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Technical efficiency in tomato production among smallholder farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(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 ...
Determinants of sorghum productivity among small-scale farmers in Siaya County
(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.
(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 ...
Determinants Influencing the Adoption of Rice Intensification System among Smallholders in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
(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 ...
Comparing productivity of rice under system of rice intensification and conventional flooding: A switching regression approach
(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 ...
Smallholder Coffee Productivity as Affected by Socioeconomic Factors and Technology Adoption
(Hindawi, 2021-02)
Despite the increase in area under coffee in Kenya in the last decade, productivity has been on the decline. Numerous production
technologies have been developed through on-station research but there has been limited ...
Extension training for banana value addition among smallholder farmers in Meru and Tharaka-Nithi counties, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2021-04)
Extension training is intended to increase the efficiency and performance of the human resource that
acts responsibly in a society based on a communication interaction with knowledge sources. The main
objective of this ...
Effect of on-farm testing on adoption of banana production technologies among smallholder farmers in Meru region, Kenya
(Emerald, 2021-08)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of on-farm testing on the adoption of banana
production technologies among smallholder farmers in the Meru region, Kenya.
Design/methodology/approach – The ...
Extension-Market Linkages on Banana Commercialisation Among Smallholder Farmers in Meru Region, Kenya
(2022-01)
The study examined the effect of extension-market linkages on banana
commercialisation among smallholder farmers in the Meru region,
Kenya. The study sampled 400 farmers from a target population of
288,802 from the Meru ...
Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya
(Sage publishers, 2021-07-02)
Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is adversely affected by climate change and variability due to the dependence of its economies and livelihoods primarily on rain-fed agriculture. This creates the need for agro-advisories ...