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Exploring local knowledge on indicators of soil health and contributions of agroforestry trees in smallholders’ maize production systems in Rift Valley, Kenya

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Title Exploring local knowledge on indicators of soil health and contributions of agroforestry trees in smallholders’ maize production systems in Rift Valley, Kenya
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/29781
 
Creator Nyaga, John
Edmundo, Barrios
Muthuri, Catherine
Öborn, Ingrid
Matiru, Viviene
Sinclair, Fergus
 
Publisher World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository
 
Description A study was conducted to explore local knowledge on indicators of soil quality and contribution of agroforestry trees in smallholders’ maize production systems in Rift valley, Kenya. Semi structured interviews were administered to 47 small-scale farmers whose farms had similar soil type. The purpose of this study was specifically to: a) to assess farmers’ perceptions on the soil quality gradients in their farms; b) to determine local indicators used by smallholder farmers to assess differences in soil quality; and c) to evaluate dominant agroforestry tree species and their perceived effects on soil quality.
 
Subject Other
Local knowledge
Local indicators
Soil health
Agroforestry
 
Date 2015
 
Relation Evaluating factors influencing heterogeneity in agroforestry adoption and practices within smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya
 
Type Survey data