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Effect Of Integrated Pest Management Technology On The Livelihoods Of Small-Scale Maize Producers
(Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE), 2021)
Research background: In Kenya, maize production has been severely constrained by parasitic pests and weeds such as Striga, stem borer, and fall armyworm. The government of Kenya and its partners have developed, disseminated, ...
Assessment of Factors that Limit Optimal Use of Organic Fertilizers in Subsistence Food Production in Vihiga County, Kenya
(IJECC, 2021)
In the face of skyrocketing prices of inorganic fertilizers, organic materials are considered the alternative sources of fertilizers. Research institutions have over the years succeeded in demonstrating high yield responses ...
Effects of Integrated Use of Calliandra calothyrsus and Maize Stover with Urea on Maize Yield Components under Striga Infestation in Western Kenya
(Research Gate, 2020)
The effect of integrated use of Calliandra or maize stover with urea on Striga infestation and maize yield components was assessed in a field experiment carried out for five consecutive seasons on a clay loam Ferralsol in ...
Subsidized Fertilizer Utilization and Determinants among Small-scale Maize Farmers in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Research gate, 2021)
Decline in soil fertility due to continuous use of land has
been outlined as one of the major challenges facing crop
productivity in Africa. However, a number of government-led
interventions and strategies have been ...
Economic Analysis of Use of Non-Conventional Fertilizers in Maize and Bean Production in Vihiga County, Kenya
(science PG, 2021)
The majority of smallholder maize farmers in the study area depend on farming whose returns are very low. This, together with low soil fertility and the inability of farmers to purchase chemical fertilizers, has resulted ...
A probit analysis of factors affecting decisions to continue maintaining soil conservation structures after adoption of the technology in Kericho County, Kenya
(AGRIS(FAO), 2021)
Available literature shows that most famers abandon promoted soil conservation
technologies soon after financial and technical supports cease. This is because technologies
are launched without serious evaluation of factors ...