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'Farming in the City of Nairobi'

, 1998
This paper describes urban farming in Nairobi, Kenya: its magnitude and characteristics, its importance for those involved, the constraints faced by urban farmers, the impact of urban farming on the environment, the legal and institutional setting, and the prospects for urban farming.
Foeken, D.W.J., Mboganie-Mwangi, A.
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The Turning Point That Didn't Turn: WTO MC14 and the Future of Global Trade

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fourteenth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé was widely framed as a pivotal moment for restoring momentum to a multilateral trading system in crisis. Drawing on participant observation and interviews conducted during the conference, this article argues that MC14 exposed both the limits of the WTO's ...
Erin Hannah, James Scott
wiley   +1 more source

Rural land rental markets in developing countries: Can survey design innovations improve land market participation statistics?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the often‐observed discrepancy between the number of tenants (renters‐in) and the much smaller number of landlords (renters‐out) in survey data. If this discrepancy derives from systematic biases in survey data responses on rental market participation, then the existing body
Gashaw T. Abate, Kibrom A. Abay, Jordan Chamberlin, Samuel Sebsibie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of occupational wellness programs on service delivery in faith-based hospitals in Nairobi metropolitan area

Journal of Science, Innovation and Creativity
This study sought to evaluate occupational wellness programmes on service delivery in faith-based hospitals in the Nairobi metropolitan area. Despite their essential role, faith-based hospitals continuously face challenges, including workforce-related ...
Beatrice Wairimu Karanja, David Gichuhi , Kellen Kiambati   +2 more
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Information flow and the adoption of soil‐improving and water conservation measures, and household welfare: Insights from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Extension services are designed to facilitate the flow of information from researchers to farmers. However, information failures continue to impede the diffusion of soil‐improving and water conservation technologies in Sub‐Saharan African countries. We use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the impact of an extension‐based campaign
Esther Gloria Mbabazi, Awudu Abdulai, Enoch M. Kikulwe, Elisabetta Gotor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Global Oral Health Research Through Community and Academic Partnerships: An Overview of the CORE Programme

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The increasing burden of oral diseases in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) and limited access to and affordability of oral care disproportionately impact disadvantaged groups. Oral health research has been dominated by professional academic perspectives with limited contribution from the communities involved. The aim of this
Carol C. Guarnizo‐Herreño, Michelle Stennett, Regina Mutave, Paulo Sávio Angeiras de Goes, Mirai Chatterjee, Manu Mathur, Abhishek Mehta, Alastair Ross, David I. Conway, Richard G. Watt   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the need for system alignment in large water infrastructure. Understanding infrastructure dynamics in Nairobi, Kenya

Water Alternatives, 2017
In this article we contribute to the discussion of infrastructural change in Africa, and explore how a new theoretical perspective may offer a different, more comprehensive and historically informed understanding of the trend towards large water ...
Pär Blomkvist, David Nilsson
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Redefining the Historical Timeline of Queer Film in South Africa: Ernest Thorp’s Nil Desperandum and South Africa’s First Queer Films

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Scholarship in queer South African cinemas is barely two decades old. As such, the general perception is that, despite the South African film industry being one of the oldest in the world, there have been very few overt depictions of same-sex sexualities
Ludwig Wagner
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Assessing and strengthening community‐based coastal governance

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community‐based coastal governance is essential for biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods, yet many communities continue to face significant challenges in establishing and sustaining effective governance systems. We sought to improve understanding of the current status of community‐based coastal governance across five countries
Mark Andrachuk, Graham Epstein, Shauna Mahajan, Zephania Arnold, Sinezio Junior, Dresy Lovasoa, Monalisa Mabandla, George W. Maina, Caroline Njeri, Samson Obiene, Geoffrey Odhiambo, Lenice Ojwang, Samantha Petersen, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Joshua Rambahiniarison, Lilia Rasolofomanana, Tojo Rasolozaka, Maafaka Ravelona, Craig Smith, Pascal Thoya, Abel Valdivia, Milton Jose Xavier   +21 more
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African Revolutionary Archives and Communist Internationalism: The AAMOD in Rome

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This article examines the audiovisual sources related to African liberation movements, early independence state-building processes, and African diasporic activism in the Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico (AAMOD) in Rome.
Alessandro Jedlowski
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