Awareness and adoption of climate-resilient practices by smallholder farmers in central and upper Eastern Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Climate change and soil fertility decline are major hurdles to agricultural ecosystems. Despite the importance of climate-resilient practices (CRPs) in enhancing food security, poverty alleviation and nutritional security, awareness and adoption remain low in most developing countries, including Kenya. We assessed the determinants of simultaneous awareness and adoption of CRPs and their intensity in Central Highlands of Kenya. The CRPs considered in this study were inorganic fertilizer and manure integration, manure, mulching, crop residues, cover crop, crop rotation and intercrop. The study used a cross-sectional survey design and collected data from 400 smallholders in Central Highlands of Kenya. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, multivariate probit and Poisson regress

SUBMITTER: Asule PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11470613 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature