African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6932

Full Length Research Paper

Grass species for range rehabilitation: Perceptions of a pastoral community in Narok North sub-county, Kenya

Kamau, Hannah Nyakio
  • Kamau, Hannah Nyakio
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Kenya University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053 – 00625 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Koech, Oscar Kipchirhir
  • Koech, Oscar Kipchirhir
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Kenya University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053 – 00625 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Mureithi, Stephen Mwangi
  • Mureithi, Stephen Mwangi
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Kenya University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053 – 00625 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Wasonga, Oliver Vivian
  • Wasonga, Oliver Vivian
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Kenya University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053 – 00625 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Gachene, Charles Karanja Kabiru
  • Gachene, Charles Karanja Kabiru
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Kenya University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053 – 00625 Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 20 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 22 March 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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