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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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MX-TxCIM |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
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US |
| 072 #0 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE |
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E14 |
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F08 |
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| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) |
Look under author name |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Franzel, S.C. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Planning and adaptive production research program for small farmers: |
| Remainder of title |
A case study of farming systems research in Kirinyaga District, Kenya |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
East Lansing, MI (USA) : |
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Michigan State University, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1983 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiii, 279 pages |
| 340 ## - PHYSICAL MEDIUM |
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Printed |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Nationality: US |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Thesis - Tables, bibliography p. 273-279 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
This thesis uses the farming systems research (FSR) methods of the International Maize and Wheat and Improvement Center (CIMMYT) to plan an experimental program for farmers in Iliddle Kirinyaga, Kenya, and to address several methodological issues concerning FSR. The approach includes three stages: (1) interviews with extension agents to identify recommendation domains (RD's), i.e., fairly homogenous groups of farmers; (2) an informal survey in which researchers interview farmers; and (3) a formal sample survey. An agronomist collaborated with the author in mounting the research. The two RD's identified in t1iddle Kirinyaga were high income farmers and low income farmers. Farmers' circumstances are described and “leverage points” are identified, which represent opportunities for increasing productivity in ways acceptable to and feasible for farmers. An experimental program is presented; the two most important research priorities are: 1.- Improving soil fertility and structure through on-farm experiments to test the effectiveness of readily available coffee husks as manure 2.- Reducing the draught power bottleneck by selecting bean cultivars with superior ability to withstand dry planting, treating seeds against ant damage, and deeper planting. Two methodological issues are addressed. The first is how to obtain normative and prescriptive information, i.e., information on farmers' values and decisions. Two techniques, repertory grid (RG) and hierarchical decision tree models (HDM), are incorporated into the informal and formal surveys and are evaluated. The techniques were found useful for assembling data concerning preferences and decisions in a systematic fashion and far assisting the researcher to develop an understanding of farmer decision-making. The second methodological issue concerns the quality of data at different stages of the investigation. First, data from the RD-identification exercise are evaluated in comparison to those of the formal survey. The exercise is found to be reasonably effective for tentatively classifying farmers into RD's. Next, the utility of the formal survey is evaluated by comparing its results with those of the informal survey. The formal survey contributed relatively little to the understanding of farmers' practices and constraints or to the experimental program developed in the informal survey. These findings support the hypothesis that the informal survey can be an effective and sufficient method for planning experimental programs for farmers. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
English |
| 591 ## - CATALOGING NOTES |
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| Affiliation |
mierc |
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US-MichSU 1983 FRANZEL D rf |
| 595 ## - COLLECTION |
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Thesis Collection |
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Thesis Supported by CIMMYT |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Appropriate technology |
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AGROVOC |
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6671 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Extension Activities |
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AGROVOC |
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9091 |
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Innovation adoption |
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AGROVOC |
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1160 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Kidney beans |
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AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4601 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Methods |
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1178 |
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AGROVOC |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Production factors |
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AGROVOC |
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6928 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Small farms |
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AGROVOC |
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1260 |
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Varieties |
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AGROVOC |
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1303 |
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1314 |
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Zea mays |
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AGROVOC |
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1952 |
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Soil fertility |
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AGROVOC |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
1109 |
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Farming systems |
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AGROVOC |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Kenya |
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AGROVOC |
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3783 |
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32193 |
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57461 |
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Thesis |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |