Essays about: "central Kenya highlands"

Found 2 essays containing the words central Kenya highlands.

1. 1. The effect of push-pull management and different fertilization strategies on maize crop yield in central Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Swedish Biodiversity Centre

   Author : Peterson Newton Muchiri Njeru; [2009]
   Keywords : Soil fertility; central Kenya highlands; manure; fodders; fertilizer; smallholder farmers; ‘push-pull’; monoculture; Kenya;

   Abstract : The high population pressure in central Kenya has lead to continuous cultivation with minimal application of nutrient, resulting in nutrient depletion. A study was conducted to determine the effect of 'Push-pull' (intercropping maize with desmodium and napier grass) strategy management and nitrogen application on maize grain yield and soil fertility on smallholder farmer’s fields in three districts of central Kenya highlands. READ MORE

3. 2. The Mau Mau and the Nation State -Speaking about history in contemporary Kenyan politics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mia Olsson; [2006]
   Keywords : nation state; Mau Mau; ethnic politics; discourse; Multi party democracy; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This essay examines contemporary political discourses about the Mau Mau insurgence, which took place in Kenya in 1952-1960. During the Mau Mau, the people living in the Central Highlands region, mainly of the Kikuyu ethnic group rebelled against colonial rule. READ MORE