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BASIS CRSP PROJECT RURAL MARKETS, NATURAL CAPITAL AND DYNAMIC POVERTY TRAPS IN EAST AFRICA

BASIS CRSP PROJECT RURAL MARKETS, NATURAL CAPITAL AND DYNAMIC POVERTY TRAPS IN EAST AFRICA. ICRAF SIAYA/VIHIGA SITE. DATA COLLECTION, ENTRY, COLLATION AND ANALYSIS. 2 ENUMERATORS USED ALL ALLONG – CONSISTENCY

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BASIS CRSP PROJECT RURAL MARKETS, NATURAL CAPITAL AND DYNAMIC POVERTY TRAPS IN EAST AFRICA

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  1. BASIS CRSP PROJECT RURAL MARKETS, NATURAL CAPITAL AND DYNAMIC POVERTY TRAPS IN EAST AFRICA ICRAF SIAYA/VIHIGA SITE

  2. DATA COLLECTION, ENTRY, COLLATION AND ANALYSIS • 2 ENUMERATORS USED ALL ALLONG – CONSISTENCY • UNDERWENT THOROUGH TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION DURING PRETESTING AND SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION • INITIALLY 120 HOUSEHOLDS: 117 HOUSEHOLDS IN CURRENT DATA SET • 3 ATTRITIONS • HOUSEHOLD DISOLVED BECAUSE OF DEATH OF PARENTS • 2 HOUSEHOLDS UNAVAILABLE – RELOCATION (TOWNS)

  3. COLLECTION AND ENTRY Questionnaires

  4. COLLATION AND ANALYSES • GPS POSITIONS FROM NUTRITION SURVEYED BEING VALIDATED FOR INCORPORATION – JUSTINE/ERIC • PRELIMINARY DATA TRANSFORMATION AND ANALYSIS DONE (FRANK)

  5. MOSTLY 1 PARCEL OF LAND INHERITED FROM HUSBANDS PARENTS; LAND SALES RARE BUT RENTING IN COMMON 90% HAVE PIECES =< 5.0 ACRES – INADEQUATE FOR HOUSEHOLD FOOD PRODUCTION COMMON CROPS – MAIZE, SWEET POTATOES, BANANAS, BEANS, AND KALES, TRADITIONAL VEGES, TOMATOES, ORANGES, PAWPAWS & MANGOES COFFE & SUGARCANE – RARE BECAUSE OF COLLAPSE OF COOPS AND FACTORIES OTHERS – WOODLOTS, PASTURE WHILE NATURAL FALLOWS HAVE DIMINISHED. DESCRIPTIVES/HIGHLIGHTS FROM FIELD NOTES – SIAYA ONLY

  6. SOIL FERTILITY INVESTMENTS – INORGANIC FERTILIZER (minimal), ANIMAL MANURE, GREEN MANURE, BOMA MANURE, BIOMASS TRANSFER (TITHONIA), CROP ROTATION (~20%) • SOIL CONSERVATION – BUNDS, GRSS STRIPS, SOME BENCH TERRACES, FANYA JUU & CHINI. • BOUNDARY TREE PLANTING COMMON (demarcation) • MOST FARMERS USE LOCAL SEEDS EXCEPT FOR SUKUMAWIKI AND TOMATOES • RISKY AND ARE LESS RESISTANT TO PESTS • LAND PREPARATION MOSTLY HAND AND HOE (done twice because of weeds and pests), WITH SOME OX-PLOWING (deemed expensive) • REMITTANCES IMPORTANT BUT RISKY INCASE OF DELAY AS THEY DISTURB CROPPING CALENDAR.

  7. ------ • NUMBER OF WEEDINGS DEPENDS ON A FARMER’S FINANCIAL CAPITAL, CROP AND FAMILY LABOR • FARMING ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY ALL FAMILY MEMBERS; DIFFERENTIATED BY AGE AND SEX • Children increasingly contributing less, especially with free education now • TOP DRESSING, MULCHING AND PESTICIDES (on tomatoes and Sukumawiki only) RARE

  8. ----- • EXOTIC AND CROSS BREED LIVESTOCK RARE • ONLY 3 FARMERS KEEP EXOTICS OR CROSSES • POULTRY VERY IMPORTANT BOTH FOR CONSUMPTION AND SALE • DAIRY OUTPUT LOW – 1.5 TO 3 LITERS/DAY. • NAPIER GRASS MOST COMMON FEED; OTHERS ARE POTATO VINES AND BANANA STEMS • HIGH QUALITY SUPPLEMENTS MINIMAL • OUTPUTS MOSTLY SOLD ON FARM AND ON COD BASIS. • CREDIT AVAILABILITY & ACCESS LIMITED • CASUAL LABOR EASILY AVAILABLE.

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