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Economic Performance of Small Ruminants on Smallholder Farms in Climate Smart Villages of Nyando

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Title Economic Performance of Small Ruminants on Smallholder Farms in Climate Smart Villages of Nyando
 
Creator Sila, Winfred
Gachuiri, Charles K
Recha, John
Audho, James
Ojango, Julie MK
 
Subject CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE
SMALL RUMINANTS
ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURE
FOOD SECURITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
 
Description Small ruminant production forms an integral part of the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Nyando. This paper is part of a study to evaluate the impacts of the small ruminants on the incomes of smallholder farmers adopting “Climate Smart” agricultural practices in the counties of Kericho and Kisumu in Nyando. A cross-sectional survey involving 162 households was conducted in 2018 to elicit information on farmer demographic characteristics, resource endowment, flock dynamics, and revenues from small ruminant production. Results from the analyses of the data collated showed that the small ruminants are an important source of revenue for the smallholder farmers. The number of animals owned varied depending on the size of the land owned. Farmers in Kericho tended to have larger land holdings than in Kisumu (p
 
Date 2019-11-05T16:12:15Z
2019-11-05T16:12:15Z
2019-10-23
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier Sila W, Gachuiri CK, Recha J, Audho J, Ojango JMK. 2019. Economic Performance of Small Ruminants on Smallholder Farms in Climate Smart Villages of Nyando. Dodoma, Tanzania.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105645
 
Language en
 
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