Changing rainfall patterns and farmers ’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi- arid eastern Kenya
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Changing rainfall patterns and farmers ’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi- arid eastern Kenya
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Recha, John W.M.
Mati, Bancy M. Nyasimi, Mary Kimeli, Philip Kinyangi, James Radeny, Maren A.O. |
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adaptation
dryland crop production agriculture water harvesting food security climate change |
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Description |
There is limited documentation of soil and water management technologies that enhance adaptation to climate change in drylands of Kenya. Rainfall patterns were analyzed in the semi-arid Machakos and Makueni counties of eastern Kenya using historical data. A total of forty-three smallholder farmers implementing soil water management practices were sampled, and an estimate of the seasonal water budget for current crop and livestock production systems computed. Analysis of rainfall amounts and distribution shows increasing variability, with the average annual total amounts decreasing over the past 50 years. Furthermore, the number of rainy days within the March-April-May season that can support crop growth is gradually decreasing. These decreases are however not significant at P
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2016-07-02
2016-04-13T16:55:06Z 2016-04-13T16:55:06Z |
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Journal Article
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Recha JW, Mati BM, Nyasimi M, Kimeli P, Kinyangi JM, Radeny M. 2016. Changing rainfall patterns and farmers adaptation through soil water management practices in semi-arid eastern Kenya. Arid Land Research and Management 1-10.
1532-4982 1532-4990 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72899 EA_CSV https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2015.1091398 |
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en
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Open Access
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p. 229-238
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Informa UK Limited
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Arid Land Research and Management
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