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Market and Non-market Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Improved Beef Cattle in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya
(2013)
This study assessed various market and non-market factors that might have a considerable bearing on farmers’
adoption of improved beef cattle breeds in dry areas of Kenya. A binomial (binary) logit model was applied ...
The role of varietal traits in the adoption of improved dryland crop varieties: The case of pigeon pea in Kenya
(2011-09)
This study uses a multivariate probit model and the Poisson regression to examine the role of
varietal attributes in farmers’ adoption of improved pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) varieties in
Taita District, Kenya. It is based ...
Determinants of adoption of conservation tillage practices in maize-cowpea cropping systems: The case of Makueni District, Kenya
(2011)
The low soil moisture cannot support productive agriculture to meet the increasing population in the
low rainfall tropical areas. Ripping and tied-ridging are some of the recent technologies introduced by
the Food and ...