Presentations-Early Flowering of Napier Grass and Head Smut 1997

Abstract

Napier grass is the main fodder crop in Central Kenya, where it is fed to livestock in the cut-and-carry system. Approximately 240,000 ha of Napier, representing 4% of the arable land in Central Province in 1983 was under Napier grass. The land area may have increased due to the fall in coffee prices and the resulting increase in the number of farmers taking up dairy farming. About 90% of the farmers in Central Kenya grow Napier grass. The ~proportion might be higher at the moment.