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Assessment of farmers’ perceptions of soil quality indicators within smallholder farms in the central highlands of Kenya

Mairura, F.S.; Mugendi, Daniel N.; Mwanje, J.I.; Ramisch, J.J.; Mbugua, P.K. (Springer, 2007)

A study was conducted to determine farmers’ perceptions of soil quality and soil management practices that influenced soil fertility within farmers’ fields in Chuka and Gachoka divisions in central Kenya highlands. Soils ...
Improving food production using ‘best bet’ soil fertility technologies in the Central highlands of Kenya

Mugendi, Daniel N.; Mucheru-Muna, Monicah; Mugwe, Jayne; Kung’u, James; Bationo, A. (Springer, 2007)

Declining crop productivity is a major challenge facing smallholder farmers in central highlands of Kenya. This decline is caused by continuous cultivation of soils without adequate addition of external inputs in form of ...