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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.author Kavoi, Justus M.
dc.contributor.author Mwangi, John G.
dc.contributor.author Kamau, Geoffrey M.
dc.date.issued 2014-06
dc.date.accessioned 2021-07-01T12:11:55Z
dc.date.available 2021-07-01T12:11:55Z
dc.identifier.uri http://41.89.96.81:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2637
dc.description.abstract Declining 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. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Agricultural Extension en_US
dc.subject Challenges Faced By Small Land Holder Farmer en_US
dc.title Challenges Faced By Small Land Holder Farmer Regarding Decision Making in Innovative Agricultural Development An Empirical Analysis from Kenya en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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