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Item Integrated Helminth control. KARI Technical Note No. 2(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 0000) Kenya Agricultural Research Institute; Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteEvery animal is infected with worms. How these affect the animal and whether they are important depends on: 1. The type of worm 2. The number of worms present 3. The species and breed of animal 4. The age of the animal 5. The nutritional status of the animal 6. The amount of previous exposure the animal has experiencedItem Highlights of Achievements In 50 Years of Agricultural Research(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 0000) Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteKenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARl) was established through the Science and Technology Act (Cap 250) of 1979. Under this Act, KARl was given the mandate to conduct research in agriculture and veterinary sciences. The institute co-operates with organizations and institutions of higher learning in capacity building programmes on matters relevant to advancing research technologies and innovations; liaises with other re earch bodies within and outside Kenya carrying out similar research and disseminate research findings using several channels and extension providers.Item KARI Annual Report 1992 Naivasha(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 60) Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteThe Dairy Cattle Research Section (DCRS) is situated at the Lower Farm (567 ha) of the National Animal Husbandry Research Centre adjacent to the main road and railway line between Naivasha and Gilgil. The farm is 6 km from Naivasha along Nairobi - Nakuru highway.Item Ministry Of Agriculture ILRI Collaborative Research Project Report May 1997(Ministry of Agriculture, 94) Kenya Agriculture Research InstituteGratitude is expressed to all of the Kiambu District staff of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) who contributed to this study. Acknowledgement is also made of important assistance from the Animal Production office of MoA Headquarters, the Central Province and Nairobi Provincial MoA offices, the KARI National Agricultural Research Centre at Muguga, the National Veterinary Research Centre and the office of Animal Production at KARI Headquarters.Item Kenya Agricultural Research Strategy And Plan(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 478) Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteIt is widely accepted that no agricultural research system in any country, however well funded and organized, can attempt to solve all the problems affecting agricultural production. Certainly not in a developing country such as Kenya where there is a mosaic of different agro-ecological zones, a limited area of high and medium potential land, rapid degradation of resources in the semi-arid and arid areas, a changing agricultural tenure situation, and a very rapidly increasing population. Under these circumstances, priorities for agricultural research must be established and available resources allocated to the solution of those problems that will contribute most to the overall development objectives of the nation.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1907-1908(Ministry of Agriculture, 1908) Ministry of AgricultureThe past season has been one of the busiest in the history of this branch of the service. In the endeavour not only to prevent the introduction of disease by imported stock but to control the diseases existent in the country, the services of the small staff has been severely taxed. The work performed during the year is clearly set forth in the accompanying report by the Chief Veterinary Officer.Item Department Of Agriculture-Research Division-Plant Breeding Station Njoro(Ministry of Agriculture, 1908) Ministry of AgricultureThis compendium has boon prepared by Section Heads and Officers in charge of research units of the Department of Agriculture. It is intended to be a guide to the research work which is in progress at present and the places where this work is being conducted. Each officer 1.'1ho has contributed has outlined the part which his unit plays in the Implementation of the overall research plan and some of the achievements of his unit since it began.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1908-1909(Department of Agriculture, 1908/1909) Department of AgricultureThe past season has been of a somewhat varied character. In the agricultural districts of the highlands, as also in the Nandi, the Kavirando, the Kericho and the Kisii reserves, the rains, both in what are known as" the long and the short rainy seasons, have been abundant and there have been good harvests of all crops. In fact the year has been one of the most bounteous within the experience of settlers and natives in these parts of the Proteotorate. On the Coast Belt the returns have not been so favourable. For the second year in succession there has been a shortage of rainfall, and it is estimated that the cotton yield, mainly owing to unfavourable climatic conditions, will not be more than one-third of an average crop. Though other annual crops have not suffered to the same extent, the Coast Belt returns are disappointing, and there has been a shortage of posha. Fibre and rubber plants have, however, held their own, and planters on the coast and in the low middle districts are hopeful as regards these new industries.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1909-1910(Department of Agriculture, 1910) Department of AgricultureAgriculture is everywhere a complex and difficult branch of industry, and it is especially so in a young country with little or no data, past experience or lore to work upon, and our pioneer settlers like those who have settled in most other Colonies have in consequence suffered heavily. During the last four years, however, certain valuable data have been collected with respect to climatic conditions, the suitability or otherwise of various crops for particular districts, the diseases and pests affecting stock and crops, and the year under review shows a slow, steady and certain movement forward in many branches of farming.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1910-11-12(Department of Agriculture, 1910/11/12) Department of AgricultureOne Veterinary Officer, Mr. A.T Crowther, has been attached to the Laboratory for the past two months and is now proceeding to Gilgil to conduct an investigation into a disease of Sheep which causes serious losses in some flocks. In the year early stages of Institutions like this, lack of necessities, and the difficulty of enjoying any real organisation are handicaps which seriously militate against the obtaining of accurate results. I trust the present report will demonstrate that these Officials have not permitted any such obstacles to stand in the way of the proper performance of work, much of which has been of a nature outside their ordinary duties. For the carrying on of the work demanded the strain on the staff has been considerable, (especially has this been the case with Mr. Galway, the necessity for maintaining accurate records of the numerous animals being apparent. It is a very great pleasure to record the hard and good work which all have performed during their respective periods at the Labaratory. Sanction has been obtained for the erection in the course of the coming year, of suitable accommodation for assistants, the distance from Nairobi making it impractical for them to live in town, and the climatic conditions during the rainy seasons render continuous tent life most unpleasant.