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DOI	10.1177/02666669211026005
	Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya
	Onyango, Debrah Akeyo; Mogaka, Hezron Rasugu; Ndirangu, Samuel Njiri; Kwena, Kizito
通讯作者	Onyango, DA (corresponding author), Univ Embu, Sch Agr, Dept Agr Econ & Extens, Embu, Kenya.
来源期刊	INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT
ISSN	0266-6669
EISSN	1741-6469
出版年	2021-07
英文摘要	Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is adversely affected by climate change and variability due to the dependence of its economies and livelihoods primarily on rain-fed agriculture. Agro-advisories boost informed decision-making as well as planning of farm activities. The purpose of this study was to characterize the pathways through which farmers receive usable location-specific agro-advisories as well as to evaluate the effect of the socio-economic environment in the access to such information. Data was collected from 400 randomly selected households in lower eastern Kenya in a cross-sectional survey. Multivariate probit regression was used to determine the factors influencing the choice of pathways used in accessing climate change adaptation information. Household socio-economic characteristics that were found to be significant in explaining access to disseminated agro-advisories include phone and radio ownership, level of education, marital status, and farm size among others. Based on these findings a conclusion is made that the socio-economic environment within which information is disseminated is vital in determining those who access information and probably act on it. Additionally, pathways found to be complementary or substitutable give information providers new insights on the channels to use in information dissemination. The study recommends that these factors be considered in efforts geared towards promoting agro-advisory preparation and dissemination to improve adaptation to climate variability and change in dryland areas.
英文关键词	adaptation information agricultural productivity agro-advisories climate variability and change dissemination pathway
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000671416300001
WOS关键词	INFORMATION ; ADAPTATION ; SERVICES ; ADOPTION ; FARMERS
WOS类目	Information Science & Library Science
WOS研究方向	Information Science & Library Science
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/352234
作者单位	[Onyango, Debrah Akeyo] Univ Embu, Dept Agr Econ & Extens, Embu, Kenya; [Mogaka, Hezron Rasugu] Univ Embu, Dept Agr Econ, Embu, Kenya; [Ndirangu, Samuel Njiri] Univ Embu, Sch Agr, Embu, Kenya; [Kwena, Kizito] Kenya Agr Res & Livestock Res Org KALRO, Machakos, Kenya
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Onyango, Debrah Akeyo,Mogaka, Hezron Rasugu,Ndirangu, Samuel Njiri,et al. Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya[J],2021.
APA	Onyango, Debrah Akeyo,Mogaka, Hezron Rasugu,Ndirangu, Samuel Njiri,&Kwena, Kizito.(2021).Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya.INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT.
MLA	Onyango, Debrah Akeyo,et al."Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya".INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT (2021).