Factors determining integrated soil fertility management in central Kenya highlands: Participatory Learning and Action (PLAR) model analysis

Autor: S.K. Kimani, E.M. Mwangi, E Gachanja, J M Kaiyare, M.M. Odera, A O Esilaba
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities ISBN: 9781402057595
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5760-1_99
Popis: This paper presents the results of a participatory learning and action research (PLAR) model analysis of factors determining integrated soil fertility management among subsistence smallholders in central highlands of Kenya. The data was collected during three days PLAR model guided focus group discussions in Mukanduini village of Central division of Kirinyaga district in Kenya. The objectives of the study were: (i) to guide farmers through participatory identification and ranking of key socio-economic and bio-physical factors that influence integrated soil fertility management (ISFM), and (ii) to guide farmers through participatory identification and ranking of probable solutions to identified problems.
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