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

Influence of demographic characteristics on adoption of improved potato varieties by smallholder farmers in Mumberes Division, Baringo County, Kenya

Isaac Mwaura Njuguna, Catherine Ng’endo Munyua and Susan Kamuru Makal
Department of Applied Community Development Studies, Faculty of Education and Community Studies, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 16 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 17 March 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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