| dc.contributor.author | Njiru, Moses Muchangi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mogaka, Hezron Ruzungu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ndirangu, Samuel Njiir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gichimu, Bernard Mukiri | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-09T08:44:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-02-09T08:44:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-10 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 25 (4) October, 2021 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | DOI: 10.4314/jae.v25i4.13 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.embuni.ac.ke/handle/embuni/3981 | |
| dc.description | Artice | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study investigated the factors influencing adoption of improved cultivars
of macadamia (Macadamia spp.) among small-scale farmers in Embu
County, Kenya. Data was collected from a sample of 384 small-scale farmers
obtained through multistage sampling procedure in ten sub-locations. Binary
Logit model was used to determine the effect of selected institutional and
socio-economic factors on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia. The
results revealed that education level (wald=26.160), access to extension
services (wald=6.246) and farm size (wald=4.271) had significant positive
influence on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia while age of the
farmer (wald=5.235) and market distance (wald=5.519) had a negative
influence on the same. There is need to encourage the youth to embrace
macadamia farming and to develop smart marketing strategies to promote
adoption of improved cultivars. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Journal of Agricultural Extension | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adoption | en_US |
| dc.subject | macadamia | en_US |
| dc.subject | small scale farmers | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Cultivars of Macadamia (Macadamia spp.) among Small-Scale Farmers in Embu County, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
