African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6858

Full Length Research Paper

Impacts of farmer field schools on food security and environmental conservation in Western Kenya

Laurine Kithi
  • Laurine Kithi
  • Coast Development Authority, P. O. Box 1322 – 80100, Mama Ngina Drive, Mombasa Kenya.
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Amin Mugera
  • Amin Mugera
  • The UWA Institute of Agriculture and School of Agricultural and Resource Economics (M089), Faculty of Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009 Australia.
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Bujdoso Geza
  • Bujdoso Geza
  • Research Centre for Fruit Growina, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary.
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  •  Received: 09 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 02 March 2021
  •  Published: 31 March 2023

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