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Displaying 161 - 165 of 298Agricultural Land Management for Sustainable Development in Rural Kenya
Land is one of the most important naturaE resources for the creation of wealth in many societies. Its ownership and control brings economic power, which in turn, is often the basis for social and polifical power Unlike other factors of production such as labour and capilal, land is in fixed supply. Of the total land area of Kenya of 56.9 million hectares, more than 90 percent is agricultural land. Over 80 percent of this land is categorized as Arid and Semiarid land where about 25 percent of the total population resides and over 50 percent of the total livestock is produced.
Traditional strategies used by pastoralists to cope with la nina induced drought in Kajiado, Kenya
Pastoralists traditionally relied on herd mobility to cope with drought. In the pastoral areas of Kajiado,
Kenya this strategy is now threatened by increased individual land ownership as compared to
communal access. Drought frequency as related to El-Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is
predicated to increase with climate change. The aim of the study was investigate the use of herd
mobility strategy in the ENSO related 1999/2000 la Nina induced drought under different land tenure
Effects of land use change on soil qualities in Sasumua catchment
Sustainability of natural resource base is dependent on good land management. Land use change
from forest to agricultural land can endanger sustainability of soil productivity if not well
managed. Effects of land use change from forest to annual crop cultivation and grazing on soil
qualities were investigated in Sasumua catchment with the aim of (a) determining the changes in
selected physical and chemical qualities (b) establishing how various soil quality indicators vary
Effects Of Land Use Change On Soil Qualities In The Sasumua Catchment Of Tana River Drainage System In Nyandarua District, Kenya
Effects of land use conversion from forest (F) to annual crop cultivation (AC) and grazing land (LG) on soil qualities were investigated in Sasumua catchment with the aim of (a) determining the changes in selected physical and chemical qualities (b) establishing how various soil [1]quality indicators varied with different land management practices and (c) developing the minimum data set for determination of soil health.
Rahani: A Unique Commercial Land Tenure Arrangement Amongst the Digo of Kenya's Coast
Land ownership, distribution, utilisation and exchange amongst the Oigo people of Kenya's lower Coast is done through both formal systems and informal
arrangements. 'Rahani'is an informal arrangement that allows landowners to rent out their excess or idle land at a price over an uncertain duration. Using
data from several classes of respondents, this paper found that landowners practice 'rahani'to get quick money to attend to immediate domestic, personal