African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6926

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Vulnerability and adaptation strategies to drought and erratic rains as key extreme events: Insights from small scale farming households in mixed crop agro ecosystems of semi-arid eastern Kenya

Borona Mwenda
  • Borona Mwenda
  • Department of Environmental Sciences, Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 62837-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Dionysius Kiambi
  • Dionysius Kiambi
  • Director of Research, Pan African Christian University, P. O. Box 56875-0020 Nairobi, Kenya.
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James Kungu
  • James Kungu
  • Department of Environmental Sciences, Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 62837-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Jeske Van De Gevel
  • Jeske Van De Gevel
  • Bioversity International-East and Southern Africa Office C/O World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), P. O. Box 30677, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
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Carlo Farda
  • Carlo Farda
  • Bioversity International-East and Southern Africa Office C/O World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), P. O. Box 30677, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
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Yasuyuki Morimoto
  • Yasuyuki Morimoto
  • Bioversity International-East and Southern Africa Office C/O World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), P. O. Box 30677, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 24 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2019
  •  Published: 11 April 2019

How to cite this article

APA /
Mwenda, B., Kiambi, D., Kungu, J., De Gevel, J. V., Farda, C., & Morimoto, Y. (2019). Vulnerability and adaptation strategies to drought and erratic rains as key extreme events: Insights from small scale farming households in mixed crop agro ecosystems of semi-arid eastern Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(15), 712-728.
Chicago /
Borona Mwenda, Dionysius Kiambi, James Kungu, Jeske Van De Gevel, Carlo Farda and Yasuyuki Morimoto  . "Vulnerability and adaptation strategies to drought and erratic rains as key extreme events: Insights from small scale farming households in mixed crop agro ecosystems of semi-arid eastern Kenya." African Journal of Agricultural Research 14, no. 15 (2019): 712-728.
MLA /
Borona Mwenda, et al. "Vulnerability and adaptation strategies to drought and erratic rains as key extreme events: Insights from small scale farming households in mixed crop agro ecosystems of semi-arid eastern Kenya." African Journal of Agricultural Research 14.15 (2019): 712-728.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2018.13568
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/331696360674

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