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Analysis of Vertical and Horizontal Integration as Determinants of Market Channel Choice among Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Lower Central Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-11)
Dairy farming is a significant economic activity in Kenya as it accounts for four percent of
the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and fourteen percent of total value of
agricultural output. Market-oriented smallholder ...
Determinants of crop and land management practices and effects on production risks under variable climatic conditions in Eastern Uganda.
(2014-08)
This study aimed to establish the effects of various crop and land management
practices in reducing production risks under variable rainfall regimes in Eastern
Uganda. An approach that integrated both rainfall variability ...
Economics of biological control of cereal stemborers in Eastern Africa: a case study of maize and sorghum production in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-01)
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), undertook a biological
control (BC) programme for control of stemborers from 1993 to 2008, to reduce cereal yield
losses due to stemborer attack in East ...
An analysis of the efficiency of rural food markets in the Eastern Central highlands of Kenya
(2014)
Agricultural markets offer opportunities for households to access incomes and food. Efficient food marketing systems assume a competitive structure thus enabling food distribution from surplus to deficit areas. Liberalization ...
Assessment of efficiency of agro food marketing systems: a case of macadamia nuts value chain in the Central Kenya highlands
(Kenyatta University, 2018-07)
ABSTRACT
The macadamia industry in Kenya has been faced with numerous operational and marketing challenges forcing the government to impose export ban of raw nuts since 2008 to date. The then Ministry of Agriculture ...
Assessment of the Structure and Performance of the Milk Value Chain in Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-11)
Western Kenya Counties of Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega and Vihiga experience
persistent milk deficit and low commercialization on smallholder farms. Information
and knowledge on sources and points of inefficiency along the ...
Evaluation of milk production efficiency Of dairy farms in Embu and Meru counties, Kenya
(2014-09-09)
Despite Kenya's long dairy farming history spanning about 100 years,
favourable climatic conditions and a 3.5 million national herd, milk per capita
consumption is low (76.7 kg) and export quantities (milk) to the ...
Economics of Integrating Push-Pull Technology in Maize-Dairy Farming Systems in Eastern Uganda
Cereals particularly maize, are the most essential food and cash crops for majority of
smallholder households in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In maize production, small-sized
producers are confronted with different constraints ...
Analysis of Household Food Insecurity and the Implication of Measurement Error, Mandera County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)
The objective of this study was to analyze food insecurity, underlining the significance of accurate measurement to formulate the required policies for addressing food deprivation. The need for accurate measurement of food ...
Effects of Supply Chain Management Practices on Competitive Advantage and Organizational Performance of the Dairy Processing Firms in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)
Under capacity, utilization has profound effects on the efficiency, flexibility and responsiveness of the dairy processing firms in Kenya. Further, under capacity utilization has negatively impacted the competitiveness ...