kũgĩrĩrĩria
- to prevent. To prevent. To stop something from happening or spreading, especially diseases, further infection, or crop damage. Essential term in disease management and preventive agricultural practices.
Example: Undũ wa mbere nĩ kũgĩrĩrĩria mũrimũ gũtambia makĩria warikia kũnyita ngũkũ. (When your flock is infected, the first step is to prevent further spread.); ũrigiti wa kũhoreria na kũgĩrĩrĩria kũrwara rĩngĩ nĩkwabata harĩ ngũkũ iria hũtie. (There is no cure for the disease but comfort therapy and preventive measures for secondary infections can be given to affected birds.); Arĩmĩ nĩmaratarũo kũmenyerera makĩrĩmĩra nĩgũo kũgĩrĩrĩria gũthũkia mĩrĩ. (Farmers are also advised to be careful when weeding to avoid tuber injury.); ingĩhota atĩa kũgirĩrĩria mũrimũ wa mbaa kahũa-ini? (How to control bacterial blight of coffee?); ũngĩhota atĩa kũgirĩrĩria mũrimũ wa Fusarium Bark? (How to control Fusarium Bark Disease?); Ũtungata wa IPM. Ũtungata ũyũ ũtukanagia kũrora kahũa kaingĩ, kũgirĩrĩria, na kũhũra dawa kana ũna njĩra ĩngĩ cia kũnina mĩrimũ na tũtambi. Mworoto wa IPM nĩ kũnyihia ũhũthĩri wa dawa . (Practicing Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Adopting IPM practices involves monitoring, prevention, and intervention strategies to manage pests and diseases.); Wambere, ní kúgiríríria gúthegea kwa ria. (One is controlling weeds.); Mbeu cia waru cigethaguo gatene níguo kúgiríríria itikanyitúo ní mírímú (However, seed potatoes are often harvested early, to avoid virus infection that may occur during the latter part of the growing season); Witheme kugetha ríría kúri na úgunyu, níguo kúgiríríria kwínyitíríra kwa tútambi túria túngirehe mírímú. (Avoid harvesting when the soils are wet in order to avoid pathogens sticking on tubers.)