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Publikováno v:
Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2023)
AbstractIn Kenya, smartphones are readily available at lower cost than before, allowing farmers to access agricultural information through mobile applications. However, despite increased ownership of smartphones and the availability of mobile applica
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https://doaj.org/article/05fd428e9208481590d7c9f6f23e8ae1
Autor:
George G. Mwaura, Milka N. Kiboi, Eric K. Bett, Jayne N. Mugwe, Anne Muriuki, Gian Nicolay, Felix K. Ngetich
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 4 (2021)
Soil fertility decline continues to be a major challenge limiting agricultural productivity globally. Despite the novelty of organic-based technologies in enhancing agricultural production in Kenya's central highlands, adoption is low. Therefore, we
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https://doaj.org/article/40ed7a7562914a07964bab7cdee69eea
Publikováno v:
Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2018)
Indigenous chicken (IC) contributes significantly to the socio-economic development and nutritional requirements of rural and peri-urban households. Therefore, focusing on IC productivity remains crucial. Despite the IC potential, unimproved breeds a
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https://doaj.org/article/b6239f82c4e1407b9a0f1e8dc08574a2
Publikováno v:
The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. :17343-17364
The significance of access to agricultural credit in perpetuating agricultural productivity is unquestionable, because it is a means to achieving optimal productivity. The minimization of any barriers to agricultural credit access should,thus,be a gl
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::93872c5cd908f3a85abdcd5959d3656e
https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.96.19585
https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.96.19585
Publikováno v:
Social Indicators Research. 154:447-467
This paper uses data collected from 452 sampled households to estimate the impact of improved sorghum varieties (ISVs) on poverty reduction in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. Consumption expenditure per adult equivalent is used as the poverty indicator.
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::74334bb366b80100498f18dd08f7e891
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02577-4
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02577-4
Publikováno v:
Journal of Scientific Research and Reports. :5-17
We examine the multiple dimensions of the effect of public investment in education on agriculture sector output in a multivariate econometric framework. The study is underpinned by the growing interest in empirical investigations on the effects of pu
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::5b0b150a6b0cd215d9480c4149bb5263
https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i730281
https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i730281
Publikováno v:
Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics. 12:95-103
This study used Cobb-Douglas Stochastic Profit Frontier to analyze economic efficiency of sorghum farmers in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. Using a multi-stage stratified sample of 259 farmers, results depicted a wide range of profit efficiency between
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::a1b320997eaedefd5c1397d9575fbbbd
https://doi.org/10.5897/jdae2020.1162
https://doi.org/10.5897/jdae2020.1162
Publikováno v:
American Research Journal of Agriculture. 7:1-7
Current demand for soybean in Kenya exceeds supply despite numerous efforts by the government to increase production. Soybean farmers are faced with the difficulty in accessing the market reason for their reluctance in producing. Little is known abou
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https://doi.org/10.21694/2378-9018.21002
https://doi.org/10.21694/2378-9018.21002
Autor:
Eric K. Bett, Gian L. Nicolay, Felix K. Ngetich, Jayne Mugwe, Anne Muriuki, Collins M. Musafiri, Milka N. Kiboi, G.G. Mwaura
Publikováno v:
Environmental Challenges, Vol 5, Iss, Pp 100282-(2021)
Declining soil fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a significant constraint towards increasing agricultural productivity. Soil fertility decline coupled with rapid population growth and low use of organic soil fertility technologies has threaten
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::b1eeba7339c5875fbfaf3770d69cd15a
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021002614
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021002614
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Extension. 7:21-37
Indigenous chicken (IC) production is a source of food security and income among smallholder farmers within high potential areas and semi-arid lands (ASAL). The demand for IC eggs and meat is anticipated to increase threefold by the year 2020 by heal
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::cbb9db69595813ae00a6e2e6bf9fe92d
https://doi.org/10.33687/ijae.007.01.2809
https://doi.org/10.33687/ijae.007.01.2809