The perceptions of farmers in Kenya's North Rift Region on soil fertility replenishment technology are investigated in this article. A survey was undertaken in Kenya's North Rift Region's Trans Nzoia and Uasin Gishu counties. A total of 108 people were questioned. In this investigation, a two-stage random sampling approach was used. Farmers that cultivate maize as their main crop were chosen in the first step. The second stage was identifying farmers who used cereal banking to make it easier to sell their crops. A survey was conducted, as well as field demonstration plots. On-farm demonstrations were conducted to determine farmers' attitudes regarding the technology. They were given a structured questionnaire to fill out about their opinions on soil fertility replenishment technology (SFRT). A Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to do descriptive statistics and multiple regression analyses (SPSS). Farmers believed that technology might be utilised to alleviate deteriorating soil fertility, according to the findings. At a mean score of 3.5, 4.1, 4.0, 3.4, and 4.6 out of 5.0, the inputs were reasonable and available, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries (MOALF) was effective in propagating the innovations, and the technologies could function on any farm. Lack of finance was recognised as the major hurdle in the adoption of SFRT technology by farmers in Trans Nzoia county (70.4 percent) compared to Uasin Gishu (39.9%).
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