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Factors influencing the choice of supermarket channel by smallholder vegetable farmer suppliers in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties, Kenya
(Academe Research Journals., 2013)
The increasing demand for high-value food products in developing countries is creating incentives for expansion of supermarket chains as an alternative marketing system to the traditional marketing channels. However, ...
Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Sorghum Product ion in Lower Eastern Kenya: A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) ap proach
(2014)
There has been an increase in food insecurity probl
em in ASALs of Kenya and this has necessitated a re
newed
interest in promoting drought-tolerant crops such a
s sorghum, among smallholder farmers in these ...
Experts' Opinion on Aging Kenyan Farm Managers: Impact on the Future of Agriculture
(Tropentag, 2012-09)
Agriculture is the mainstay of Kenya's economy contributing greatly to GDP and absolutely
to food security. There is growing evidence of youth avoidance of participation in the
agricultural sector evidenced by mass ...
Analysis of Organic Product Consumption Trends among Urban Consumers in Nairobi, Kenya
(Tropentag, 2013-09)
Organic product food trade represents one of the fastest growing food chains globally. Consumption of organic products in Kenya has increased. This is evidenced by the emergence of products labeled organic in the market, ...
Impact of Poultry Feed Price and Price Variability on Commercial Poultry Production in Murang'a County, Kenya
(2015-03-04)
This article evaluates the impact of poultry feed prices and price variability on poultry production in rural Kenya. The study utilizes a cross sectional farm-household data collected in 2014 from a randomly selected sample ...
Determinants of Consumer Perception towards Genetically Modified (GM) Foods in Higher Learning Institutions in Kenya
(2014)
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been developed to ensure food and security nutrition in the world,
income generation and environmental protection for resource poor farmers. However, there are some
unquantifiable ...
Analysis of collective action: the case of indigenous chicken farmers from Makueni County, Kenya
(ESci Journals Publishing, 2014)
Farmer groups in the world provide farmers with economies of scale, access to information, credit and markets. These farmer groups are an important intervention in Africa, due to the structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) ...
Drivers of adoption of Improved Maize varieties in Moist Transitional zone of Eastern Kenya
(2015-03-04)
Despite its role in food security in Kenya, maize deficit has increased in the recent years posing serious food
security threat. This worrying trend necessitates careful review of adoption. The paper quantifies determinants
of ...
Does Adoption of Improved Maize Varieties Enhance Household Food Security in Maize growing Zones of Eastern Kenya
(www.iiste.org, 2014)
The paper evaluates the effect of intensity of adoption of improved maize varieties on household food security measured by per capita consumption expenditure, per capita maize consumption and farmer’s assessment. Three ...