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Item Netherlands Support to the National Agricultural Research Project Phase II (1994-2000)(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 1994-2000) Kooijman, M.; Mukisira, E. A.; Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteThe Government of the Netherlands has supported agricultural research in Kenya over the last 35 years in one way or another. After the re-organisation of the Kenyan agricultural research system in late 1980s the support of the Government of the Netherlands in agricultural research and development in Kenya was consolidated under the re-organised Kenya Agricultural Research Institute. The first phase of this support ended in 1995 and a follow-on second phase started immediately. While the first phase was implemented through several backstopping institutions of the Netherlands, the second phase was implemented through one backstopping institution - the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT). The previous focus of the second phase was to support development and dissemination of appropriate technologies in specific priority areas. While disciplinary-wise the second phase support took over the same areas as the second phase, the management and methodology were quite different. The second phase focused more on adaptive research and participatory methodologies involving as many stakeholders as practically possible. The support was more on a regional basis focusing in the Coastal region, Western Kenya and Eastern midlands.Item Proceedings of the First Inter-African Plant Nematology Conference Held at East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organisation, Kikuyu, Kenya. From October 24th to 28th, 1960(East African Agricultural and Forestry Research Organization, 1960) East African Agriculture and forestry Research Organisation; Russell, E.W.; WHITEHEAD, A.G.; LEDGER, M.A.; East African Agriculture and forestry Research OrganisationThe First Inter-African Plant Nematology Conference was attended by delegates from Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Congo (formerly Belgian), Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Union of South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and the United States of America. The Conference was composed of plant nematologists, plant pathologists and representatives of Shell Chemicals Ltd., and the Shell Development Co., California Fisons Pest Control Ltd., Dow Agrochemicals Ltd. and African Explosives and Chemical Industries Ltd. Two agriculturists were also present Dr. Russell opened the Conference by welcoming all delegates to the Muguga headquarters of E.Α.A.F.R.O. He explained that Ε.A.A.F.R.O. was the central agricultural research facility for Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Zanzibar so that problems of common importance to the East African territories were investigated, rather than local problems and E.A.A.F.R.O. was only involved in advisory work when asked by the territories. Clearly plant parasitic nematodes had to be studied on an inter-territorial basis and the principal object of this conference was to enable nematologists, plant pathologists and representatives of the chemical industries manufacturing nematicides to discuss methods of control relevant to Africa. Crop rotation appeared to be a promising line of approach to field control but this involved a full understanding of the host ranges of the species involved and the thorny problems of taxonomy. While chemical methods of control were already available (on a small scale and for certain valuable crops in the field) a knowledge of the practical aspects of soil fumigation was by no means general. The objects of this Conference were therefore to discuss:- 1. The problems of taxonomy of plant parasitic nematodes. 2. Nematode problems of specific crops and the damage resulting from attacks. 3. Methods of control applicable to tropical and subtropical Africa.Item Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Hazards of Agrochemicals in Developing Countries Vol I 1983(The International Conference On Environmental Hazards Of Agrochemicals, 1983) The International Conference On Environmental Hazards Of AgrochemicalsThe most important characteristic of the 1960's was the human environmental concern regarding the chemical pollution. The advancement and progress in the fields of analytical chemistry ultramicrotechniques helped in monitoring and identifying the chemical pollutants at very minute levels in various substrates in the environment including the human adipose tissue samples. The subsequent rapid progress in the fields of molecular biochemistry and biology supported the new wide and deep scope of toxicological studies of these chemical pollutants including agrochemicals and industrial wastes. This universal concern was crowned by the formation of UNEP in 1972 as one of the U.N. agencies with its headquarters at Nairobi, Kenya. This perhaps was made on purpose because of the serious problems caused by pollution particularly in the developing countries.
