main priority is to get food on the ... See full document

... in climate variability, the stresses are expected to increase in magnitude, further depressing dairy productivity levels (Bebe et ...2013). Climate variability is also likely to affect dairy ... See full document

... in Kenya and a knowledge gap that should be addressed, particularly how each stage of growth of coffee has been affected, spread of pests and diseases associated with erratic rainfall conditions, dry spells and ... See full document

... in Kenya have concentrated in Nairobi on informal settlements of Kibera and Mathare, Central and Western ...in Machakos County which is predominantly rural with high poverty index (Kenya ... See full document

... whole West African domain were positive, with consistent links in subregions 3 and 4 between December and ...between climate variabil- ity in subregions 3 and 4 and the ENSO mechanism (Jan- icot et ... See full document

... Irrigation water quality is a key environmental issue faced by the agricultural sector [3]. Agricultural practices with agrochemicals result to chemical pollution of water bodies and over time cumulative effects ... See full document

... To ensure that the effect of rainfall variability on maize yield is reduced and maize and indeed crop yield is generally enhanced at the study area, the following has been recommended: [r] ... See full document

... The goal of the study was to assess and determine secondary school pupils' understanding of environmental management concepts infused in the Secondary School Curriculum in Kenya, and how[r] ... See full document

... of climate change on livestock production system and the strategies employed by the pastoralists in Maikona location of Marsabit County to cope with the ...of climate parameters (rainfall and ... See full document