EFFECT OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON MAIZE PRODUCTION IN SAMIA SUB COUNTY OF BUSIA COUNTY KENYA
Journal Title: International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences (IJPSS) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 11
Abstract
This study sought to establish the effect of conservation agriculture practices on maize production in Samia Sub County. The study sought to establish the effects of conservation agriculture on maize production guided by three specific objectives namely: effect of minimum tillage, mulching and use of cover crops on maize production within Samia Sub County. The study used descriptive design since it encouraged the use of multiple worldviews by combining inductive and deductive thinking. This design also facilitated the description of the effects of conservation agriculture practices employed in maize production. Purposive sampling was used to collect data from 252 respondents who were chosen using purposive sampling from two groups namely; small holder farmers and community facilitators and agricultural extension officers. Data collection instruments included a questionnaire for farmers and a key informant(s) interview guide Data collected was cleaned, coded and analyzed with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences and the results presented in frequency distribution tables and narratives organized and discussed under the specific objectives of the study. The findings of the study revealed that there was an increase in maize production when minimum tillage and use of cover crops was employed whereas mulching had little or no effect on the increase of maize production in Samia Sub County. The major challenge faced by the small holder farmers‘ respondents was pest and weed control in their farms with lack of fences affecting the few that practiced mulching. The study recommended the following to ensure increased production: formation of small farmer groups to enable them access information easily from them the agricultural extension officer and the community facilitators, adoption of the push pull technology to combat weed and pest infestation of their maize fields and finally fencing off of pieces of land under maize crop to avoid destruction from foraging animals.
Authors and Affiliations
MBETERA ARTHUR CHAKOYO, Mr. William Agembo
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP41857
- DOI -
- Views 383
- Downloads 0
Nigeria’s sMes aNd iNNOvative PrOduct develOPMeNt: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century
Globalization has changed the way firms, industries contend with competition, and for any country to be relevant in this 21st century, there is a need for a paradigm shift in the way governance and businesses are condu...
Job Involvement among White Collar Employees
Understanding, predicting, and improving employee behaviors are major aspects of a manager‘s job. Managers often try to influence work-related attitudes in order to create behavioral changes, relying on moderating vari...
Distance Education and Conventional Education; A Case Study through Review of Literature
There are broadly two modes of education system one is conventional and the other is distance education system. For ages the conventional education system has remained the dominant way of spreading education where the...
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MAKE IN INDIA CAMPAIGN- A JOURNEY AHEAD
Women play a significant role in the growth of the economy. Over the years Indian women have made considerable impact and shown a sign of success in various sectors. Even the recent developments in the field of techno...
INVESTIGATION OF HANDOVER IN WCDMA
Third generation wireless system is based on the WCDMA access technique. In this technique, all users share the same bandwidth simultaneously but with different codes. So in Soft Handoff (WCDMA) new user will demand ne...