Status and factors influencing access of extension and advisory services on forage production in Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesNot CGIAR developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organizationen_US
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Unionen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i330550en_US
cg.issn2320-7027en_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalAsian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociologyen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriEXTENSIONen_US
cg.subject.ilriFORAGESen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.volume39en_US
dc.contributor.authorGatheru, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNjarui, D.M.G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGichangi, Elias M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNdubi, J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMurage, A.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGichangi, Anne Wen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-18T09:54:38Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-06-18T09:54:38Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/114005en_US
dc.titleStatus and factors influencing access of extension and advisory services on forage production in Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractThis study assessed the status and factors influencing access of extension and advisory services (EAS) for forage production among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya. Using a multistage stratified random sampling, data were collected from 316 and 313 farmers in Kangundo sub-County and Kirinyaga Counties of Kenya, respectively. The intensity of dairy farming formed the basis of selection of the study areas. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression model. Results indicated that, overall the proportion of farmers who accessed EAS on forage production in Kirinyaga (26.4%) was double that of Kangundo (13.6%). Government was the main provider of EAS on forage production and accounted for between 73 to 90% of services in Kangundo and 54 to 81% in Kirinyaga. The main channels for accessing EAS in both sites were trainings (29 - 31%) and field days (22 - 30%). Overall, majority of farmers (71 - 73%) were satisfied with the information and services they received on forage production. The empirical estimates of logistic regression revealed that the probability of access to EAS increased with access to credit, membership to farmer groups and importance of livestock on household’s food security. We recommend that the governments use innovative extension approaches and strengthen formation of farmer groups/organizations in order to improve access of EAS by smallholder dairy farmers for enhanced forage production.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.available2021-04-26en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGatheru, M., Njarui, D.M.G., Gichangi, E.M., Ndubi, J.M., Murage, A.W. and Gichangi, A.W. 2021. Status and factors influencing access of extension and advisory services on forage production in Kenya. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology 39(3): 99-113.en_US
dcterms.extent99-113en_US
dcterms.issued2021-04-26en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSciencedomain Internationalen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural extensionen_US
dcterms.subjectforageen_US
dcterms.subjectadvisory servicesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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