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1911-1912(Department of Agriculture, 1911/1912) Department of AgricultureThe hopeful feeling expressed in the reports of last year and those of previous years still continues. A noticeable feature during the year 1911-1912 has been the great increase in the number of settlers with large means, who are also men of experience in agricultural pursuits. It is to men of this class the Protectorate must look for rapid development and consequent advancement.Item Annual Report of the Department Of Agriculture,Nairobi : British East Africa, For 1912-1913(Department of Agriculture, 1912/1913) Department of Agriculture; The Department of Agriculture, Nairobi : British East AfricaThe feature of the year has been the sub-division and sale of portions of many of the larger estates creating a number of smaller farms. This was in part due to the fact that no Crown land was allotted during the year, but probably more because agricultural data which has now been accumulated indicates that such crops as coffee, wattle, sisal, etc., can be grown with profit on much smaller areas than those originally granted to settlers by the Government.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1913-1914(Department of Agriculture, 1913/1914) Department of AgricultureThe year can be characterised as one of conspicuous development in nearly all branches of farming. The prosperity or the Protectorate depends mainly on its agricultural resources, agriculture being the chief, if not the only, industry of any importance. Its resources have now been developed to that extent that it seems desirable at this stage to (a) review its progress from the beginning of the past eight years, the data when the Protectorate began to be considered a practical proposition for settlement, and (b) to remark on the future possibilities and on the future development of its natural resources and potentialities, in other words to consider the Protectorate's undeveloped wealth.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1914-1915(Department of Agriculture, 1914/1915) Department of AgricultureIn my annual report for the year 1913-1914 I summarized the advancement of the Industries of Agriculture and Stock Breeding in the East Africa Protectorate over a period of seven years. I am glad to say that the year under review was one of steadily increased prosperity. The available statistics for the year do not bear out this statement, but it must be remembered that the abnormal conditions resultant on the outbreak of the war in August 1914 rendered such statistics unrepresentative of the real progress of the Country. The Continental markets became, in many instances, closed to would be exporters, whilst increased freight if and Insurance to cover war risks on exportable commodities seriously handicapped the export tradeItem Annual Report Of The Agricultural Department For The Year 1916(Ministry of Agriculture, 1916) Ministry of AgricultureI have honour to submit herewith my report of the Agricultural Department for the year ending 31st March, 1916, together with the reports of the Chiefs of the various Divisions of the Department.Item Department of Agriculture, BRITISH EAST AFRICA: Annual Report 1916-1917(Department of Agriculture BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1916/1918) Department of Agriculture BRITISH EAST AFRICA; Department of Agriculture BRITISH EAST AFRICAThe original or native cattle belong to the Zebu or humped race of the bovine species. In the hands of the Native tribes the breed has been• kept pure, but little or no selection has been practiced and with much inbreeding the herds have in many instances deteriorated.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1917-1918.(Department of Agriculture, 1917/1918) Department of AgricultureI have the honour to submit my Annual Report of the Agricultural Department for the year ending 31st March, Hills, together with reports of the Chiefs of Divisions and certain in other Officers of the Department. The past year has been one of the most trying on record for the Agricultural Community during the history of the Protectorate. This has been due to a number of causes, among which the following may be enumerated:- (1) The continued absence in connection with war duties of many of the country's most important farmers and planters, the resulting loss of man-power and energy which would have been devoted to development is clearly to be seen on every hand.Item Colony and Protectorate of Kenya- Department of Agriculture Annual Report 1919-1920(Colony and Protectorate of Kenya - Department of Agriculture, 1919/1920) Colony and Protectorate of Kenya - Department of AgricultureThe season covered by this report was a favorable one for farming operations, good yields were obtained from the chief crops, no disease or pest, afflicted them to a, serious, degree and a good recovery was made from the effects of the exceptional drought which was experienced during the seasons immediately preceding the period under review.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1919-1920(Department of Agriculture, 1919/1920) Department of AgricultureAn important legislative measure. The Cleansing of Cattle Ordinance was introduced and dealt. Within the Legislative Council preliminary step" were taken to apply the Statistic Ordinance of 1918 in ref1pect of Agricultural, denying and pastoral pursuits, and to take the first Agricultural Census. In collaboration with the East African Agricultural and Horticultural Society an organisation dependent largely upon the assistance and effort of the Department was set up to start an East. African Stud Book.Item Department Of Agriculture Annual Report 1921(Department of Agriculture, 1921) Department of AgricultureThe unsatisfactory position referred to in my called on concerning the relationship cd' Veterinary Servic.es tc the organisation of the Department of Agriculture. The agitation was, renewed soon after my arrival in Kenya at the instance d Mr. E. Montgomery who had then been appointed Veterinary Adviser to the Uganda Protectorate, and who urged that Veterinary services should be separated from the Department• of Agriculture and cease be under the control of the Director of Agriculture. The matter was referred to a representative meeting of dock owners who with one dissentient passage a resolution expressing the opinion tha.t the Veterinary Department, should be under the control of the Director of Agriculture. A similar motion was passed by legislative Council, and after the matter had been considered by the Government and the Secretary of state, it was decided that Veterinary services should fall under the Agricultural Department.
