Factors Influencing Adoption of Irrigation Technologies among Smallholder Farmers in Machakos County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKithome, Mary Muluki
dc.contributor.authorMogaka, Hezron Rasugu
dc.contributor.authorMugwe, Jayne Njeri
dc.contributor.authorIsaboke, Hezron Nyarindo
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-20T08:53:39Z
dc.date.available2023-07-20T08:53:39Z
dc.date.issued2022-07
dc.descriptionarticleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study examined the factors that drive decisions to adopt and use irrigation technologies among smallholder farmers in Machakos County, Kenya. Data were collected from a sample of 300 smallholder farmers. Cross-sectional survey design, a multistage sampling procedure and random sampling method were employed. Percentages, means and econometric analysis were used in data analysis. Results showed that, 31.7% of the respondents practiced irrigation. Sex of household head, education, farm size, off-farm income, credit accessed and access to extension services positively influenced adoption of irrigation technologies. Adoption intensity was positively influenced by gender, off-farm income, farming experience, primary occupation and extension services. As a result, it is suggested that while formulating development strategies and programs for smallholder farmers, agricultural extension organizations should give priority to these factorsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization (KALRO)en_US
dc.identifier.citationMuluki, K. M., Rasugu, M. H., Njeri, M. J., & Nyarindo, I. H. (2022). Factors influencing Adoption of Irrigation Technologies among Smallholder Farmers in Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 26(3), 44-59.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2408 6851
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v26i3.5
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26343
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAJOLen_US
dc.subjectAdoption of irrigation technologiesen_US
dc.titleFactors Influencing Adoption of Irrigation Technologies among Smallholder Farmers in Machakos County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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