Communicating climate change adaptation strategies: climate-smart agriculture information dissemination pathways among smallholder potato farmers in Gilgil Sub-County, Kenya

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Abstract: This study investigated the information dissemination pathways used by different categories of smallholder potato farmers for and practice of CSAPs. It found a difference between information sources and practice of CSAPs at a 5% level of significance (?2 ¼ 100.12139, df ¼ 2, p < 0.05, Cramer's V ¼ 1.0), and a difference in the use of the three information dissemination pathways between men and women at a 5% level of significance (?2 ¼ 6.05949, df ¼ 2, p < 0.05, Cramer's V ¼ 0.17406). The three information dissemination pathways included media, neighbors and friends, and extension officers. Generally, farmers were aware and practiced the CSAPs investigated in this study except for irrigation with high awareness yet with low uptake percentage and potato seedlings and minitubers both with low awareness and practice respectively. This study recommended mainstreaming of CSAPs information.

Author:
Agnes Oywaya Nkurumwa, Andrew Waaswa, Antony Mwangi Kibe, Ng'eno Joel Kipkemoi
Theme/Sector:
Adaptation and Resilience, Climate-Smart Agriculture, Counties, Food and Agriculture, Nakuru County
Year
2021

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