Improving land and water productivity in basin rice cultivation in Kenya through system of rice intensification (SRI)

Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Nyamai, M ^a   Mati, B M ^b   Home, P G ^b   Odongo, B ^c   Wanjogu, R ^d   Thuranira, E G ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^c African Institute for Capacity Development   (Kenya)

^d National Irrigation Board   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Kenya; Land productivity; Mwea; Production systems; SRI; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862736706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16821130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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