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Changing rainfall patterns and farmers ’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi- arid eastern Kenya

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Title Changing rainfall patterns and farmers ’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi- arid eastern Kenya
 
Creator Recha, John W.M.
Mati, Bancy M.
Nyasimi, Mary
Kimeli, Philip
Kinyangi, James
Radeny, Maren A.O.
 
Subject adaptation
dryland
crop production
agriculture
water harvesting
food security
climate change
 
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
 
Date 2016-07-02
2016-04-13T16:55:06Z
2016-04-13T16:55:06Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier 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
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format p. 229-238
 
Publisher Informa UK Limited
 
Source Arid Land Research and Management