Effects of Reforms on Productivity of Coffee in Kenya
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Date
2013-11
Authors
Thuku, Gideon Kiguru
Gachanja, Paul
Almadi, Obere
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Publisher
International Journal of Business and Social Science
Abstract
Coffee is a major player in the agricultural sector and has contributed immensely to the Kenyan economy through
foreign exchange earnings, farm incomes, and employment. To streamline the coffee subsector, many policies
have been implemented since 1986. These policies were aimed at enhancing the performance of the coffee
subsector in terms of increasing productivity. The general objective of this study was to assess the impact of
policy reforms on coffee productivity in Kenya for the period 1980 to 2010. The study found out that only
commercialization of many millers could spur productivity in the coffee sector. The study recommends that there
is need to reform the cooperative societies which is the direct mechanism of the reforms transmission .The
government should also put measures that focus on value addition of coffee enabling the country to export
finished coffee products and thus fetch better prices for the same output.
Description
A Research Article in the International Journal of Business and Social Science
Keywords
Effects, Reforms, Productivity, Coffee, Kenya
Citation
Thuku, G. K., Gachanja, P., & Almadi, O. (2013). Effects of reforms on productivity of coffee in Kenya. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 4(15).