ABSTRACT Women play a vital role in food production, however, little has been documented about their role in food security for their households despite their efforts in food production. The purpose of the study was to assess the role of women in household food security in Mpeketoni Location, Lamu County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to identify the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women farmers; to determine farming inputs used by women farmers; to establish the fa...
ABSTRACT The Mau Forests Complex (MFC) is considered the most important of the five main watershed areas in Kenya because of its economic, social and environmental contribution to the country. The forest is under increasing threat from irregular and ill‐planned settlements, encroachments and illegal forest resource exploitation. In recent years, the Government of Kenya (GoK) has taken significant steps towards addressing the threat of rapid ecological degradation of its forest resources. A...
ABSTRACT At a time of rising food insecurity and high rates of poverty as a result of drought, rural communities have to find alternative means of livelihoods apart from crop and livestock agriculture which are susceptible to drought. Woodcarving is one of the sole most important alternative forms of livelihood in the rural areas. Despite documented potential benefits of high value markets and value addition, wood carved products are majorly produced and marketed locally with or no value ad...
ABSTRACT Pastoralism is an important source of livelihood for many people across the world. In addition, pastoralism makes a significant contribution to Gross domestic product (GDP)in Kenya. Sixty percent of the national herd is being held by pastoralists who produce about 10 percent of Gross domestic product. Over the years pastoralism has been the main source of income for many residents of Northern Kenya; nonetheless, frequent natural and man-made disasters, restrictive policies and unfavo...
ABSTRACT Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) play an important economic role among the youth in Kenya. However, MSEs face a mixture of success and failure with past statistics indicating that three out five fail within the first few months of operation. This study sought to explore the factors influencing performance of Youth Group (YG) MSEs in Kisumu West district. The objectives of the study were: to assess the performance of MSEs undertaken by youth groups in Kisumu West district; to determ...
ABSTRACT Food insecurity is a major development problem that is caused by myriad of factors in the global, regional, national and local spheres of human life. Several efforts have been put in place to alleviate food insecurity globally, nationally and even locally. Despite these efforts, the situation continues to prevail and sometimes even increase in the contemporary human society. It is therefore imperative that food insecurity gets addressed appropriately. Small scale farmers play a vital...
Abstract This research deals with the urban fabric of the historic areas, the impact of the urban environment on this existing fabric, which carries the spirit of heritage and history through ancients. The research also deals with the urban, environmental and social problems of historical areas and the impact of these problems and failures on the urban fabric of the region. The main objective of the research; was to study the origin of the urban fabric that had existed since ancient times in...
Abstract Pressures on protected areas (PAs) in Tanzania are increasing through the extractive use by surrounding communities. Understanding how environmental reliance varies in relation to distance from PAs and in relation to household’s socio-economic characteristics is important for PAs management and decision of poverty alleviation strategies. This study therefore aimed to quantifying the reliance on cash environmental income as a share in total household income over a gradient of dist...
ABSTRACT One of the major problems confronting Enugu urban today is poor solid waste disposal practice. In spite of the efforts made by the government to address the problem, there has been no remarkable solution. This study centered on the assessment of solid waste disposal practice among neighbourhood in the study area. The aim of this study was designed to (1) Examine the methods of solid waste disposal and management practice among neighbourhood. (2) To investigate the frequency of solid...
The recent upsurge of Natural Resource Based Conflicts in Laikipia County in Northern Kenya have been linked to lack of equitable access and sharing of key resources of pasture and water found within the several large private wildlife conservancies and ranches during periods of severe drought. Peace Initiative Policy (PIP) were instituted to counter these conflicts by the government and other agencies and this study aimed at assessing the contribution of these policies on the wellbeing o...
ABSTRACT Commercially available (farmed and wild) fish in the Yola-Jimeta region, Northeastern Nigeria were investigated to find out if they present a public health threat. The fish species used for the study was catfish from the farm and the wild (Benue River) fish. The concentrations of six heavy metals were analyzed. These metals include: cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), and nickel (Ni). The metal concentrations were obtained using atomic absorption spectroph...
Oil drilling is supposed to create economic development and improvement of living standards to the people living around the mine areas through job creation, provision of education and equal sharing of the benefits from the resource. Currently, poverty levels among the locals have not improved and the effects of environmental pollution from oil firms are clearly evident, influencing the wellbeing of the community. This study sought to examine the influence of oil drilling on the wellbeing...
The European Water Framework Directive of the Year 2001 Is designed to Manage special Nature Reserve areas and Special Biodiversity In all the European Union Nations against encroachment and anthropogenic activities as regards to Industrialization, The major concentration of this directive are the water bodies i.e Rivers, Seas, ponds etc (River Elbe and River Saale) that cuts across several member nations. The Research work Is aimed at using this Water framework directive basic Instruments as...
The European Water Framework Directive of the Year 2001 Is designed to Manage special Nature Reserve areas and Special Biodiversity In all the European Union Nations against encroachment and anthropogenic activities as regards to Industrialization, The major concentration of this directive are the water bodies i.e Rivers, Seas, ponds etc (River Elbe and River Saale) that cuts across several member nations. The Research work Is aimed at using this Water framework directive basic Instruments as...
ABSTRACT Flood is a water related natural hazard that affects a wide range of human activities. In the recent past many communities in Owerri have suffered losses as a result of flood. This work utilized Remote Sensing and GIS in flood risk mapping. Data on environmental indices were integrated in a GIS to perform risk / vulnerability assessment. The flood risk map produced and the ground truthing carried out confirmed that the area with the highest flood risk is located within CBN quarters,...