MAAJABU YA MTANDAONI,BOFYA HAPO CHINI HUTAAMINI MACHO YAKO
start smoking cigarettes, the more likely they are to become strongly
addicted to nicotine.
There is simply no safe way to smoke. Low-tar and low-nicotine
cigarettes do not lessen the risks of heart disease or other smokingrelated
diseases. The only safe and healthful course is not to smoke at
all. (For tips on quitting, see “You Can Stop Smoking” on page 76.)
High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is another major
risk factor for heart disease, as well as for kidney disease and congestive
heart failure. High blood pressure is also the most important
risk factor for stroke. Even slightly high blood pressure levels
increase your risk for these conditions.
New research shows that at least 65 million adults in the United
States have high blood pressure—a 30-percent increase over the last
several years. Equally worrisome, blood pressure levels have
increased substantially for American children and teens, which
increases their risk of developing hypertension in adulthood.
Major contributors to high blood pressure are a family history of
the disease, overweight, and dietary salt. Older individuals are at
higher risk than younger people. Among older individuals, women
are more likely than men to develop high blood pressure. African
Americans are more likely to develop high blood pressure, and at
earlier ages, than Whites. But nearly all of us are at risk, especially
as we grow older. Middle-aged Americans who don’t currently
have high blood pressure have a 90-percent chance of eventually
developing the disease.
High blood pressure is often called the silent killer because it
usually doesn’t cause symptoms. As a result, many people pay little
attention to their blood pressure until they become seriously ill.
According to a national survey, two-thirds of people with high
blood pressure do not have it under control. The good news is that
you can take action to control or prevent high blood pressure, and
thereby avoid many life-threatening disorders. A new blood pressure
category, called prehypertension, has been created to alert people
to their increased risk of developing high blood pressure so that
they can take steps to prevent the disease.
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Pig industry sustains livelihoods of many families in Kenya. Pig rearing has been one of wellestablishedindustry
in Kenya following growing export markets and increasing number of health
conscious consumers. Pig production if efficiently managed has great potentials for increasing
protein supply in Kenya. Smallholder pig farms in Tharaka-Nithi County have been facing
varying and dismal profits. The main objective of this study will be to establish which
institutional arrangements and management factors affect the profit efficiency of small-holder
pig farmers in Tharaka-Nithi County. A multi-stage purposive sampling technique will be
adopted to collect cross sectional data of eighty (80) smallholder pig farmers in Maara
Constituency by the use of semi-structured interview schedules. The work will employ Data
Envelopment Analysis to come up with profit efficiency rankings among the farmers and
stochastic frontier profit function will be used to analyze the factors that affect profit efficiency.
The data will be processed using STATA and DEA Frontier packages. The findings could be
useful to the stakeholders of the pig industry sub sector to formulate policies pertaining to pig
enterprise inputs, marketing issues and financial products and also can establish benchmarks
which can be used as a package for enhancing and stabilizing profit efficiencies of smallholder
pig farmers which in turn could help improve the Kenya economy.
An Overview of Livestock Sub-sector in Kenya Perspectives, Opportunities and Innovations for Market Access for Market Access for Pastoral Producers Recent statistics point that the livestock sub-sector in Kenya accounts for approximately 10% of the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is 30% of the agricultural GDP. It employs about 50% of the national agricultural workforce and about 90% of the ASAL workforce. 95% of ASAL household income comes from this sub-sector. This is despite the fact that the sector receives only 1 % of the total annual budget allocation. The livestock resource base is estimated at 60 million units comprising of 29 million indigenous and exotic chicken, 10 million beef cattle, 3 million dairy and dairy crosses, 9 million goats, 7 million sheep, 0.8 mi camels, 0.52 mi donkeys and 0.3 million pigs. (Strategy for Revitalizing Agriculture (SRA) 2003) Kenya is broadly self-sufficient in most livestock products but is a net importer of red meat mostly inform of on-the-hoof animals trekked across the porous boundaries of neighbouring countries- Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. Livestock supply in Kenya results from a complex set of interactions between Kenya and its neighbours and the traditional Middle East market and their respective livestock populations, demand and market prices. Kenya is part of a regional market where livestock flow according to markets and price differentials in a liberalized system throughout the region as a whole and where Nairobi represents a focus of demand for the region Supply of red-meat from domestic cattle, shoats and camels falls short of demand, and is almost permanently augmented by a traditional livestock trade drawn in from neighbouring countries, especially Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan and Ethiopia in varying quantities according to demand, which maintains a supply/demand
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