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dc.creatorJohnston, B. F.
dc.creatorMuchiri, G.
dc.date2012-02-01T14:39:36Z
dc.date2012-02-01T14:39:36Z
dc.date1974-11
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T17:11:58Z
dc.date.available2013-01-04T17:11:58Z
dc.date.issued04-01-13
dc.identifierJohnston, B. F. and Muchiri, G. (1974) Equipment and tillage innovations for small-scale farms in Kenya: some unanswered questions with special emphasis on dryland i.e. medium potential areas. Working Papers 197, Nairobi: Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
dc.identifierhttp://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/1348
dc.identifier316359
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/7781
dc.descriptionThis paper has been prepared for the purpose of eliciting factual information and well informed judgements concerning some specific questions related to the potential contribution of equipment and tillage innovations to increasing agricultural productivity in Kenya. The focus is on innovations capable of easing the seasonal bottlenecks which tend to reduce crop yields because of late planting and on equipment/tillage systems that will reduce run off and increase infiltration of the limited rainfall that is received in semi-arid ("medium potential") areas. Because of the great range of choice and the difficulty of identifying implements and tillage practices that offer particular promise under various soil, climatic, and economic conditions in Kenya, it is essential to draw upon the experience and expertise of selected individuals in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa and overseas organisations such as the National College of Agricultural Engineering and the Intermediate Technology Development Group in the U.K.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInstitute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
dc.relationWorking Papers.;197
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.rightsInstitute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectDevelopment Policy
dc.titleEquipment and tillage innovations for small-scale farms in Kenya: some unanswered questions with special emphasis on dryland i.e. medium potential areas
dc.typeSeries paper (non-IDS)


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