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    Farmers knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) in Embu and Taita benchmark sites before and after below-ground biodiversity project interventions

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    Mutsotso, B
    Muya, E
    Roimen, H
    Date
    2011
    Language
    en
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Peer-reviewed
    Accessibility
    Open Access
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    Mutsotso, Beneah, Edward Muya, & Henry Roimen. "Farmers knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) in embu and taita benchmark sites before and after below-ground biodiversity project interventions." Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems [Online], 13.1 (2011): 51-58. Web. 13 Jun. 2014
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/43091
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    In Kenya the belowground biodiversity project was implemented in Embu and Taita which are biodiversity hotspots. The objective of the paper is to present and analyze farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices at different timelines of the project, as well as identify factors limiting adoption of the best bet technologies. In early 1960’s when natural forest was cleared for farming activities no farm inputs were introduced in food crops until after 10 years. Ever since, to the present similar farm imputs and crops have been propagated continuously leading to declined food production hence the bgbd project interventions. A triangulation of methods, both quantitative and qualitative participatory approaches were used to obtain data from farmers in both benchmark sites. The results showed that most farmers were more aware of bgbd at the end of the project compared to the beginning. As much as the best bet technologies were identified, their adoption was constrained by the unavailability of the technologies in local agro shops. This forced farmers to continue using the farming techniques that had deleterious effects on the soil. Hence farmers adopt what works, but which must be locally available. In this cost considerations did not matter, but simply inaccess.
    AGROVOC Keywords
    INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; FARMER PARTICIPATION; LAND USE; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; KENYA; CONOCIMIENTO INDÍGENA; PARTICIPACIÓN DE AGRICULTORES; UTILIZACIÓN DE LA TIERRA; MICROORGANISMOS; FAUNA DEL SUELO; FERTILIDAD DEL SUELO; ADOPCIÓN DE TECNOLOGÍAS; KENIA
    Subjects
    BIODIVERSITY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FARMING SYSTEMS;
    Countries
    KENYA
    Regions
    AFRICA; EAST AFRICA
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