dc.contributor.author | Mugunieri, Godfrey | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T13:46:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T13:46:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/25489 | |
dc.description.abstract | Fertilizer application has played a significant role in
increasing food production in Kenya. However, its costs has been
on the rise and is going beyond the reach of many farmers. This
study was undertaken with the main objective of performing an
economic analysis of fertilizer use among smallholder maize
farmers in Kisii district. Farm and experimental response
functions were estimated and used for economic analyses and the
results compared. Farm data were collected from a survey
conducted on farms and the Fertilizer Use Recommendation Project
(FURP) data was used as experimental data.
The study indicated that greater maize yield response to
nitrogen (N) and phosphate (P) fertilizers was achieved under
experimental conditions than under farm conditions. Consequently,
the economically optimal fertilizer rates obtained from the
experimental response were much higher than those obtained under
farm conditions. Recommendations obtained under farm response
were 13.1 kg/ha of Nitrogen and 14.97 kg/ha of phosphorus
nutrient, and those from experimental response were 14.04 kg/ha
Nand 23.04 kg/ha P for Kiamokama region; 44.63 kg/ha Nand 66.7
kg/ha P for otamba region and 30.83 Kg/Ha Nand 48.43 Kg/Ha P for
region around National Agricultural Research Station (NARS) in
Kisii. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | The University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | |
dc.title | Economics of Fertilizer Use in Maize Production Among Smallholder Farmers | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Department of Agricultural Economics | en |