Journal of
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2170
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAERD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 489

Full Length Research Paper

Does access to credit influence the adoption of good agricultural practices? The case of smallholder potato farmers in Molo Sub-County, Kenya

Uwamariya Masca
  • Uwamariya Masca
  • Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Faculty of Education and Community Development Studies, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 Egerton, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar
Kyule N. Mirriam
  • Kyule N. Mirriam
  • Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Faculty of Education and Community Development Studies, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 Egerton, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar
Eric K. Bor
  • Eric K. Bor
  • Department of Peace, Security and Social Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Egerton University, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 02 November 2021
  •  Accepted: 30 December 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

References

Alobo S (2012). Determinants of rural household income diversification in Senegal and Kenya. SFER.

 

Aryal S (2020, January 14). Questionnaire method of data collection. Microbe Notes.

 
 

Birch I (2018). Agricultural productivity in Kenya: Barriers and opportunities 19 p.

 
 

Chacha G (2020). Where can farmers get affordable loans for their projects? Farm Kenya Initiative. Farm Kenya Initiative.

 
 

Chandio AA, Jiang Y (2018). Determinants of Credit Constraints: Evidence from Sindh, Pakistan. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 54(15):3401-3410. 
Crossref

 
 

Cornejo J, McBride W (2002). Adoption of bioengineered crops. Agricultural economics report No. 810. 1800 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-5831.

 
 

Djokoto JG, Owusu V, Awunyo-Vitor D (2016). Adoption of organic agriculture: Evidence from cocoa farming in Ghana. Cogent Food & Agriculture 2(1):1242181. 
Crossref

 
 

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (Ed.) (2016). Climate change, agriculture and food security. FAO. Rome.

 
 

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (Ed.) (2020). Kenya at a glance | FAO in Kenya | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 

 
 

Giang MH, Xuan TD, Trung BH, Que MT (2019). Total Factor Productivity of Agricultural Firms in Vietnam and Its Relevant Determinants. Economies 7(1):4.
Crossref

 
 

Government of Kenya (GoK) (2018). County Integrated Development Plan, Nakuru County. Nairobi: Government of Kenya.

 
 

Hailu BK, Abrha BK, Weldegiorgis KA (2014). Adoption and impact of agricultural technologies on farm income: Evidence from Southern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics 2(1128-2016-92058):91-106.

 
 

Heike B (2012). Facilitating Agricultural Technology Adoption among the Poor: The Role of Service Delivery through Mobile Phones by Heike Baumüller: SSRN.

View

 
 

Iftikhar S, Mahmood HZ (2017). Ranking and relationship of agricultural credit with food security: A district level analysis. Cogent Food & Agriculture 3(1):1333242.
Crossref

 
 

Jerop R, Dannenberg P, George OG, Mshenga P (2018). Factors affecting the adoption of agricultural innovations on underutilized cereals: The case of finger millet among smallholder farmers in Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research 13(36):1888-1900.
Crossref

 
 

Kamau PN, Gathungu GK, Mwirigi RN (2020). Technical Efficiency of Irish Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Production in Molo Sub-County, Kenya. Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research pp. 1-9. 
Crossref

 
 

Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) (2016). Annual Report 2015-2016.

 
 

Kinyangi AA (2014). Factors influencing the adoption of agricultural technology among smallholder farmers in Kakamega north sub-county, Kenya (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nairobi).

 
 

Kiplimo JC, Ngenoh E, Egerton K, Bett JK (2015). Evaluation of factors influencing access to credit financial services: Evidence from smallholder farmers in Eastern region of Kenya. Evaluation 6(17).

 
 

Mabiso A, Pauw K, Benin S (2012). Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Kenya: Technical Analysis for the Agricultural Sectoral Development Strategy (ASDS)-Medium Term Investment Plan (MTIP). Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) Working Paper 35.

 
 

Melesse B (2018). A Review on Factors Affecting Adoption of Agricultural New Technologies in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research 9(3):1-4.

