TY  - PRO
AU  - Makokha,S.
AU  - CIMMYT|EARO
AU  - Kimani,S.
AU  - Musembi,F.
AU  - Mwangi,W.M.
AU  - Verkuijl,H.
ED  - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Mexico DF (Mexico)
TI  - Determinants of fertilizer and manure use in maize production in Kiambu District, Kenya
SN  - 92-9146-065-6
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
PB  - CIMMYT|EARO
KW  - Fertilizer application
KW  - Fertilizers
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Green manures
KW  - Innovation adoption
KW  - Input output analysis
KW  - Kenya
KW  - Maize
KW  - Plant production
KW  - Production factors
KW  - Zea mays
KW  - CIMMYT
N2  - A survey of 97 small scale farmers was undertaken in Kikuyu, Kiambaa and Githunguri divisions of Kiambu District (central Kenya) to assess the factors that influence the adoption of inorganic fertilizer and manure in maize production. These factors were modeled using logit regression analysis. Results showed that extension service and off-farm income are significant factors in the adoption of manure alone. Age of the household head, extension services, membership of an organization, and off-farm income significantly influenced the use of inorganic fertilizer alone, and the use of both inorganic fertilizer and manure was significantly influenced by extension services, membership of an organization, household size, hired labor for manure, livestock ownership, and off-farm Income
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