Farmer Demand for Soil Fertility Management Practices in Kenya’s Grain Basket

Land degradation cripples smallholder crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa, including those found in the densely populated, grain basket areas of Kenya. Research in the early nineties already documented and rated nutrient depletion to be very high in the east African Highlands. Whereas some of the soil related problems are inherent, smallholder farmer practices have contributed to the degradation, including the increasing soil nutrient depletion.

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Year of publication:	2013-11
Authors:	Kamau, Mercy W. ; Smale, Melinda ; Mutua, Mercy
Institutions:	Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
Subject:	Agricultural and Food Policy \| International Development \| Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Food Security International Development Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics>Food Security International Development Working Papers Number 161373
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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