Farmer Groups’ Members’ Household Factors Influencing Selection of Soil Fertility Technologies in The Central Highlands of Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMwebia, F. W.
dc.contributor.authorMucheru-Muna, M. W.
dc.contributor.authorMugwe, J. N.
dc.contributor.authorMugendi, D. N.
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-16T05:36:57Z
dc.date.available2025-07-16T05:36:57Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionlibrary@chuka.ac.ke www.chuka.ac.ke
dc.description.abstractThis second study assessed the influence of farmer groups’ socio-economic factors on the selection of the technologies. Household variables that influenced selection of manure include: HH size (p=0.001), benefits of manure (p=0.011), land tenure (p=0.056), HHH education (p=0.075), TLU (p=0.036), and land under food crops (p=0.014). Variables that influenced selection of fertilizer included: HHH education (p=0.033), land under food crops (p=0.012), HHH occupation (p=0.041) and availability of on-farm income (p=0.012). Variables that influenced selection of a combination included: HHH education (p=0.001), land under food crops (p=0.041), TLU (p=0.011) and the most effective method to teach combination (p=0.001). This results could be helpful to the groups, researchers, policy makers, farmers’ training designers and other stakeholders in natural resource management programmes.
dc.identifier.citationMwebia, F. W., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Mugwe, J. N., and Mugendi, D. N. (2015). Farmer Groups’ Members’ Household Factors Influencing Selection of Soil Fertility Technologies in The Central Highlands of Kenya. In: Isutsa, D. K. (Ed.). Proceedings of the First International Research Conference held from 29th to 31st October, 2014 in Chuka University, Chuka, Kenya, 90-100 pp.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20198
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherChuka University
dc.subjectSoil fertility
dc.subjectTechnology selection
dc.subjectSocio-economic factors
dc.subjectFarmer groups
dc.subjectKenya
dc.subjectHousehold characteristics
dc.subjectManure application
dc.subjectFertilizer use
dc.subjectCombined soil fertility practices
dc.subjectLand tenure
dc.subjectHousehold head education
dc.subjectTropical livestock units (TLU)
dc.subjectOn-farm income
dc.subjectAgricultural decision-making
dc.subjectNatural resource management
dc.titleFarmer Groups’ Members’ Household Factors Influencing Selection of Soil Fertility Technologies in The Central Highlands of Kenya
dc.typeArticle

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