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Farmers’ Evaluation of the Perfomance of the on-Station Technologies in Nkarini, Tharaka-Nithi County
The technology evaluation was done during the farmers’ field day held on 17th December, 2019 at VLIR-UOS experimental site. The objective of the exercise was to give farmers opportunity to evaluate...
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Field Survey Report on Livelihoods and Access to Key Resources including information and Finance in Tharaka South Sub-County
Rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa are constantly shifting depending on new economic prospects created by global drivers of change such as globalization, increased access to physical...
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Selection of Farmers Fields for Implementation of On-Farm Trials
The visit to the farmers’ field was conducted on 9th September, 2020. The objective of the visit was to select farmers’ field that had been randomly sampled by the site technician and Ward...
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Technologies being implemented
The technologies under investigation is an integration of soil fertility and soil and water conservation practices (Table 1). Soil fertility inputs include mineral fertilizer and animal manure at...
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Treatments Being Implemented in the Sites
Serial Treatments Treatment abbreviation Manure rate (N equivalent in Kg/ha) Fertilizer rate (Kg/ha) N* P** 1 Manure plus fertilizer (moderate) plus Tied ridging MF(M)Tr 30 30 90 2 Manure plus...
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Various community engagement of the project
With the ultimate objective of eradicating poverty and enhancing livelihood in the dryland region, the project engages farmers in various forums. An exploratory survey within the community was done...