Soil fertility management on small farms in Africa: Evidence from Nakuru district, Kenya

dc.creator	Omamo, Steven Were
dc.creator	Williams, J.C.
dc.creator	Obare, G.A.
dc.creator	Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
dc.date	2002-04
dc.date	2013-07-03T05:25:47Z
dc.date	2013-07-03T05:25:47Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T15:44:08Z
dc.description	This paper uses data from a 1998 survey of farming households in Nakuru district, Kenya to explore factors influencing soil fertility management decisions of smallholder farmers in Africa. The modeling strategy builds on results of research in soil science that point to the joint determination of inorganic and organic soil nutrient stocks and flows on-farm. Farmers' decisions on levels of inorganic and organic fertilizer use are hypothesized to be similarly mutually dependent, and to be further influenced by various farmer-specific socioeconomic factors. Econometric estimations indicate that once the effects of cropping patterns, farm-to-market transport costs, and labor availability are taken into account, smallholder applications of inorganic and organic fertilizers appear to be substitutes. Implications for research and policy are drawn.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32929
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113147
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.rights	Open Access
dc.source	Food Policy;27(2): 159-170
dc.subject	soil fertility
dc.subject	soil management
dc.subject	small farms
dc.subject	fertilisers
dc.title	Soil fertility management on small farms in Africa: Evidence from Nakuru district, Kenya
dc.type	Journal Article

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