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Economics of soil organic carbon in Western Kenya
This report evaluates the economic benefits and carbon sequestration potential of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices, specifically Conservation Agriculture and Integrated Soil Fertility Management, for smallholder farmers in Siaya County, Western Kenya, where subsistence agriculture faces significant soil degradation.
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Who uses sustainable land management practices and what are the costs and benefits: insights from Kenya
This research paper analyzes the adoption, costs, and benefits of sustainable land management (SLM) practices among farmers in western Kenya, concluding that simple practices like manuring and intercropping offer the highest immediate economic returns, while high-cost practices like agroforestry require longer time horizons and policy support to be viable.
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Household air pollution: rocket cookstove
This study evaluated the impact of replacing traditional three-stone fires with improved rocket mud stoves in 49 homes in Western Kenya, focusing on carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations and the viability of CO as a proxy for PM2.5.
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