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Are the AgriTech Technologies Available, Adaptable and Practical to Young Farmers? Lessons from Tomato farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research, 2020) Kamau, Joram Ngugi; Kiprop, Ibrahim Nyariki; Kipruto, Geoffrey Kosgei; ; ;
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) in particular mobile phone applications and internet are transforming how agribusiness is carried out in some parts of developing countries including Kenya. The spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs), especially mobile phones, in developing countries has been both extensive and rapid creating a need to assess its efficiency and the rate of adoption. This study aimed at examining how farmers in the county integrate technological innovations in the production and marketing stage of tomato in the sampled area. The objective of the study was to examine how small scale farmers are integrating social media marketing platforms, digital credit, agricultural value addition and artificial intelligence in their production and marketing stages in the agricultural value chain. The results indicate statistically significant positive effects of AgriTech Technologies on farm income (t-prob 0.000<0.05). The results notably indicate that using social media marketing platforms has the highest positive contribution to a unit change in farm income (β= 3.84).Smallholder farmer’s ability to access knowledge, networks, and institutions essential for improving productivity, food security, and employment opportunities is a big challenge especially in rural areas where internet connectivity and poverty levels are alarming.
EFFECTS OF LAND FRAGMENTATION AND CROP DIVERSITY ON SMALLHOLDERS’ FARM INCOME; CASE OF KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021) Kiprop, Ibrahim Nyariki; Ngugi, Joram Kamau; Kosgei, Geoffrey Kipruto
With global climate change becoming evident across the continent, agriculture has suffered greatly due to the effects of global warming. Erratic weather conditions and sporadic rainfall patterns which are unpredictable have led to the compromise of food security especially in areas where farmers rely on rain-fed agriculture. The effects of climate change have led to the failure of crops in the field compounded by uncertainty in agricultural planning hence affecting farmer’s income across the agricultural value chain. This study conceptualized land fragmentation as the production of different crops in different geographical location by a single farmer. A 3 Stage Least Squares model (3SLS) to estimate how land fragmentation and crop diversity affect smallholder farmers’ income was employed. To measure land fragmentation, the Januszewki index (JI) was adopted while crop diversity was captured using the Entropy index method. The results show that land fragmentation has a positive effect on crop diversity. Farm crop diversity affects positively the level of farm income. The findings suggest that land fragmentation, as much as it has had a negative view on its effect, it can be of positive impact especially on farming households with small farms.
EFFECTS OF LAND FRAGMENTATION AND CROP DIVERSITY ON SMALLHOLDERS’ FARM INCOME; CASE OF KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021) Kiprop, Ibrahim Nyariki; Ngugi, Joram Kamau; Kosgei, Geoffrey Kipruto
With global climate change becoming evident across the continent, agriculture has suffered greatly due to the effects of global warming. Erratic weather conditions and sporadic rainfall patterns which are unpredictable have led to the compromise of food security especially in areas where farmers rely on rain-fed agriculture. The effects of climate change have led to the failure of crops in the field compounded by uncertainty in agricultural planning hence affecting farmer’s income across the agricultural value chain. This study conceptualized land fragmentation as the production of different crops in different geographical location by a single farmer. A 3 Stage Least Squares model (3SLS) to estimate how land fragmentation and crop diversity affect smallholder farmers’ income was employed. To measure land fragmentation, the Januszewki index (JI) was adopted while crop diversity was captured using the Entropy index method. The results show that land fragmentation has a positive effect on crop diversity. Farm crop diversity affects positively the level of farm income. The findings suggest that land fragmentation, as much as it has had a negative view on its effect, it can be of positive impact especially on farming households with small farms.
EFFECTS OF LAND FRAGMENTATION AND CROP DIVERSITY ON SMALLHOLDERS’ FARM INCOME; CASE OF KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021) Kiprop, Ibrahim Nyariki; Ngugi, Joram Kamau; Kosgei, Geoffrey Kipruto
With global climate change becoming evident across the continent, agriculture has suffered greatly due to the effects of global warming. Erratic weather conditions and sporadic rainfall patterns which are unpredictable have led to the compromise of food security especially in areas where farmers rely on rain-fed agriculture. The effects of climate change have led to the failure of crops in the field compounded by uncertainty in agricultural planning hence affecting farmer’s income across the agricultural value chain. This study conceptualized land fragmentation as the production of different crops in different geographical location by a single farmer. A 3 Stage Least Squares model (3SLS) to estimate how land fragmentation and crop diversity affect smallholder farmers’ income was employed. To measure land fragmentation, the Januszewki index (JI) was adopted while crop diversity was captured using the Entropy index method. The results show that land fragmentation has a positive effect on crop diversity. Farm crop diversity affects positively the level of farm income. The findings suggest that land fragmentation, as much as it has had a negative view on its effect, it can be of positive impact especially on farming households with small farms.