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    Factors influencing farmers’ access to the market on food produced on urban and peri-urbanareas of Kericho County, Kenya
    (Journal of agriculture and veterinary science, 2021-11-20) Rotich, Richard K.; Kibett, Joash; Kere, George M.
    Many households are consistently turning to Urban and Peri-urban food production for consumption andcommercial purposes. However, there is limited research, if any, that has been conducted to explore theinfluence of farmers’ access to the market on the food produced in this areas. A descriptive research design wasused in this study that examined factors influencing farmers access to the market on the food produced on urbanand peri-urban areas of Kericho County of kenya. The targeted population was a total of 3487 Urban and periurban agriculturalists in Kericho County. A sample of 341 Urban and peri-urban agriculturalists was sampledusing stratified random sampling and simple random sampling methods. Data was collected using a structuredand unstructured feedback form. Data werethen analysed using frequencies and proportion while hypotheseswere confirmed using Chi-square at 0.05 alpha level. Descriptive and inferential statistics were calculatedusing SPSS Software Version 21.0. The study concluded that access to market directly correlate with householdfood security in Kericho County.The study also recommends that farmers should be educated on the need toaccess the markets directly within their locations. It further recommends that the county government ofKerichoshould establish a good market network for farmers by identifying markets for local production. Finally,comparative research studies should be conducted among different counties in Kenya to find out on how urbanand peri-urban farmers are accessing market for their produce. This is because the present study concentratedonly on towns within Kericho County.
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    Perceptions of Agricultural Extension Staff towards Financial Support Before and After Devolution in Kericho County, Kenya
    (International Journal of Innovative Research and Development (IJIRD)., 2022) Chelule, Ruth C.; Munyua, Catherine N.; Kibett, Joash
    Agricultural extension services are put in place to improve rural development in many nations. Devolution of agricultural extension services have been tried in many nations with mixed results. Since the implementation of the devolved system of governance in Kenya, its effect on agricultural extension service delivery, in Kericho has not been studied and documented. The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of agricultural extension staff towards financial support in Kericho county before and after devolution in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design, which is used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. The target population comprised of 117 agricultural extension officers in Kericho County. The study used a census sampling method because the target population was very small; thus, all the units in the target population were considered. However, inclusion criteria were applied by only including individuals who were in employment both before and after devolution. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics (means, standard deviation, frequencies, and percentages) inferential statistics (paired correlation and paired t-test) with the aid of SPSS. The results show that the majority of the respondents, (86%) were either positive or very positive towards financial transparency before devolution as opposed to the only 4.3% after devolution. The t-test results showed a statistically significant difference in perception of agricultural extension officers towards funding of agricultural extension services before and after devolution in Kericho county. The study concludes that financial support was better before devolution compared to after devolution. The study suggests that the county government of Kericho should improve their financial commitment to promote effective and efficient delivery of extension services.