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1 Mutiso, S. K.; Thompson, R. D. 1987. Future water supply in the Machakos District of Kenya. Ambio, 16(6):322-325.
Water resources ; Water demand ; Water use ; Water supply ; Water availability ; Water balance ; Rain ; Rivers ; Aquifers ; Groundwater ; Water quality / Africa / Kenya / Machakos District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4208 Record No: H018247)
2 Thomas, D. B.; Biamah, E. K.; Kilewe, A. M.; Lundgren, L.; Mochoge, B. O. (Eds.) 1989. Soil and water conservation in Kenya - Proceedings of the Third National Workshop, Kabete, Nairobi, 16-19 September 1986. Nairobi, Kenya: University of Nairobi. Department of Agricultural Engineering; SIDA. x, 578p.
Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Soil degradation ; Soil salinity ; Sodic soils ; Erosion ; Soil properties ; Runoff ; Catchment areas ; Sedimentation ; Mountains ; Natural disasters ; Rivers ; Tillage ; Afforestation ; Arid lands ; Agroforestry ; Models ; Desertification ; Infiltration ; Irrigation canals ; Water harvesting ; Crop production ; Agricultural development ; Livestock / Kenya / Uganda / Baringo District / Katiorin Catchment / Murang'a District / Laikipia / Kitui District / Marsabit District / Chemeron Catchment / Kajiado District / Narok District / Njoro River / Machakos District / Turkana / Rukiga Highlands
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.4 G140 THO Record No: H024022)
3 Manundu, M. 1997. Social and gender considerations in water management. In Brooks, D. B.; Rached, E.; Seedy, M. (Eds.), Management of water demand in Africa and the Middle East: Current practices and future needs. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. pp.50-55.
Water management ; Gender ; Woman's status ; Women in development ; Households ; Decision making ; Irrigation practices ; Social aspects / Kenya / Machakos District / Yatta Irrigation Scheme
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G100 BRO Record No: H024139)
4 Lazarev, G. 1994. People, power and ecology: Towards participatory eco-development. London, UK: Macmillan. xiv, 207p.
Rural development ; Investment ; Development aid ; Poverty ; Economic development ; Villages ; Community development ; Participatory management ; Social participation ; Political aspects ; Natural resources ; Public sector ; Non-governmental organizations ; Contracts ; Rural women ; Poverty ; Desertification ; Social organization ; Land management ; Environmental effects ; Urbanization / Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Niger / Kenya / Guinea / Mali / Benin / Mayahi District / Maradi Region / Machakos District / Haoussa Village / Gao Region / Timbuktu Region / Pehunco Region / Nguigmi / Fouta Djallon Region
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.9 G100 LAZ Record No: H026691)
A study based on the experience acquired by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in various "participatory" projects, with particular reference to projects in Mali, Niger, Benin, Guinea and Laos.
5 Fulford, A. J. C.; Mbugua, G. G.; Ouma, J. H.; Kariuki, H. C.; Sturrock, R. F.; Butterworth, A. E. 1991. Differences in the rate of hepatosplenomegaly due to schistosoma mansoni infection between two areas in Machakos District in Kenya. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 85:481-488.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5909 Record No: H029145)
6 Thomas-Slayter, B.; Rocheleau, D. 1995. Gender, environment, and development in Kenya: A grassroots perspective. Boulder, CO, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers. xii, 247p.
Gender ; Rural women ; Economic aspects ; Political aspects ; Constraints ; Development projects ; Agroforestry ; Land use ; Land tenure ; Water rights ; Ecology ; Labor ; Poverty ; Households ; Water scarcity ; Water quality ; Sustainable agriculture ; Livestock ; Rural sociology ; Sugarcane ; Sanitation ; Woman's status ; Policy ; Case studies / Africa / Kenya / Kathama / Gikarangu / Machakos District / Mbusyani / Kyevaluki / Pwani / Migori District / South Kamwango
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 305.3 G140 THO Record No: H029401)
7 Barron, J.; Rockström, J.; Gichuki, F. 2004; 1999. Rain water management for dry spell mitigation in semi-arid Kenya. In Barron, J., Dry spell mitigation to upgrade semi-arid rainfed agriculture: Water harvesting and soil nutrient management for smallholder maize cultivation in Machakos, Kenya. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm University. Department of Systems Ecology; East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal. 13p.; 65(1):57-69.
Water management ; Rain ; Cereals ; Yields ; Drought ; Water balance ; Supplementary irrigation ; Water harvesting / Kenya / Machakos District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 633.15 G140 BAR Record No: H034646)
8 Kamara, Abdul B. 2004. The impact of market access on input use and agricultural productivity: evidence from Machakos District, Kenya. Agrekon, 43(2):202-217.
Agricultural production ; Productivity ; Marketing ; Agricultural economics ; Farmers ; Models / Kenya / Machakos District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G140 KAM Record No: H035106)
9 Rao, K. P. C.; Okwach, G. E. 2005. Enhancing productivity of water under variable climate. Paper presented at the East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7-9 March 2005. [Vol.1]. Funded by IWMI, and others. 10p.
Irrigated farming ; Productivity ; Crop production ; Maize ; Simulation models ; Climate ; Forecasting / Kenya / Machakos District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G132 SOK Record No: H037498)
10 Barron, J.; Okwach, G. 2004. Run-off water harvesting for dry spell mitigation in maize (Zea mays L.): Results from on-farm research in semi-arid Kenya. In Barron, J., Dry spell mitigation to upgrade semi-arid rainfed agriculture: Water harvesting and soil nutrient management for smallholder maize cultivation in Machakos, Kenya. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm University. Department of Systems Ecology. 24p.
Runoff water ; Water harvesting ; Maize ; Experiments ; Supplementary irrigation ; Water harvesting ; Dams ; Water use efficiency / Kenya / Machakos District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 633.15 G140 BAR Record No: H034647)
11 Rao,K. P. C.; Okwach,G. E. 2005. Enhancing productivity of water under variable climate. In Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. F. (Eds.). Proceedings of East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7 – 9 March 2005. Theme one: water productivity – methodologies and management. Morogoro, Tanzania: Soil-Water Management Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture. pp.2-9.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: CD Col Record No: H041144)
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