Access and use of Aflatoxin-inhibiting technologies among smallholder farmers can improve their livelihoods and reduce post-harvest losses due to Aflatoxin contamination. However, the use of technologies including drying technologies, shelling, hermetic storage, resistant seeds, Aflasafe, and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) remains low among smallholder groundnut farmers. This study assesses the factors influencing the choice of Aflatoxin-inhibiting technologies for increased production and marketability of groundnuts in farming households. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS and STATA 18. Descriptive statistics were used to examined current practices, while a multi-stage sampling approach was used to select 384 smallholder farmers from Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo Counties in Kenya. A multivariate probit model was used to determine the factors influencing the choice of Aflatoxin inhibiting technologies. The study highlights that farmers’ decision to adopt Aflatoxin-inhibiting technologies was significantly influenced by gender, sales price, group membership, fertiliser use, household size, land size, household income, extension access, use of improved groundnut varieties and distance to market. The study provides insights into the dynamics of adoption of Aflatoxin-inhibiting technology. It underscores the need for strengthening group membership, extension service delivery and social network programs for farmer information dissemination to promote adoption and enhance agricultural productivity to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Kenya.
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Groundnuts, Aflatoxin-inhibiting Technologies, Adoption, Smallholder Farmers, Kenya
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Daffeh, B., Owour, G., Kimurto, P. (2025). Factors Influencing the Choice of Aflatoxin-inhibiting Technologies Among Smallholder Groundnut Farmers in Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo Counties in Kenya. International Journal of Agricultural Economics, 10(4), 158-169. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijae.20251004.12
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Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security, Department of Agriculture, Cape Point Bakau, The Gambia
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, and Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, Egerton - Njoro, Kenya
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, and Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, Egerton - Njoro, Kenya
