Farm and household factors associated with adoption of legumes, tithonia and cattle manure for soil fertility by smallholder farmers of Meru South District, Kenya

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2005

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Perception of soil fertility as a current problem, and distance from the demonstration plots, were significantly associated with adoption of soil fertility replenishment practices at 5 % probability level. Other factors were farm management, ability to hire labour, hiring out of own labour and number of months in a year when households bought food to meet family deficits. Ability to hire labour was positively associated with adoption while hiring out of labour was negatively associated with adoption. Adopters had significantly less numbers of mature cattle, more tea bushes and more numbers of adult males than the nonadopters.

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SOIL DEGRADATION, FERTILIZING, SMALL FARMS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, KENYA, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, RESEARCH METHODS, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, GENDER ANALYSIS, SOIL FERTILITY, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/26397

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009