Impact of Organic Vegetable Production System in Kiambu and Kajiado Counties of Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKahuthia-Gathu, R.
dc.contributor.authorNdungu, S. K.
dc.contributor.authorMacharia, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorWahome, R. G.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-11T07:09:26Z
dc.date.available2014-07-11T07:09:26Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThough there are many documented reasons that make farmers to adopt organic farming system, economic benefits present a major motivation. The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of organic production system on profitability of smallholder vegetable production systems in the two counties so as to appraise its contribution to improvement of rural livelihoods. The study collected data on costs and returns for a sample of 208 smallholder vegetable farmers who were composed of 78 organic and 130 conventional farmers. Impact of organic production system was evaluated using propensity score matching technique. Organic vegetable production system was found to have a positive significant impact of increasing farm gross margin by US$0.58 representing 89.5% among smallholder producers in Kiambu and Kajiado Counties of Kenya. The study recommended promotion of organic production system as a tool that can be used to improve livelihoods especially in the rural areas.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Environmental Science and Engineering A 2 (2013) 256-266en_US
dc.identifier.issn1934-8932
dc.identifier.other1934-8940
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/10346
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDavid Publishingen_US
dc.subjectOrganicen_US
dc.subjectprofitabilityen_US
dc.subjectimpacten_US
dc.subjectorganic vegetablesen_US
dc.subjectsmallholder production systemsen_US
dc.titleImpact of Organic Vegetable Production System in Kiambu and Kajiado Counties of Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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