Factors Influencing Development of Farm Forestry in Lugari District, Kakamega County, Western Kenya

Otsieno Fredrick Sikuku; Apudo  Musa Gweya; Ototo Gilbert O.

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Factors Influencing Development of Farm Forestry in Lugari District, Kakamega County, Western Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Otsieno Fredrick Sikuku
dc.contributor.author	Apudo Musa Gweya
dc.contributor.author	Ototo Gilbert O.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-06T04:44:20Z
dc.date.issued	0002
dc.description	ABSTRCT
dc.description.abstract	This study was conducted to establish the factors influencing the development of farm forestry in Lugari Division, Western Kenya. Data was collected between December 2007 to January 2008. Structured questionnaires/schedules, key informant interviewing, and secondary sources of data were used to collect data. All collected data were entered in SPSS 13.5 to facilitate statistical analysis using descriptive statistics such as frequency distributions and cross tabulations. Significant differences between expected and observed attributes were analyzed by non-parametric Chi- square tests. Farm sizes, species preferences, end use of tree products, access to and availability of preferred germplasm and planting materials, availability of resources for raising seedlings, access to extension services, and marketing constraints as well as biological and technical factors such as diseases, pests and planting methodologies were established as important factors influencing farm forestry and tree planting in general, in the division. This study has also demonstrated that farm forestry can be a useful tool for enhancing the livelihoods of many people and contributing to rural development in Lugari, and can be readily adopted if identified challenges can be comprehensively addressed. It is recommended that tree propagation techniques and distribution networks should be developed to enable affordable access to a wide range of appropriate germplasm. Small scale farmers should be assisted, through extension services, to manage and enhance the value of their tree crops. Institutional support through incentives such as credits, subsidies, technical support and creation of market opportunities including forest policy and legislation sensitization and implementation would boost farm forestry Collapse
dc.description.sponsorship	NRF
dc.identifier.citation	Sikuku, O. F., Apudo, M. G., & Ototo, G. O. (2014). Factors Influencing Development of Farm Forestry in Lugari District, Kakamega County, Western Kenya.
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Factors-Influencing-Development-of-Farm-Forestry-in-Sikuku-Apudo/01a60bf2d9db876b7ed060fe18a1d06328e06b2e
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/1154
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science
dc.subject	Development of Farm
dc.title	Factors Influencing Development of Farm Forestry in Lugari District, Kakamega County, Western Kenya
dc.type	Article
dspace.entity.type	Publication