Soil fertility management among smallholder farmers in Mount Kenya East region.

ABSTRACT: Declining soil fertility continues to hinder agricultural production especially among resource-constrained smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, prompting for evaluation of the strategies used by these farming communities. In this study, we assess soil fertility management among smallholder farmers in Mount Kenya East region. The aim is to examine underlying factors conditioning the uptake of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) practices in this region; determine the adoption relationship between the practices; and to cluster these techniques. Data for this study was collected between January-March 2019 through a household survey based on a farm household questionnaire and complemented with semi-structured interview with farmers and extension officers. Statistical analyses wer

SUBMITTER: Wawire AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature