dc.contributor.advisor | | English |
dc.contributor.advisor | | |
dc.contributor.advisor | | English |
dc.contributor.author | R. O. Nyanchoka | |
dc.contributor.author | J. M. Muchiri | |
dc.contributor.author | C. A. Omukoko | |
dc.contributor.author | R. M. Gikunda | |
dc.contributor.author | F. K. Mbaka | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-27T09:47:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-27T09:47:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-08-16 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2320-7027 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/chuka/15743 | |
dc.description.abstract | The development and dissemination of agricultural advisory services (AAS) amongst smallholder
sorghum farmers (SHFs) has played a crucial role in sorghum yield improvement in Kenya.
However, there is limited information on the influence of AAS on adoption of sorghum production
practices amongst SHFs in Tharaka Nithi County particularly Tharaka South Sub-County. The
purpose of the study was to generate information that would deepen the understanding of the
influence of AAS in enhancing the adoption of sorghum production practices in Tharaka South SubCounty. A descriptive research design was used to describe the characteristics of the study sample.
The study targeted 16,437 smallholder sorghum farmers with a sample size of 108 participants.
Stratified proportionate random sampling technique was utilized to select farmers from three strata;
Marimanti, Nkondi, and Chiakariga wards. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Pilotingstudy was carried out in South Imenti Ward, Meru County which helped to check and advance the
validity of research instrument. The reliability of the research instrument was estimated by
computing Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the variables. The Cronbach’s alpha values for the
study were: adoption of sorghum production practices (α = 0.771), while that of AAS was 0.710. The
SPSS (V.22) was utilized for computing both the inferential (independent samples t-test) and
descriptive (percentage, median, frequency, mean and standard deviation) statistics. The study
findings indicated that there was no significant difference in the access and adoption of sorghum
production practices between farmers with access to AAS from those who did not t (106) = 0.843, p
= 0.401, d = 0.1684 and t (106) = 0.203, p = 0.839, d = 0.041, at 95% confidence interval,
respectively. It was concluded that AAS had no influence on the adoption of sorghum production
practices amongst SHFs in Tharaka Sub-County. Therefore, the study recommends the
government through the State and County departments of agriculture should support impactful
agricultural advisory programs that target sorghum farmers to increase the productivity of the crop | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology;AJAEES.90548 | |
dc.subject | Innovation adoption | en_US |
dc.subject | sorghum production practices | en_US |
dc.subject | agricultural advisory services | en_US |
dc.subject | indigenous knowledge and Smallholder. | en_US |
dc.title | Influence of Agriculture Advisory Services on Adoption of Sorghum Production Practices among Smallholder Farmers in Tharaka South Sub-County, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |