Essays about: "EMBU"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word EMBU.

1. 1. Correlations related to fuel usage patterns in rural Kenya : A comparison of local surveys to facilitate future local sustainable fuel actions.

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Agnes Eklund; [2019]
   Keywords : Energy; fuel; wood; charcoal; biogas; usage patterns; local solutions; Kenya; Energi; bränsle; trävirke; kol; biogas; förbrukningsmönster; lokala lösningar; Kenya;

   Abstract : Human activities affect the climate. If the utilization of fossil and other hazardous fuel methods is eliminated, it would reduce the impact on climate change. READ MORE

3. 2. Use of Biochar Producing Cookstoves in Rural Kenya : Energy efficiency, air pollution concentrations and biochar production potential

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Siri Ranung; Jessica Ruud; [2019]
   Keywords : Biochar; improved cooking stoves; three stone open fire;

   Abstract : Household air pollution annually kills around 14 300 people in Kenya, due to the hazardous smoke of incomplete combustion coming from inefficient stoves. Exposure to this smokeleads to lethal health issues for the women and children staying in these kitchens, but the smoke also leads to a contribution to global warming. READ MORE

4. 3. Bee wax moth in Embu county, Kenya, the intruder in the hives : a study of Galleria mellonella and Achroia grisella

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Sanna Bergqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : bee wax moth; African bees; prevention; control;

   Abstract : The bee wax moth is a problematic pest that has been a problem to Kenyan bee farmers for some time now. This study has tried to answer if the observed factors affected the infestation rate of the pest. READ MORE

5. 4. Effects of different biochar application rates on soil fertility and soil water retention in on-farm experiments on smallholder farms in Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Helene Puehringer; [2016]
   Keywords : biochar; soil water retention; bulk density; macro nutrient availability; VNIR; maize cobs and stover; coffee husk;

   Abstract : Biochar is produced through pyrolysis, the thermo-chemical degradation of biomass under anaerobic or oxygen-limited conditions. Due to its properties related to surface area and porosity, bulk density, nutrient content, stability, cation exchange capacity (CEC), pH value, and carbon content, biochar has the potential to improve physical as well as chemical soil properties and thus improve crop productivity and contribute to carbon sequestration. READ MORE

6. 5. Improving small-scale agriculture and countering deforestation: the case of biochar and biochar producing stoves in Embu County, Kenya

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Anders Magnusson; [2015]
   Keywords : new agricultural innovations; Integrated Soil Fertility Management ISFM ; biochar producing stoves; Biochar; soil amendment; Kenya; deforestation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research examines the introduction and diffusion of biochar as a soil amendment and biochar producing stoves in Embu County, Kenya, together with its related socio-economic potentials and challenges. The area has seen rapid rates of deforestation together with declining soil fertility during the last couple of decades. READ MORE