Determinants Influencing the Adoption of Rice Intensification System among Smallholders in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
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2021-03
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Hindawi
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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 sustainability is threatened by water
shortage. *is has necessitated the development of alternative irrigation water technologies, such as the system of rice intensification (SRI), which are efficient in water use with improved yields. *is study analyzed the determinants of adoption of SRI in
the Mwea Irrigation Scheme where stratified sampling was used to obtain 364 smallholder rice farmers. A semistructured
questionnaire was used to collect primary data, which was then analyzed using a binary logistic regression model. *e results
showed that age (−0.3%) was significant but with a negative effect on adoption of SRI. Farm size (2.499%), household size
(1.895%), distance from the canal (1.354%), off-farm work (3.953%), access to credit services (8.714%), access to extension services
(7.809%), and years in rice farming (0.409%) were found positively and significantly influencing factors to the adoption of SRI.
*erefore, this study concludes that smallholders attempt to improve rice productivity through adoption of SRI should give a
special priority to all significant factors.
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Advances in Agriculture Volume 2021, Article ID 1624334, 8 pages