Multiple knowledges for agricultural production: Implications for the development of conservation agriculture in Kenya and Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMoore, Keith M.en
dc.contributor.authorLamb, Jennifer Nicoleen
dc.contributor.authorSikuku, Dominic Ngosiaen
dc.contributor.authorAshilenje, Dennis S.en
dc.contributor.authorLaker-Ojok, Ritaen
dc.contributor.authorNorton, James B.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:30:51Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:30:51Zen
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the interactions of different agricultural knowledges in order to examine mindset changes related to the adoption of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS). Farmers in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya and Uganda were presented with 20 statements representing three different agricultural frames: conventional modern agriculture, conservation agriculture, and risk-averse agriculture. Responses were recorded on a five-point Likert scale. Factor analysis was also used for the three separate principles of CAPS. The findings legitimate the diversity in local agricultural knowledge systems, identify a difference in perspectives of farmers and of agriculture service providers and community agents, and demonstrates the role of local networks in influencing farmers’ technological frames. The article demonstrates that the mindset change necessary for farmers to adopt CAPS requires adaptation to the local agro-ecology and social network.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-10 (CAPS for smallholder farms in eastern Uganda and western Kenya)en
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dc.identifier8009en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Agricultural Education and Extension 20 (3): 291–307en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2014.887758en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70264en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1389224X.2014.887758#.U8AmS_ldVhoen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2014 by Wageningen Universityen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectFarmer to farmeren
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectAdoption of innovationsen
dc.subjectSocial learningen
dc.subjectCommunicative competenceen
dc.subjectAgricultural knowledgeen
dc.subjectSmallholder farmersen
dc.subjectLocal production practicesen
dc.subjectSocial networksen
dc.subjectInnovation systemsen
dc.subjectTechnological framesen
dc.subjectWatersheden
dc.titleMultiple knowledges for agricultural production: Implications for the development of conservation agriculture in Kenya and Ugandaen
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