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Biogas Technology Application in Western Kenya-A Field Investigation in Nandi and Bomet Counties.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Biogas Technology Application in Western Kenya-A Field Investigation in Nandi and Bomet Counties./
Author:	Venort, Taisha.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
Description:	127 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 79-04.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International79-04.
Subject:	Alternative Energy. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10275293
ISBN:	9780355157697

Biogas Technology Application in Western Kenya-A Field Investigation in Nandi and Bomet Counties.
Venort, Taisha.

Biogas Technology Application in Western Kenya-A Field Investigation in Nandi and Bomet Counties. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 127 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 79-04.

Thesis (M.S.Eng.)--Purdue University, 2017.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

The integration of biogas technology into Kenyan farming systems is becoming more common since the launch of the Kenya National Biogas Programme (KENDBIP). A comprehensive assessment of the status, operation of biogas plants constructed through KENDBIP, and their role within rural farming systems, is undertaken in two important dairy herds of Kenya (i.e., Nandi and Bomet counties), towards understanding factors affecting applications, for energy and agronomic use. Data on farming systems, operation and application were collected from 242 farm households in both counties. A Binary Linear Regression model was developed to pinpoint constraint factors most influential to plants operation. Descriptive statistics were used to compare users' experiences, and capture farm households' trends in energy and fertilizer use. Higher operational rate in Bomet (77%) than Nandi (59%), reveal that plants' viability are impacted by subsidies 'liability schemes of local supporting programs. Records of partial substitution to biogas and bio-slurry seem to contribute to the reinforcement of local agro-forestry traditions through an increase in the adoption of zero-grazing practices, wood/tree lots retention, and more efficient agricultural land attribution in the smallholder context. These changes are all having a positive impact on farm households' livelihoods and food security. Key recommendations to biogas programs stakeholders are that local subsidy schemes take better account of liability towards local technicians, Quality Control responsibilities are decentralized to local enterprises, and Research & Development strategies further investigate biogas technology application in agriculture, and its role in directly impacted value chains (i.e., Dairy, African Leafy vegetables, Feed & Fodder), for better experiences by farmers.

ISBN: 9780355157697Subjects--Topical Terms:

1035473
Alternative Energy.
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Africa

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