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    Assessment of French Beans Production at Kariua in Kandara, Murang’a County- Kenya

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    2019-11
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    Wangui, P. M.
    Otieno, A.
    Ayubu, Anapapa O.
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    A sample survey research was conducted in November 2017 to January 2018 at Kariua area in Murang’a county, Kenya, with a sole aim to assess the current situation experienced by the French bean farmers in the area as well as form basis for further research, in which 43 farmers were interviewed. The parameters of interest were the average input levels of various factors (manure, fertilizers and water), average spacing of the crops in the field, the average output of the beans, the general plants’ health- all these were per crop point, land sizes under French beans cultivation as well as the demographic factors like age, gender and family size. The questionnaire was the main data collecting tool. Analysis of the data collected was carried out using both descriptive and inferential statistics: Using both R software and Ms-Excel. The results showed that farmers are experiencing very low yields at peak on average and poor plant health (harvest=13.4 g, infected leaves= 8 and immature pods= 15, all per crop point). Average land size under French beans farming, D.A.P and C.A.N fertilizers applied, manures applied, crop spacing and water for irrigation were found to be approximately 79.80 m2, 4.75 decigrams, 2.49 decigrams, 24.69 grams, 9.81 cm by 27 cm and 4.38 litres respectively. Low yields and poor crop health, scarce resources, pests, infections, diseases and intercropping and were also evident in the region.
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    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336986620_Assessment_of_French_Beans_Production_at_Kariua_in_Kandara_Murang'a_County-_Kenya
    https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Assessment-of-French-Beans-Production-at-Kariua-in-Mwangi-Otieno/1d1f17d2227b6cfff1ce0b4eb4ba4bd8a310c4e8
    https://www.journalajpas.com/index.php/AJPAS/article/view/30141
    http://erepository.uoeld.ac.ke/handle/123456789/532
    http://41.89.164.27/bitstream/handle/123456789/532/Wangui%20patrick.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
    http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4616
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