| Summary: | The objective of our study was to find out the level of adoption of desmodium legume fodder cover crops in coffee cultivation, which is associated with enhancing ecosystem services in coffee cultivation and providing fodder production for livestock. This was evaluated using a structured face to face questionnaire with a sample of 97 farmers on knowledge, attitude and practices, which was conducted in Gewa ward, Githuguri Constituency in Kiambu County by replicating similar conditions of Arabica coffee growing areas in the tropics, where most farmers practice mixed farming. A linear regression model was used to evaluate the relationship between commercial feeds and milk production. The results indicated a significant contribution of close to 70% implying that commercial feed contribution to milk production, which was estimated to be US
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