gũhutagia

v.

1. to affect, influence. To affect, influence. To have an impact on or cause a change in agricultural production, crop yield, or livestock performance; to determine or influence outcomes.

Example: Maũndũ mangĩ mabata mahutagia mũciarĩre wa kahũa nĩ hamwe na gũcokia ngore cia kahũa kuuma iganda mũgũnda-inĩ wa kahũa nĩguo ikahũthĩka ta mũceng'i o hamwe na kũhe mĩtĩ irio ciarĩkia kũbutha. (Other Crop Management Practices Influencing Coffee Yield The return of composed pulp or trash will serve as a mulch to conserve moisture as well as providing a source of nutrients.); Maũndũ maya mahutagia uciari wa ng'ombe; kũmenya rĩrĩa ng'ombe ĩkwenda ndume, ithaa rĩrĩa mũrũkĩ woneka na harĩa ng'ombe ĩheyagĩrwo mũbira, njĩra ĩrĩa mũbira ũharagĩrio mbere ya gwĩkirwo thĩinĩ wa ... (The following factors affect affect reproductive performance- estrous certainty, time of day of detected estrus and insemination, method of thawing semen, ease of cervix penetration, and presence o...); Ũtungatĩ ta mĩhere ya irio, nyũmba na mũthemba wa ng'ombe na marĩa marigicĩirie itũra ria kũria ng'ombe ĩrĩ, nĩ mahutagia uhoti wa gũciarana kwa ng'ombe. (The management practices like nutrition,housing and breed(genetic) of the cow and environmental factors also affect the reproduction.)