 
 

Minten B, Randrianarisoa JC, Barrett CB (2007). Productivity in Malagasy rice systems: wealth?differentiated constraints and priorities. Agricultural Economics 37:225-237.
Crossref

 
 

Mohamed KS, Temu AE (2008). Access to credit and its effect on the adoption of agricultural technologies: the case of Zanzibar. African Review of Money Finance and Banking pp. 45-89.

 
 

Mwangi M, Kariuki S (2015). Factors determining adoption of new agricultural technology by smallholder farmers in developing countries. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development 6(5).

 
 

Nakuru C (2017). First County Integrated Development Plan, Nakuru County. Nairobi, Kenya.

 
 

Namwata BML, Lwelamira J, Mzirai OB (2010). Adoption of improved agricultural technologies for Irish potatoes (Solanum Tubersum) among farmers in Mbeya Rural district, Tanzania: A case of Ilungu Ward.

View

 
 

Nassiuma DK (2000). Survey sampling: Theory and methods. Nairobi: University of Nairobi.

 
 

Nderitu EM, Kamuru SM, Matofari JW (2019). Influence of Institutional factors on Adoption of Improved Cassava Processing Technologies among Small Scale Farmers in Migori County, Kenya. The Authentic Knowledge: African Journal of Pure and Applied Science Research 1(1):26-32.

 
 

Ngongo RN (2014). Factors Influencing the Adoption of modern Agricultural Technologies by Small scale Farmers: The case of Thika East Sub-County, Kenya P 119.

 
 

Ntshangase NL, Muroyiwa B, Sibanda M (2018). Farmers' Perceptions and Factors Influencing the Adoption of No-Till Conservation Agriculture by Small-Scale Farmers in Zashuke, KwaZulu-Natal Province. Sustainability 10(2):555. 
Crossref

 
 

Odhiambo FO, Upadhyaya R (2020). Flexible loans and access to agricultural credit for smallholder farmers in Kenya. Agricultural Finance Review, Ahead-of-Print (ahead-of-print). 
Crossref

 
 

Ogundeji AA, Donkor E, Motsoari C, Onakuse S (2018). Impact of access to credit on farm income: Policy implications for rural agricultural development in Lesotho. Agrekon 57(2):152-166.
Crossref

 
 

Okech K, Kiragu A, Sing'ora B, Ndonga S, Olan'g P, Kenyanito L (2017). Bridging the GAP: The Role of Data in Deepening Smallholder Financing. Nairobi: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.

 
 

Rajendran N, Tey YS, Brindal M, Ahmad S, Shamsudin S F, Radam MN, Abdul Hadi AH (2016). Factors influencing the adoption of bundled sustainable agricultural practices: A systematic literature review. International Food Research Journal 23(5):2271-2279.

 
 

Rutten L, Fanou S L (2015). Innovative and Inclusive Finance for Youth in Agriculture. Africa Agriculture Status Report: Youth in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nairobi, Kenya.

 
 

Scheme FAO (2016). Training Manual on Good Agricultural Practices (Gap) for Fruits and Vegetables. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations): Bangkok, Thailand.

 
 

Simtowe F, Zeller M (2006). The Impact of Access to Credit on the Adoption of hybrid maize in Malawi: An Empirical test of an Agricultural Household Model under credit market failure.

 
 

Sindh AA, Jiang Y (2017). Full article: Determinants of Credit Constraints: Evidence from Sindh, Pakistan: Cogent Economics and Finance 5.1 (2017):1369383.
Crossref

 
 

Smollo DO, Mosi RO, Watako AO (2017). Analysis of factors influencing sustainable adoption of improved maize technologies among smallholder farmers in Ugenya sub-county, Kenya: International Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Studies 4:23-30.

 
 

Udimal TB, Jincai Z, Mensah OS, Caesar AE (2017). Factors influencing the agricultural technology adoption: The case of improved rice varieties (Nerica) in the Northern Region, Ghana. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development 8(8):137-148.

 
 

Waaswa A, Satognon F (2020). Development and the Environment: Overview of the Development Planning Process in Agricultural Sector, in Uganda. Journal of Sustainable Development 13(6):1 
Crossref