Livelihood strategies of resource poor farmers in strigainfested areas of western Kenya
Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of Nyanza and Western provinces. Farmers perceived Striga as the major cause of poverty...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2007
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91433 |
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