Socio-Economic Determinants of Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation Techniques in Semi-Arid Tharaka Sub-County, Kenya

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 765-773

  Recha, C W ^a   Mukopi, M N ^b   Otieno, J O ^c  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Harvesting; Kenya; Rainwater; Semi arid; Socio economic determinants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CATCHMENTS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES; KENYA; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER; SEMI ARID; SITU TECHNOLOGY; SOCIO-ECONOMICS;

HARVESTING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CATCHMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HARVESTING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; RAINWATER; SEMIARID REGION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL QUALITY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

KENYA; THARAKA-NITHI;

EID: 84935181807     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2326     Document Type: Article

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