Synergies between Different Types of Agricultural Technologies in the Kenyan Small Farm Sector

Priscilla Wainaina, Songporne Tongruksawattana and Matin Qaim

Journal of Development Studies, 2018, vol. 54, issue 11, 1974-1990

Abstract: Sustainable intensification of agriculture will have to build on various innovations, but synergies between different types of technologies are not yet sufficiently understood. We use representative data from small farms in Kenya and propensity score matching to compare effects of input-intensive technologies and natural resource management practices on household income. When adopted in combination, positive income effects tend to be larger than when individual technologies are adopted alone. The largest gains occur when improved seeds are adopted together with organic manure and zero tillage. These results point at important synergies between plant breeding technologies and natural resource management practices.

Date: 2018
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