The Role of Technological Interventions in Enhancing Food Security in Kajiado County, Kenya
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2024-12
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IJRISS
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Despite the many attempts to enhance food security in Kenya, insufficiency of food and food items remain a
challenge in many parts of the country. Many interventions have been instituted in the past with limited results
despite heavy investments and government spending both at policy and implementation levels. The study
objective was to determine how technology application intervention has enhanced food security in Kajiado
County. Diffusion of innovation theory informed the study. Pragmatic research philosophy was used to establish
the effectiveness of technology interventions in achieving food security in Kajiado County, Kenya. This research
used a mixed research design with descriptive and explanatory being employed. The target population comprised
of the registered famers, the agricultural extension officers, and County government officers. A total population
of this study was 29,572 respondents which comprised of 29,514 registered famers, 47 agricultural extension
officers and 11county government officials. The study used a sample size of 411 respondents comprising of 356
registered famers and a census of all 47 agricultural officers and 11 County government officers. The researcher
utilized semi structured questionnaires for registered famers and agricultural extension officers and interviewed
the County government officials to collect quantitative and qualitative facts. The questionnaire was administered
physically with a help of a research assistant who was able to understand the local dialect of the community
around the county and helped fill the information in google forms. In addition to these, the study used 10
interview schedule questions to collect qualitative data from County government officials. The internal
consistency was measured using Cronbach's alpha, where an alpha value of 0.7 ≤ α < 0.9. Data was analyzed
descriptively and the Content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data involving outlining the useful
responses and presenting them in themes in prose form. The findings indicated that technology significantly
influenced food security in Kajiado County. This study contributes largely to policy, theory and the practices in
the body of knowledge.
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Eunice Wamuyu Macharia, Dr. Weldon Kibet Ng’eno, Dr. Jane Gakenia Njoroge (2024). The Role of Technological Interventions in Enhancing Food Security in Kajiado County, Kenya. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 8(11), 3438-3448. https://doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8110264