| Strategy applied |
Mount Kilimanjaro |
Taita Hills |
MachakosHills |
Overall |
| Different varieties of one crop |
2.9 |
52.9 |
2.0 |
20.2 |
| New variety of one crop |
17.9 |
34.4 |
2.7 |
19.2 |
| Stopped planting a crop forever |
0.0 |
16.1 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
| Shift to other crops (stopped to grow one crop and plants another instead) |
0.0 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
| Use of drought-tolerant varieties |
0.6 |
50.6 |
2.0 |
18.6 |
| Use of pest-resistant varieties |
0.0 |
27.9 |
0.0 |
9.8 |
| Use of short-maturing varieties |
2.9 |
32.2 |
14.7 |
16.7 |
| Increased use of insecticide |
0.6 |
6.7 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
| Earlier planting and harvesting dates |
30.6 |
29.4 |
23.3 |
28.0 |
| Late planting and harvesting dates |
30.0 |
30.0 |
24.0 |
28.2 |
| Increased use of irrigation |
0.0 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
| Crop diversification |
0.6 |
8.9 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
| Increased use of water and soil conversation techniques |
27.8 |
74.4 |
67.3 |
55.9 |
| Diversification from non-farm activities |
0.0 |
18.9 |
14.0 |
10.8 |
| Change in cultivated area |
10.0 |
0.0 |
14.0 |
7.7 |
