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dc.contributor.authorNambafu, G.N.
dc.contributor.authorOnwonga, R.N.
dc.contributor.authorKaruku, G.N.
dc.contributor.authorAriga, E.S.
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorRoing de Nowina, K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:03:29Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:03:29Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationNambafu, G.N., Onwonga, R.N., Karuku, G.N., Ariga, E.S., Vanlauwe, B. & Roing de Nowina, K. (2014). Knowledge, attitude and practices used in the control of striga in maize by smallholder farmers of Western Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. B, 4(3B).
dc.identifier.issn2161-6264
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1102
dc.description.abstractThe production of maize is constrained by parasitic weeds, particularly Striga. A study was carried out to document farmers’ knowledge, attitude and practices on Striga control among smallholder farmers across three districts: Kisumu West, Busia and Teso South of Western Kenya. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the locations and farmers to be interviewed. A semi structured, open and closed ended questionnaire was administered leading to field experiment. Besides village meetings (39.2%), farmers got informed on farming methods under Striga weed farms and its control technologies through neighbours (2.5%), workshops and trainings (5.0%), field schools (3.7%), media (7.5%) and extension agents (10.8%). The attitudes of farmers towards Striga control varied but frequently cited: long term viability of the Striga seed (12.5%), difficult to control sharing of farm tools (10.8%), expensive technologies (13.3%), lack of adequate information (18.3%), labour intensive (15.0%), large farms for use of push and pull technology (1.7%) and time consuming (12.5%). Framers used various Striga control practices but traditional methods (25%) were among the most used (25%). Concerted effort involving researchers, extension agents and private sector are, therefore, required for wide scale dissemination and adoption of the existing modern control technologies.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectStriga
dc.subjectMaize
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude and practices used in the control of Striga in maize by smallholder farmers of western Kenya
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobi
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.journalJournal of Agricultural Science and Technology
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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