Determination of Adoption of Organic & AMP; Conventional Farming and Climatic Smart Agricultural Practises among Smallholder Farmers in Nyaribari Chache Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya

N. N. Charles, B. Elizabeth Onkundi
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Smallholder farmers are usually susceptible to the effects of climatic variations. This study sought to determine the extent of adoption of various organic and conventional crop and soil management practises in the farms and assess the contribution of Climate Smart Agricultural strategies on adaptation to climate change among small holder farmers in Nyaribari Chache Sub-County, Kisii County. Ten farms were sampled at an equidistance of one kilometre along a transect laid across each of the eight randomly selected sub-locations in the sub county. A sample size of 80 farms was randomly selected from the Sub-County. The eighty farms were regrouped into two; Organic and conventional farms. A survey of the crop management practises was carried out and the observed methods recorded down. Questionnaire administration on the 200 households was conducted in data collection on CSAP employed by farmers and also carry out interviews and focused group discussions with farmers to identify CSAP adopted. The data collected was analyzed using the statistical paired t test and descriptive statistics. Use of pesticides recorded the highest percentages (60%) in conventional methods while mulching recorded relatively high percentage (42%) in organic methods. Use of plastic cover recorded the lowest percentage of 4% in conventional methods while vermi-composting was not embraced in conventional methods. Conventional methods were 3.33 points higher than organic (95% CI [-9.37596, 16.04263]). Conventional and Organic farming methods were strongly and negatively correlated (r = -0.069, p > 0.05). However, there was no statistical significant difference between conventional and organic methods (t5 = 0.674, p > 0.05), Appendix 1[(iii)]. CSAP Adopted by Smallholder Farmers was statistically significant (p<0.005); Appendix 1 [iv (b)]. Determinants of smallholder farmers’ choice of CSAP on adaptation to climatic variations had a significant impact on embracing of CSAP (p<0.005); Appendix 1 [v (b)]. Access to credit facilities, inadequate extension facilities, low education levels, scanty weather and climate statistics were main hurdles impacting on implementation of CSAP. These knowledge will aid farmers and other participants globally to improve crop productivity. These information will also enable farmers seek for unconventional ways to alleviate the problem of heavy usage of agrochemicals in order to embrace organic farming for the long run sustainability of the agricultural sector. Additionally, stakeholders should heighten exposure of farmers to extension services and prompt distribution of climate variations data for informed decision making.
有机和AMP采用的确定肯尼亚Kisii县Nyaribari Chache县小农的传统农业和气候智能型农业实践
小农通常容易受到气候变化的影响。本研究旨在确定农场采用各种有机和传统作物及土壤管理做法的程度,并评估气候智慧型农业战略对基希县尼亚里巴里察切县小农适应气候变化的贡献。10个农场沿着横断面分布在该副县的8个随机选择的子地点中的每一个,在1公里的等距上取样。从副县随机抽取80个农场作为样本。80个农场被重新组合成两个;有机农场和传统农场。对作物管理做法进行了调查,并记录了观察到的方法。对200户农户进行问卷调查,收集农户使用CSAP的数据,并与农户进行访谈和焦点小组讨论,确定农户采用的CSAP。收集的数据采用统计配对t检验和描述性统计进行分析。传统方法使用农药的比例最高(60%),而有机方法使用地膜的比例相对较高(42%)。传统方法中使用塑料覆盖的比例最低,为4%,而传统方法中不采用蚯蚓堆肥。常规方法比有机方法高3.33点(95% CI[-9.37596, 16.04263])。常规耕作方式与有机耕作方式呈显著负相关(r = -0.069, p > 0.05)。但常规方法与有机方法比较,差异无统计学意义(t5 = 0.674, p > 0.05),见附录1[(iii)]。小农采用CSAP差异有统计学意义(p<0.005);附录1 [iv (b)]。影响小农气候变化适应的CSAP选择的决定因素对CSAP的接受有显著影响(p<0.005);附录1 [v (b)]。难以获得信贷、推广设施不足、教育水平低、缺乏天气和气候统计数据是影响CSAP实施的主要障碍。这些知识将帮助全球农民和其他参与者提高作物生产力。这些信息还将使农民能够寻求非常规的方法来缓解农用化学品大量使用的问题,以便为农业部门的长期可持续发展拥抱有机农业。此外,利益攸关方应提高农民获得推广服务的机会,并迅速分发气候变化数据,以便做出明智的决策。
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