About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Natural Resource Management"
Assessing factors influencing types, rate of application and timing of fertilizer use among small-scale farmers of western Kenya
Abstract:
Many soil fertility amelioration technologies exist in western
Kenya, but the factors that influence the adoption, and the
economic returns of these technologies needs to be assessed.
In this study, the value cost ratios (VCR) of five different
fertilizers (Diammonium phosphate; Nitrogen Phosphorus and
Potassium; agricultural lime; Minjingu phosphate rock; and
Organic manure largely farmyard manure) were computed
using data obtained from surveying 267 households and 30
fertilizer traders. The value cost ratios (VCR) values ranged
from 1.4 - 3.6. Apart from that of organic fertilizers of 1.4, the
VCRs are adequate to induce fertilizers’ adoption by farmers.
It is imperative that individual farmers’ economic optimal rate
of fertilizer application be established to maximize economic
gains.
Beaucoup de technologies d’amélioration de fertilité du sol
existent au Kenya occidental, mais les facteurs qui influencent
l’adoption et les retombées économiques de ces technologies
doivent être évalués. Dans cette étude, les valeurs du coût de
cinq engrais différents (phosphate de diammonium; azote
phosphore et potassium ; engrais calcique ; Phosphate naturel
de Minjingu ; et l’engrais organique en grande partie l’engrais
de basse-cour) ont été calculées en utilisant des données
obtenues en interrogeant 267 ménages et 30 vendeurs d’engrais.
Les valeurs du coût se sont étendues de 1.4 - 3.6.
Indépendamment de celui des engrais organiques de 1.4, ces
coûts sont satisfaisants pour induire l’adoption des engrais par
des fermiers. Il est impératif que le taux optimal économique
de différents fermiers pour l’application d’engrais soit établi
pour maximiser des gains économiques.
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English
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2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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679-702
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