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Changing rainfall patterns and farmers’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi-arid eastern Kenya

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العنوان: Changing rainfall patterns and farmers’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi-arid eastern Kenya
المؤلفون: James Kinyangi, Philip Kimeli, Mary Nyasimi, B. M. Mati, Maren A.O. Radeny, John W.M. Recha
المصدر: Arid Land Research and Management. 30:229-238
بيانات النشر: Informa UK Limited, 2016.
سنة النشر: 2016
مصطلحات موضوعية: 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Agroforestry, business.industry, Soil Science, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, 01 natural sciences, Arid, Rainwater harvesting, Crop, Water balance, Agronomy, Agriculture, Soil water, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Environmental science, Livestock, business, Water content, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
الوصف: There is limited documentation of soil and water management technologies that enhance adaptation to climate change in drylands of Kenya. Rainfall patterns were analyzed in the semi-arid Machakos and Makueni counties of eastern Kenya using historical data. A total of forty-three smallholder farmers implementing soil water management practices were sampled, and an estimate of the seasonal water budget for current crop and livestock production systems computed. Analysis of rainfall amounts and distribution shows increasing variability, with the average annual total amounts decreasing over the past 50 years. Furthermore, the number of rainy days within the March-April-May season that can support crop growth is gradually decreasing. These decreases are however not significant at P
تدمد: 1532-4990
1532-4982
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::6bc74334274b475557a987e4b07b077c
https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2015.1091398
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi...........6bc74334274b475557a987e4b07b077c
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE
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تدمد:15324990
15324982