Constraints limiting the improvement of manure management as climate smart technology for smallholder dairy farmers
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2020Author
Owino, Jesse
Wandiga, Shem
Olago, Daniel
Oghaiki, Asaah N
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The global quest for a sustainable bio-economy has brought to the fore importance of engaging
agricultural systems in the production and in practice change. There have been issues limiting farmers
from improving the practice of manure management as smart climate technology. The objective of this
paper was to highlight the constraints, type, and valuation of manure types and information sources
that smallholder dairy farmers find it useful to change practices regarding manure management. In this
present study, 336 smallholder dairy farmers were surveyed on various constraints the farmers faced
and, on the type, and value of different manure types and information on manure management received
by the farmers. The study used descriptive statistics for the variables and compared them using
frequency tables. The key findings from this study would support information to stakeholders in
inducing climate-smart manure management practices as a climate adaptation practice. The study
highlights the type of information systems that determine areas for further investigation as drivers of
practice change for smallholder dairy farmers. The paper focuses on these constraints and synthesizes
them into factors that determine practice change on manure management by smallholder dairy farmers
in order to improve manure management.
Citation
Owino JO, Olago D, Wandiga SO, Ndambi A. "Constraints limiting the improvement of manure management as climate smart technology for smallholder dairy farmers." African Journal of Agricultural Research. 2020;16(8):1155-1168.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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