Makueni County is located in Eastern Kenya and lies between latitude 10 35’ and 30 00’ South and longitude 370 10’ and 380 30’ East. The County is generally dry, exhibiting semi-arid to......
River Bank Stabilization Using Bamboo
Many rivers in semi-arid areas of Kenya are seasonal in nature, flowing only during the rainy season. Such rivers usually overflow their banks and change course due to high volume of water that flows at high speed. Kitui County, which......
Boundary Tree Planting on Farms in Drylands of Kenya
Trees are useful for planting on external farm boundaries to separate legally defined land units. Trees are also planted on internal farm boundaries to separate different farming activities or sections of the same farm. Such tree planting practice is referred......
Growing Improved Mango On-farm in Kitui County, Kenya
Kitui County is located in Eastern Kenya, in an arid and semi-arid region. The County faces challenges of low crop production mainly due to: low and unreliable rainfall which is about 500 mm per annum; high temperatures of between 18°C......