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Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya
Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as drought. These problems lead to low productivity and low household income. In addition, the adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices remain...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7075800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32195381 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03226 |
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author | Kanyenji, George Magambo Oluoch-Kosura, Willis Onyango, Cecilia Moraa Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja |
author_facet | Kanyenji, George Magambo Oluoch-Kosura, Willis Onyango, Cecilia Moraa Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja |
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description | Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as drought. These problems lead to low productivity and low household income. In addition, the adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices remains low in Western Kenya. This study analyses the factors that influence the probability and extent of adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya utilizing plot-level information, socioeconomic characteristics and external supporting factors. Multivariate probit model and generalized ordered logit were utilized to assess the adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices and the extent of adoption respectively. Results indicate that the adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices is correlated, suggesting interrelation in farmers' adoption decisions. Both the multivariate probit model and generalized ordered probit results indicate that the probability and extent of adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices are influenced by plot-level characteristics, literacy level, access to agricultural credit, agricultural group membership, participation in the market, and gender of the household. |
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spelling | pubmed-70758002020-03-19 Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya Kanyenji, George Magambo Oluoch-Kosura, Willis Onyango, Cecilia Moraa Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja Heliyon Article Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as drought. These problems lead to low productivity and low household income. In addition, the adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices remains low in Western Kenya. This study analyses the factors that influence the probability and extent of adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya utilizing plot-level information, socioeconomic characteristics and external supporting factors. Multivariate probit model and generalized ordered logit were utilized to assess the adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices and the extent of adoption respectively. Results indicate that the adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices is correlated, suggesting interrelation in farmers' adoption decisions. Both the multivariate probit model and generalized ordered probit results indicate that the probability and extent of adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices are influenced by plot-level characteristics, literacy level, access to agricultural credit, agricultural group membership, participation in the market, and gender of the household. Elsevier 2020-03-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7075800/ /pubmed/32195381 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03226 Text en © 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kanyenji, George Magambo Oluoch-Kosura, Willis Onyango, Cecilia Moraa Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya |
title | Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya |
title_full | Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya |
title_fullStr | Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya |
title_full_unstemmed | Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya |
title_short | Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya |
title_sort | prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in western kenya |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7075800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32195381 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03226 |
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