The study examined livelihoods and wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya. Stratified random sampling was used to select 252 households from eight districts. Focus group discussions were used to collect complementary community-level data. Results indicate that average househol...
Chianu, J.N.
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Ajani, OIY
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Livelihoods and rural wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya : Implications for rural development, poverty alleviation interventions and peace]
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Livelihoods and rural wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya : Implications for rural development, poverty alleviation interventions and peace
Widespread and increasing rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa has been of great concern to development community. Low use of inputs by farmers, due to market constraints that reduce profitability of input use, is one of the factors responsible for the gap between potential and actual yields. Usin...
Chianu, J.N.
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Mairura, Franklin S.
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Ekise, IE
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Farm input marketing in western Kenya : Challenges and opportunities]
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Farm input marketing in western Kenya : Challenges and opportunities
Population pressure has diminished the role of the traditional bush fallow system in restoring the fertility of depleted soils following several years of cultivation in the derived savanna of southwest Nigeria. The search for alternative fallow systems led to the development of alley cropping usi...
Chianu, J.N.
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Akintola, J.O.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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[Profitability of cassava-maize production under different fallow systems and land-use intensities in the derived savanna of southwest Nigeria]
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Profitability of cassava-maize production under different fallow systems and land-use intensities in the derived savanna of southwest Nigeria