Soil and water management in semi-arid Kenya: an overview.
| dc.contributor.author | Gichuki, FN | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mungai, DN | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gachene, CKK | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-30T08:00:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-30T08:00:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nixon, D. J., Itabari, J. K., Simiyu, S. C., Gatheru, M., Bishop, C., Gichuki, F. N., ... & Thomas, D. B. (2000). Soil and water management in semi-arid Kenya: an overview. In Land and water management in Kenya: towards sustainable land use. Proceedings of the Fourth National Workshop, Kikuyu, Kenya, 15-19 February, 1993. (pp. 315-323). Soil and Water Conservation Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9966-9690-0-4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/52296 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper presents results of a study aimed at quantifying soil and water management practices and identifying major constraints and implications for future adoption of appropriate technologies. The study was conducted in the Machakos and Makueni Districts of Kenya. Approximately 83% of the farmers interviewed were using manure, while only 4% use fertilizer. 60% had fanya juu terraces on their land, while only 13% were using grass strips. The study concluded that finance is a major constraint limiting farmers' adoption of practices enhancing soil fertility and that lack of conservation practices on grazing land is of great concern. The lack of knowledge of possible benefits of soil and water management practices is noted. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi, | en |
| dc.title | Soil and water management in semi-arid Kenya: an overview. | en |
| dc.type | Book chapter | en |
| local.publisher | college of agriculture and veterinary sciences, | en |
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