Browsing by Author "Isaboke, Hezron N."
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Analysis of the determinants of farmer participation in sorghum farming among small-scale farmers in Siaya County, Kenya
Okeyo, Samuel O.; Ndirangu, Samuel N.; Isaboke, Hezron N.; Njeru, Lucy K.; Omenda, Jane A. (Elsevier, 2020-09)Sorghum as a drought tolerant crop provides an alternative opportunity towards increasing food production in the face of global climate change, mostly affecting Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya is in the fore front in increasing ... -
Analysis of the determinants of farmer participation in sorghum farming among small-scale farmers in Siaya County, Kenya
Okeyo, Samuel; Ndirangu, Samuel N.; Isaboke, Hezron N.; Njeru, Lucy K; Omenda, Jane A (Elsevier Ltd., 2020-09-16)Sorghum as a drought tolerant crop provides an alternative opportunity towards increasing food production in the face of global climate change, mostly affecting Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya is in the fore front in increasing ... -
Analysis of the factors affecting farm-level output of mangoes among small-scale farmers in Mwala Sub-County, Kenya
Isaboke, Hezron N.; Musyoka, Kennedy (2022-06)The factors affecting farm-level output of mangoes among small-scale farmers in Mwala Sub-County, Kenya were examined. The first stage of regression analysis resulted that family and hired labour, amount of pesticides ... -
Comparing productivity of rice under system of rice intensification and conventional flooding: A switching regression approach
Kaloi, Francis Kadipo; Isaboke, Hezron N.; Onyari, Charles N.; Njeru, Lucy K. (Academic Journals, 2020-10)This paper examined the factors influencing rice productivity in Mwea Irrigation Scheme using the System of rice intensification (SRI) and conventional flooding (CF). Stratified sampling was used to obtain 364 smallholder ... -
Determinants Influencing the Adoption of Rice Intensification System among Smallholders in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
Kaloi, Francis Kadipo; Isaboke, Hezron N.; Onyari, Charles N.; Njeru, Lucy K. (Hindawi, 2021-03)Rice farming has received considerable attention in developing countries and particularly in Kenya due to its impact on smallholders’ income and food security. Irrigated rice is the largest consumer of water, and its ... -
Determinants of adoption of butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) farming among small-holders in Suba district, Kenya
Isaboke, Hezron N.; Mshenga, Patience; Mutai, B.K.; Saidi, M. (2012)Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) is an emerging economic crop in Kenya with ready market and high nutritional value. Despite this, its adoption as a major cash crop in Suba District has remained low. The aim of the ... -
Determinants of sorghum productivity among small-scale farmers in Siaya County
Okeyo, Samuel O.; Ndirangu, Samuel N.; Isaboke, Hezron N.; Njeru, Lucy K. (Academic Journals, 2020-05)The productivity of sorghum in Kenya is on decline despite sorghum being one of the suitable crops for the arid and semi-arid areas commonly found in Kenya. The study therefore aimed at establishing the effect of the ... -
Economics of Planting Pits under Sorghum and Pigeon Pea in Semi-Arid Areas of Eastern Kenya.
Yegon, Rebecca; Isaboke, Hezron N.; Mrema, Geoffrey Christoper; Mtakwa, Peter (2020-01)Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is promoted in arid and semi-arid areas for increased yields. Planting pits are RWH systems that are used for collecting rainwater and runoff. Recently, there has been increased interest ... -
The Effect of Butternut Squash (Cucurbita moschata) on the Incomes of the Small-Holders in Suba District, Kenya
Isaboke, Hezron N.; Mshenga, Patience; Saidi, M. (2012)Butternut squash is an emerging economic crop in Kenya with ready market and high nutritional value. It was introduced to promote food security and enhance the incomes of the small-holder farmers in Suba district. However ... -
Staff Profile - Hezron Nyarindo Isaboke
Isaboke, Hezron N. (2015-08)Mr. Isaboke is a Social Scientist and Tutorial Fellow at University of Embu. He holds a Master of Science degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Egerton University Kenya and University of Pretoria, South Africa, ... -
Technical efficiency in tomato production among smallholder farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
Mwangi, Thomas Mbogo; Ndirangu, Samuel N.; Isaboke, Hezron N. (Academic Journals, 2020-05)The study was conducted to assess tomato productivity and determine characteristics that influence technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in Kirinyaga County using the production function approach. Data were ...