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Why small-scale farmers in ASALs shun fertiliser use

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A farmhand at the 5-acre cassava research farm at Lukenya University, Kambu, Makueni County. [File, Standard]

Land tenure is one of the factors that hold back small-scale farmers in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) from using fertiliser, according to a new study.

The paper published by the Kenya Institute for Public Research and Analysis (Kippra) also lists access to credit and education levels as some of the other factors that influence farming practices in the regions.

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