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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 ...
Agroforestry for Land and Water Management in Kenya
(School of Environmental Studies and Human Sciences, Kenyatta University, 2007)
A groforestry is an age-old practice that contains a strong element of
r\management. It is a collective name for land-use systems and technol .
where woody perennials are deliberately used on the same land-management ...
Dissemination of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies Using Participatory Approaches in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2011)
Declining soil fertility and productivity is a critical problem facing smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya. A study to improve soil fertility and farm productivity within the smallholder farming systems ...
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 ...
Soil Fertility Enhancing Community Extension
(Manilla, 2006)
This book ia an attempt to equip the extension personnel with soil fertlity packages that can easily be disseminated to farmer. The language is simple, while illustrations are used exclusively to explai technology usage ...
Strategies to Adapt, Disseminate and Scale Out Legume Based Technologies
(Springer Netherlands, 2011)
The full potential of legume based technologies can only be achieved if farmers widely adopt these technologies. Widespread adoption of legume-based technologies calls for the identification of spatial and temporal niches ...
Soil Fertility Improvement Strategies for Increased Food Production in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Soil Science Society of East Africa, 2000-01)
Continuous decline in soil productivity is a major constraint to the improvement of livelihoods of smallholder farmers of Kenya. In highlands, levels of soil nitrogen, phosphorus and sometimes potassium are low and the ...
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. ...
Farmer participation in enhancing food productivity through agroforestry in the central highlands, Kenya
(African Network for Agroforestry Education (ANAFE, 2004)
Declining food production is a major concern in Kenya. This decline is brought about by
continuous cultivation of soils without adequate external inputs. A multidisciplinary farmers'
participatory trial aimed at offering ...