KenyaAs population pressure on land grows rapidly in Kenya, rural farmers have started to intensify land use, which has lef to the emergence of a new maize farming system. The new system is characterized by the adoption of high-yielding maize varieties, the application of chemical fertilizer ...
Land productivity in the central highlands of Kenya is mainly constrained by low and declining soil fertility. In the maize-based farming systems, continuous cultivation without adequate soil fertility enhancement measures has led to a d... J Gitari - 《Degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of...
Farmers’ agricultural green production technology (AGPT) adoption behavior has attracted extensive attention, while few studies explored the interactive effect of perceived value and government regulations in this process. Therefore, we analyze the interaction effect between perceived value and different gov...
Dr. Damien Beillouin (French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Nairobi, , Kenya) Dr. Huadong Zang (China Agricultural University College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Beijing, , China) Prof. Dr. Yakov Kuzyakov (University of Göttingen Department of Soil Science ...
2. Description of the Village Clusters The MVP operates in 80 villages organized in 14 clusters in Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda (Fig. 1). These villages were selected to represent the principal agroecological zones ...
Results showed that in order to optimize the cropping pattern, the area allocated to wheat, barley, grain and forage maize, tomato, clover, and onion should be decreased and the area of saffron, rose, greenhouse, medicinal plants, and olive should be decreased. Jin and Ge20 used a linear ...
GLVs are integral to the diets of various African communities, providing essential nutrients and contributing to food security across socio-cultural and economic backgrounds, as seen in examples such as collard greens in Ethiopia and Sukuma wiki in Kenya. Initiatives aimed at promoting the cultivation...
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