Determinants of Adoption and Intensity of Use of Brooding Technology in Kenya: The Case of Indigenous Chicken Farmers in Makueni and Kakamega Counties, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorK, Christopher Njuguna
dc.contributor.authorKabuage, Lucy W.
dc.contributor.authorBett, Eric K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-21T10:37:14Z
dc.date.available2022-02-21T10:37:14Z
dc.date.issued2017-02
dc.descriptionA Research Article in the African Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Developmenten_US
dc.description.abstractIndigenous chicken (IC) boosts the livelihoods of many smallholder famers in Kenya. IC constitutes 80% of poultry population in Kenya and kept by over 80% of the smallholders’ rural households. To increase IC productivity, use of brooders remains an option. Brooders enhance chick’s separation, reduce predation prospects, boost controlled temperatures and reduce trampling. However, information on determinants of adoption and use intensity of brooders among smallholder IC farmers in Eastern and Western Kenya remained scanty. Therefore, the study aimed at filling this gap. A total of 384 households were sampled using stratified random sampling procedure. A structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Secondary data was accessed from Makueni and Kakamega livestock offices. Descriptive analysis and Double-Hurdle econometric model were employed using STATA 13. Results revealed that farm size, training on poultry production and awareness of IC significantly influenced adoption decision. On the other hand, education level, household size, farm size, training on poultry production, distance to the training center and awareness of IC determined use intensity of brooders. We recommend that policymakers should target factors influencing adoption and use intensity of brooders. More infrastructures and extension agents should be deployed to boost information dissemination on brooding technology.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWorld Bank through the Kenya Agricultural Productivity and Agribusiness Projects in collaboration with Indigenous Chicken Value Chain (ICVC) project implemented under Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationChristopher Njuguna K; Lucy W. Kabuage and Eric K. Bett. 2017 Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of brooding technology in Kenya: the case of indigenous chicken farmers in Makueni and Kakamega Counties, Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development ISSN 2375-0693 Vol. 5(2), pp. 532-538, February, 2017.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2375-0693
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23163
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Scholars Journalsen_US
dc.subjectAdoptionen_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectBroodersen_US
dc.subjectDouble-hurdleen_US
dc.subjectIntensityen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous chickenen_US
dc.subjectTrainingen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of Adoption and Intensity of Use of Brooding Technology in Kenya: The Case of Indigenous Chicken Farmers in Makueni and Kakamega Counties, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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