Improved fallows in Kenya: history, farmer practice, and impacts

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dc.creatorPlace, Frank
dc.creatorNoordin, Qureish
dc.creatorJama, Bashir
dc.creatorFranzel, Steven
dc.date2004
dc.date2024-10-24T12:43:59Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:43:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:17:13Z
dc.descriptionThis case study explores the development, dissemination, adoption, and impact of improved tree fallows in rural western Kenya. The processes of technology development and dissemination throughout the region are described and analyzed. To analyze adoption and impact, the paper applies a variety of different data collection methods as well as samples from both pilot areas where researchers maintained a significant presence and non-pilot areas where farmers learned of the technologies through other channels. Sample sizes for the quantitative analysis ranged from almost 2,000 households for measuring the adoption process to just over 100 households for measuring impact indicators. Qualitative methods included long-term case studies for 40 households and focus group discussions involving 16 different groups. The paper describes the ways in which farmers used and modified improved fallow practices. Discussion also examines the types of households using fallows and benefiting from their use.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/156386
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99986
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcePlace, Frank M.; Noordin, Qureish; Jama, Bashir; Franzel, Steven. 2004. Improved fallows in Kenya: history, farmer practice, and impacts. EPTD Discussion Paper 115. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156386
dc.subjectagroforestry
dc.subjectfallow systems
dc.subjecttrees
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectsoil fertility
dc.titleImproved fallows in Kenya: history, farmer practice, and impacts
dc.typeWorking Paper

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