Perception of Farmers’ on Soil Fertility Problems and Replenishment Technologies in the North Rift R

This paper explores the understanding of farmers in the North Rift Region of Kenya of soil fertility replenishment technologies. In Trans Nzoia and Uasin Gishu counties of the North Rift Region of Kenya, a survey was conducted. We interviewed a total of 108 respondents. In the analysis, a two-stage random sampling method was employed. Farmers' groups growing maize as the main crop were selected in the first stage. The second stage included the selection of farmers who, to promote the selling of their goods, practised cereal banking. A survey and plots for field demonstration were adopted. On-farm demonstrations were carried out and used to assess the perception of farmers about the technologies. To obtain information on their understanding of soil fertility replenishment technologies, a formal questionnaire was given to them (SFRT). A Social Sciences Statistical Package was used to conduct descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis (SPSS). The findings showed that farmers perceived that innovations could be used to tackle the decreasing fertility of the soil. The inputs were inexpensive, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MOALF) was successful in disseminating technology, and the technology could operate on any farm with a mean score of 3.5, 4.1, 4.0, 3.4 and 4.6 out of 5.0 respectively. The lack of capital (70.4 percent) compared to Uasin Gishu (39.9 percent) was described by farmers in Trans Nzoia county as the biggest obstacle in the adoption of SFRT technologies. In order to allow farmers to have access to credit, credit schemes should be developed that offer loans with low interest rates.

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