Factors affecting the use of fertilizers and manure by smallholders: The case of Vihiga, western Kenya

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-224

  Waithaka, Michael M ^a   Thornton, Philip K ^b   Shepherd, Keith D ^c   Ndiwa, Nicholas N ^d  

^a ASARECA   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Kenya; Policy; Smallholders; Soil fertility management; Tobit models

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ARABLE LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD SUPPLY; MANURE; POPULATION GROWTH; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOIL FERTILITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VIHIGA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA];

EID: 34249828987     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9087-x     Document Type: Article

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