Nitrogen (N) is the nutrient most limiting to crop production and effective management is inevitable to minimizeits losses through the many pathways. Nitrogen uptake and use efficiency as affected by soil organic matter ...

Declining crop productivity is a major challenge facing smallholder farmers in central highlands of Kenya. This decline is caused by continuous cultivation of soils without adequate addition of external inputs in form of ...

The objective of this study was to identify training requirements of farmers and extension agents for effective and enhanced uptake and utilization of these technologies in the central highlands of Kenya. The study was ...

Per capita food production in Africa has been declining over the last two decades, contrary to global trends due to soil fertility decline. The study sought to determine factors that influence adoption and utilization of ...

Farmers in Central highland Kenya continue to experience depressed land productivity and incomes mainly due to their farms’ low soil fertility status. Fertilizer costs have remained high beyond the reach of many farmers. ...

Declining land productivity is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in Kenya today. This decline is a result of reduced soil fertility status, which is caused by continuous cultivation of soils without adequate ...

An integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) initiative was started in the central highlands of Kenya in 2003 with an objective to introduce, evaluate and promote adoption of ISFM technologies with farmers’ participation. ...