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Adoption and adaptation of nutrient replenishment technologies by farmers in Kirege sub-location of Central Kenya
(African Crop Science Society, 2003)
Soil erosion, continuous cultivation, reduced land productivity, population pressure on land, low income, inappropriate and inadequate use of farm inputs such as fertilizers are some of the interrelated problems experienced ...
The Role of Forest Resources in theStrategies of Rural Communities Coping with the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Springer Link, 2011)
The HIV pandemic has had dramatic effects on rural livelihoods in Africa. In rural communities only a few people have access to treatment due to high prices of medicine, poor health infrastructure, and long distances to ...
The Role of Biological Technologies in Land Quality Management: Drivers for Farmer’s Adoption in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Springer, 2011)
We established hedges of calliandra, leucaena, napier, and their combinations along the contours on slopes of between 5 and 40% as options for soil and nutrient management on steep arable landscapes. Hedge biomass was ...
Within-Farm Variability in Soil Fertility Management in Smallholder Farms of Kirege Location, Central Highlands of Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2011)
Smallholder farms in Central Highlands of Kenya exhibit a high degree of heterogeneity, determined by a complex set of socio-economic and biophysical factors. The farms consist of multiple plots managed differently in terms ...
Developing Agroforestry Curricula: A practical Guide for Academic Institutions in Africa and Asia
(World Agroforestry Centre, 2005)
We promote the view that agroforestry is not only a set of practices, but also about the processes in society that influence, and are influenced by, those practices. Recent advances in participatory approaches are heavily ...
Effect of Organic Inputs and Mineral Fertilizer on Maize Yield in a Ferralsol and a Nitisol Soil in Central Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2011)
Declining land productivity is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in Kenya today. This decline primarily results from a reduction in soil fertility caused by continuous cultivation without adequate addition of ...
The Role of Forestry Education in Rural Strategies to Cope With HIV/AIDS in SSA
(ANAFE, 2008)
The HIV pandemic is deeply entrenched in many countries and has had
dramatic effects on rural livelihoods. In poor rural communities only a few
people have access to treatment due to high prices of conventional medicine,
poor ...
Nitrogen Fertilizer Equivalency Values for Different Organic Materials Based on Maize Performance at Kabete, Kenya
(Academy Science Publishers, 2004)
Decline in crop yields has been a major problem facing small
holder farming in Kenya and the entire sub-Saharan region.
This is attributed mainly to the mining of macronutrients
due to cropping without external addition ...
Changes in Soil Organic Matter as Influenced by Organic Residue Management Regimes in Selected Experiments in Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2007)
The failure to understand the dynamics of soil organic matter (SOM) is a major limitation to the sustainability of smallholder production systems that predominantly relied on organic resources for the maintenance of soil ...
Improved food production by use of soil fertility amendment strategies in the central highlands of Kenya
(Academy Science Publishers, 2003)
Declining soil and crop productivity is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in eastern and central highlands of Kenya. This is caused by continuous cropping without addition of adequate external soil fertility inputs. ...