Influence Of National Accelerated Agricultural Inputs Access Programme On Maize Production In Kenya. Case Study Of Gucha Sub County,

Abstract

This study was on the influence of national accelerated agricultural inputs access program (NAAIAP) on maize production in Gucha sub county, Kisii County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives; To determine how provision of free farm inputs influence maize production, to establish to what extent farmer group trainings influence maize production , to examine how farm follow up visits influences maize production and to assess how holding of farmer field days influences maize production .The research questions is centered on the four objectives which will guide this study. Literature review on the Concept of national accelerated agricultural inputs access program (NAAIAP) provision Of free farm inputs, Farmer group training4, farm follow up visits, and holding of farmer’s field days.

This study is based on subsidy theory; this theory on providing farm inputs and capacity building support to farmer in order to increase production and the chapter also covers theoretical Framework and Conceptual Framework. This research will use a descriptive research design as it seeks to analyze the relationship between the variables that influence maize production in NAAIAP program. The criterion for the selection of the study population will be based on the NAAIAP program beneficiaries who received program services covering distribution of input grants and capacity building by the government of Kenya to resource poor farmers in the division during the 2009/2010 , 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 financial year. A total of one thousand two hundred farmers received program services and thus this is the study Population. A pre-test of research instruments will be done in the Sengera location to twenty participants to determine the reliability and validity of the data collection instruments. Data will be collected using one type of questionnaire which will be administered on the sampled beneficiaries and the resulting data collected will be coded and entered into frequency tables. Data analysis presentation and analysis outputs will be descriptive statistics in form of frequency tables, percentages and mean. Inferential statistics to be used is correlation analysis aided the researcher on determining the relationship between variables. This research will tell if the NAAIAP program intervention led to increased maize production in Gucha Sub County.