Farmers' preferences for rice bean production traits in western Kenya.

Rice bean () is an important legume for food and nutritional security. However, the level of its cultivation in western Kenya, where there is a serious malnutrition challenge, is still low due to a lack of insights into its attributes. Hence, to bridge this knowledge gap, this study analyzed smallholder farmers' preferences for production traits.

The role of unregulated chicken marketing practices on the frequency of Newcastle disease outbreaks in Kenya.

In developing countries, chicken trade is characterized by complex chains comprising of many actors with limited biosecurity. This increases the spread of chicken diseases like Newcastle disease (ND). In Kenya, there is lack of uniformity in practices used in live bird markets, leading to increased disease outbreaks.

Regional impact assessment of land use scenarios in developing countries using the FoPIA approach: findings from five case studies.

The impact of land use changes on sustainable development is of increasing interest in many regions of the world. This study aimed to test the transferability of the Framework for Participatory Impact Assessment (FoPIA), which was originally developed in the European context, to developing countries, in which lack of data often prevents the use of data-driven impact assessment methods. The core aspect of FoPIA is the stakeholder-based assessment of alternative land use scenarios.

Multidrug therapy for treatment of paucibacillary leprosy in western Kenya--preliminary communications.

A prospective study is being undertaken in Western Kenya to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of WHO-MDT, while at the same time comparing it to a modified multidrug regimen, which is rifampicin 1500mg at the onset supervised, and repeated after 3 months and dapsone 100mg daily for 6 months. Preliminary analysis done on 127 cases admitted into the study are presented. The inactivity index observed between 0-12 weeks was 20% for WHO-MDT and 47% for modified-MDT (p less than 0.