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A Review of Range Production and Management Extension Activities in Kenya

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The paper presents an overview of the development of range management extension activities in Kenya. The status quo of range management activities is discussed with particular reference to extension infrastructure, scope of extension interventions and mechanisms of dissemination of these innovations.

On the basis of the nature of available innovations and efficiency of dissemination mechanisms, the paper emphasizes the need for future institutional reforms to facilitate successful application of technological interventions, validation of the Kenyan innovation Diffusion Model and enhancement of the social acceptability of technological interventions.

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Maranga, E.K. A Review of Range Production and Management Extension Activities in Kenya. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 11, 131–144 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009566310880

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