Fertilizer use in semi-arid areas of Kenya: analysis of smallholder farmers' adoption behavior under liberalized markets
作者： H Ade Freeman , John M Omiti
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摘要: This paper analyzes the factors influencing farm level fertilizer adoption decisions under an era of liberalized markets in Kenya using a Tobit regression model. The education household head, experience fertilizer, growing cash crop, availability rural retail outlets, small packages, and land pressure positively influenced use, while size family labor location drier semi-arid zone were negatively associated with use. concludes policy research implications for strategies aimed at achieving greater use on smallholder farms.
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