Constraints to Profitable Participation in Agri-food Value Chains: A Case of Small-scale Banana Farmers in Meru County, Kenya
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Date
2018-07
Authors
Mbuthia, Susan W.
Kayi, Calvine
Wambugu, Stephen K.
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Publisher
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications
Abstract
Constraints in agri-food value chains tend to heighten
the vulnerability of small-scale farmers in Sub-Sahara Africa.
This study evaluates the constraints limiting small-scale banana
farmers in Meru County, Kenya, from profitably participation in
the crop’s value chain, producers’ efforts in- and suggestions toovercoming them. Results of this study reveal that banana
farmers face several interdependent constraints such as
inadequate know-how on banana management, high cost
plantlets, and pests and diseases that amplify one another but
efforts to overcome them have been partial. It is therefore,
necessary to have several measures implemented concurrently to
address the constraints. Thus, future interventions should have
concerted efforts from governments and non-government
organizations.
Description
A Research Article in the International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications
Keywords
Agri-food, Bananas, Constraints, Kenya, Smallscale farmers, Value chain.
Citation
Kayi, C., & Wambugu, S. K. (2018). Constraints to profitable Participation in Agri-Food Value Chains: A Case of Small-Scale Banana Farmers in Meru County, Kenya.