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Does Participation in Microfinance Programs Improve Household Incomes: Empirical Evidence From Makueni District, Kenya

Kiiru, Joy M.; Mburu, John G.; Klaus, Flohberg - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

Although microfinance has elicited different reactions from different stakeholders, there seems to be a general agreement that it is useful in reducing poverty. This study is an attempt to contribute in to the debate on the impact of microfinance on household incomes. We use a pooled data set...

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Livelihood Strategies of Resource-Poor Farmers in Striga-Infested Areas of Western Kenya.

Manyong, Victor M.; Alene, Arega D.; Odhiambo, George D.; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of Nyanza and Western provinces. Farmers perceived Striga as the major cause of...

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Vegetable Production and Pesticide Use in Ghana: Would GM Varieties Have an Impact at the Farm Level?

Horna, J. Daniela; Timpo, Samuel E.; Al-Hassan, Ramatu M.; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

The objective of this study is to evaluate pesticide use as an important factor affecting potential adoption and farm level impact of genetically modified (GM) vegetable varieties in Ghana. Tomato is the most consumed vegetable and a food security crop. Cabbage is a vegetable of growing...

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Effects Of EU’s Common Agricultural Policy Reforms On Prospects For Eastern And Southern Africa’s Trade With The EU Under The Economic Partnership Agreements

Echessah, Protase N. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

to become effective on January 1 2008. A free trade agreement will reduce the scope for the development of local value …

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Evaluation de la diffusion et de l’adoption des variétés de riz NERICA en Guinée

Diagne, Aliou; Sogbossi, Marie-Josee; Diawara, Sekou; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

L’objectif de la présente étude est d’évaluer la diffusion et l’adoption des variétés de riz NERICA en Guinée cinq années après leur introduction. Les données collectées en 2002 sont relatives à 1535 paysans choisis dans 79 villages des quatre régions naturelles de la Guinée....

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Soil Fertility Management And Maize Productivity In Malawi: Curvature Correct Efficiency Modeling And Simulation

Tchale, Hardwick; Sauer, Johannes - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

We assess the level and determinants of relative technical efficiency of maize-based smallholder farmers using a translog stochastic frontier (TL) model and a symmetric generalized Barnett production function (SGB), both of which are tested for economic regularity conditions. In addition, we...

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The Distributional Effects of Horticultural Export Value Chains among Smallholders In Southern Ghana

Afari-Sefa, Victor - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

Increasing foreign exchange problems and deteriorating prices of traditional export commodities have led policy makers and donor agencies to seek diversification in export crop production. In Ghana, crops such as pineapples and mangoes appear promising because of their high labour intensity and...

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The Economics of Biotechnology (Gmos) and the Need for A Regional Policy: The Case for COMESA Countries

Minde, Isaac J.; Kizito, Mazvimavi - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

Many countries in the world have adopted genetically modified organisms as products that can have great beneficial impact on agriculture, industry and trade. However, to date for the whole of Africa, only South Africa has commercialized genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Realizing the high...

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Consumer Perception of Sorghum Variety Attributes in the Lake Zone Tanzania

Mafuru, January M.; Norman, David W.; Fox, J.S - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

Many sorghum varieties have been developed by research institutes in an effort to address food security problems in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania. Although sorghum is better adapted to drier areas than maize, farmer adoption rates for sorghum varieties are always lower than that of maize. In...

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Non-Credit Services of Group-Based Financial Institutions: Implications for Smallholder Women’s Honey Income in Arid and Semi Arid Lands of Kenya

Otieno, Peter Shimon; Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo; Mugivane, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

beekeepers’ honey income. The non-credit services offered to the beekeepers are mainly enterprise development services (training … Kenya. The findings indicate that the number of enterprise development related trainings attended by women beekeepers that … development of smallholder agriculture for improved income generation. …

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