Abstract
Cassava (with a Botanical name Manihot esculenta) is a perennial woody shrub with an edible root, which is grown in tropical and subtropical parts of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. Cassava is grown in the former Western Province, which constitutes Kakamega, Bungoma, and Busia Counties, and has huge potential for food security. The challenges the farmers face is a lack of proper handling during harvesting which they spoil easily and hence sell it raw, making cultivation a business unsustainable due to heavy losses. This paper was on effect of utilization of cassava solar drying technology on small-scale cassava farmers’ incomes’ in Teso-South Sub-County of Busia County, Kenya. Primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysis was done through SPSS where descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings showed that utilization of cassava solar drying technology (β=0.137, p<0.05) was a significant predictor of small-scale cassava farmers’ incomes in Teso-South Sub County, Busia County, Kenya. The study recommends that government of Busia County should put in place and strengthen the adult literacy programs, invest in acquisition of solar dryers, and training on dryer usage among small-scale cassava in Busia County.
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