Survey Data on Influence of Sustainable Land Management Practices on Dairy farming in Baringo County

This data answers the following questions: What are the types of SLM practices adopted in the study area? What are the factors that motivated farmers to adopt SLM practices? What are the challenges that farmers experience in the course of adopting SLM practices? What is the influence of sustainable land management practices on milk yields? The data include socioeconomic aspects of dairy farmers, general dairy farming characteristics, sustainable land management (SLM) practices and milk yields obtained by farmers in litres per cow per day. The findings indicate that: Fodder preservation and cover crops significantly increased milk yields in ASAL areas Extension support and Friesian breeds strongly enhanced milk production High costs and land sizes limit adoption of Sustainable land management practices Farmers adopt Sustainable land management practices to increase milk production This data can be used by researchers, dairy cooperatives and county governments to inform decision making in the dairy sector.