@article{Amusala:159386,
      recid = {159386},
      author = {Amusala, G. and Nyangweso, P.M. and Gudu, S. and Mose,  J.I. and Inyanje, L. and Onkware, A. and Ochuodho, J. and  Ouma, E. and Kisinyo, P. and Mugalavai, V. and Okalebo,  J.R. and Othieno, C. O. and Were, B.A.},
      title = {Adoption of Drought Tolerant Sorghum in Western Kenya},
      address = {2012-11},
      number = {304-2016-4800},
      pages = {13},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Food and nutritional insecurity are responsible for  poverty and low
livelihoods of about 33% of people living  in western part of Kenya.
This is against MDG1. The  production of sorghum which is a staple
food crop is below  0.5 t/ha, against the potential of 3-4 t/ha. Drought is
a  major factor responsible for the low and declining yields  of sorghum,
especially in the smallholder farms where  agricultural inputs including
improved cultivars are not  normally utilized. Drought tolerant sorghum
variety has  been developed and deployed to western Kenya and its
uptake  remains low. The study aimed at assessing factors  influencing
adoption of drought tolerant sorghum variety.  The research was
carried out in various sites in Nyanza and  Western Provinces. Data
was collected using structured  questionnaires. Systematic random
sampling was employed in  selected sites to identify 100 small scale
sorghum farmers.  The results showed that about 88 percent of farmers
used  uncertified sorghum seed. About 41 percent of farmers  were
aware of drought tolerant sorghum. Despite the  significant level of
awareness, only 7 percent had adopted  drought tolerant sorghum.
The probit model identified age,  gender, social capital, sorghum farm
size, income,  extension, and total land holding as significant  factors
affecting adoption of drought tolerant sorghum. It  is recommended
that technology disseminators in sorghum  should target the older
farmers; farmers to operate in  groups to access technology, farmers
to increase the land  size allocated to sorghum, and extension agents
should  strengthen their role as the link between research and  the
farmer.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/159386},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.159386},
}