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Challenges faced by small land holder farmer regarding decision making in innovative agricultural development: an empirical analysis from kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKavoi, Justus M.
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, John G.
dc.contributor.authorKamau, Geoffrey M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-19T12:17:30Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-09
dc.description.abstractDeclining agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa remains a major bottleneck to the continent’s agricultural sector development. In Kenya’s semi-arid lower Eastern region, efforts have been made through public-private partnership (PPP) initiatives to address food insecurity in particular. Inadequate understanding and poor documentation of factors related to challenges facing smallholder farmers in decision-making to improve farm productivity and food security exists. A study was carried out to determine the factors related to decision-making among smallholder farmers to increase farm productivity for improved food security. It involved 34 Key Informants (KI) and five Focus Group Discussions. Data were collected using a check-list, a semi-structured questionnaire and a self-administered questionnaire and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results showed that: farmers faced challenges in deciding how to improve their farm productivity. About 76% of KI respondents observed that some of the promoted technologies did not address farmer’s immediate needs; 65% argued that technologies were promoted without considering prevailing farmers’ circumstances. The study concluded that farmers needed accurate information to make informed farming decisions; their immediate needs required technologies with diversified utilization options; analysis of farmers’ operating circumstances was crucial. Consequently, development partners should: provide adequate information on available technologies and innovations; exploit the existing PPP meetings to promote technologies and innovations with wide utilization options; put strategies in place to analyse farmers’ circumstances and promote improved technologies and innovations to increase farm productivity for improved food security.
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dc.identifier.citationKavoi, Justus, Mwangi, John, AND Kamau, Geoffrey. "CHALLENGES FACED BY SMALL LAND HOLDER FARMER REGARDING DECISION MAKING IN INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS FROM KENYA" International Journal of Agricultural Extension [Online], Volume 2 Number 2 (25 August 2014)
dc.identifier.urihttps://esciencepress.net/journals/index.php/IJAE/article/view/705
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/804
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPremier Publishers
dc.subjectDeclining agricultural productivity
dc.subjectdecision-making
dc.subjectfarmer circumstances
dc.subjectfood insecurity
dc.subjectimproved technologies and innovations
dc.subjectlimited utilization options
dc.titleChallenges faced by small land holder farmer regarding decision making in innovative agricultural development: an empirical analysis from kenya
dc.typeArticle
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