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Profitability and technical efficiency analysis of pigeon pea production in Machakos County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)Pigeon pea is a drought-tolerant crop mainly grown by small-scale growers in arid and semi-arid regions mostly for income generation and enhancing food security. Pigeon pea is a very essential crop, particularly in ... -
Analysis of Factors, Cost-Benefit Analysis and Effects of Value Addition Strategies on Cashew Products Processed in South-East Zone, Nigeria
(2022)Nigeria government has over the years come up with different agricultural policy interventions which emphasize value addition to export crops including cashew as a means of job and wealth creations. Despite these interventions, ... -
Economic Analysis of Environmental Conditional Credit as Incentive for Soil and Water Managemnt in Sasumua Sub-Watershed, Nyandarua County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study used action research to assess demand for environmental conditional credit as an incentive for soil and water conservation. Credit amounts were incremental with decreasing interest rates with conditions of soil ... -
Impact of Human Capital Development and Fixed Capital Formation on Agriculture Productivity in Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study was inspired by the fact that Uganda‟s economic development prospect is intertwined with agriculture sector growth. The country has 80% of arable land, but only 35% is under production majorly using subsistence ... -
Impact of Improved Sorghum Varieties on Poverty Reduction among Rural Farming Households in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Poverty alleviation and attainment of food security are among the major concerns facing majority of households in arid and semi-arid land areas of Kenya. The Government of Kenya in partnership with other sector stakeholders ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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Profitability and technical efficiency analysis of pigeon pea production in Machakos County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)Pigeon pea is a drought-tolerant crop mainly grown by small-scale growers in arid and semi-arid regions mostly for income generation and enhancing food security. Pigeon pea is a very essential crop, particularly in ... -
Analysis of Factors, Cost-Benefit Analysis and Effects of Value Addition Strategies on Cashew Products Processed in South-East Zone, Nigeria
(2022)Nigeria government has over the years come up with different agricultural policy interventions which emphasize value addition to export crops including cashew as a means of job and wealth creations. Despite these interventions, ... -
Impact of Human Capital Development and Fixed Capital Formation on Agriculture Productivity in Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study was inspired by the fact that Uganda‟s economic development prospect is intertwined with agriculture sector growth. The country has 80% of arable land, but only 35% is under production majorly using subsistence ... -
Economic Analysis of Environmental Conditional Credit as Incentive for Soil and Water Managemnt in Sasumua Sub-Watershed, Nyandarua County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study used action research to assess demand for environmental conditional credit as an incentive for soil and water conservation. Credit amounts were incremental with decreasing interest rates with conditions of soil ... -
Impact of Improved Sorghum Varieties on Poverty Reduction among Rural Farming Households in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Poverty alleviation and attainment of food security are among the major concerns facing majority of households in arid and semi-arid land areas of Kenya. The Government of Kenya in partnership with other sector stakeholders ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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