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The Effect of Utilization of Cassava Solar Drying Technology on small – Scale Cassava Farmers Incomes’ in Teso-South Sub-County of Busia County, Kenya

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  • Justus Bahati Wanzala

    (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya)

  • Fred K. Wamalwa

    (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya)

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Cassava (with a Botanical name Manihot esculenta) is a perennial woody shrub with an edible root, which is grown in tropical and subtropical parts of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. Cassava is grown in the former Western Province, which constitutes Kakamega, Bungoma, and Busia Counties, and has huge potential for food security. The challenges the farmers face is a lack of proper handling during harvesting which they spoil easily and hence sell it raw, making cultivation a business unsustainable due to heavy losses. This paper was on effect of utilization of cassava solar drying technology on small-scale cassava farmers’ incomes’ in Teso-South Sub-County of Busia County, Kenya. Primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysis was done through SPSS where descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings showed that utilization of cassava solar drying technology (β=0.137, p

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  • Justus Bahati Wanzala & Fred K. Wamalwa, 2023. "The Effect of Utilization of Cassava Solar Drying Technology on small – Scale Cassava Farmers Incomes’ in Teso-South Sub-County of Busia County, Kenya," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(10), pages 2022-2032, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:10:p:2022-2032
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