affluence levels within the maize agro-ecologies in Kenya, and a shift from large to smallholder intensification and multiple … cropping patterns. Using a geographic information system, this study relates cropping patterns, by area share, maize … productivity and household incomes across maize agro-ecologies, with the purpose to establish a decision support system for …

at examining gender differentials in farm resource ownership and how it affects the technical efficiency in maize … technology, there should be no significant differences in the levels of maize productivity between male and female farmers. Hence … maize since it is the staple crop in the study region and in Kenya. The stochastic frontier analysis reveals that both male …

intensity of use of the two inputs. Extension contacts positively influenced the likelihood of adoption of improved maize seed …Maize is a key food crop in Kenya. While maize yields increased from 1.25 t ha-1 in early 1960s to over 2 tonnes in … on modern technologies for increased yields .Use of improved maize varieties and fertilizers will therefore continue to …

Multi-year nationwide survey data is used to estimate maize yield response functions and determine profitability of … fertilizer use by small-scale farmers in Zambia. There has been a dearth of empirical studies on economics of fertilization in … and estimate maize yield response functions for small-scale rural households that have various management practices and …

This study adopted Randomized Control Trial to examine the impact of seed voucher system on farming households’ welfare … Nigeria. The WALD estimate reveals that the use of seed voucher increased household Per Capita Expenditure (PCE) by N14705 …. Therefore, the use of seed voucher to grant farmers assess to certified improved rice seed can generate improvement in farmers …

deficit maize markets in Mozambique namely, Chimoio-Maputo, Chimoio-Beira, Ribaue-Nampula, and Mocuba-Nampula. To achieve this … transaction costs and the import ant influence that their presence may exert on equilibrium spatial price relationships. The …

starting in 1993 to control the invasive exotic maize stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). A quasi … estimate the probability that farmers’ would inadvertently exclude parasitoids in their maize field. Thereafter the propensity … indicate a rampant use of pesticides at sublethal dosage across the countries. Intensifying maize production by is likely to …

The present work provides evidence that non linear co-integration between Mexico and the US maize prices exists, at …

are still applied by member states. This study identifies the existing NTBs on maize and beef trade and quantifies their … impact on trade and welfare of EAC citizens using a Spatial Equilibrium Model (SEM). Data on NTBs were collected from traders … and transporters of maize and beef cattle in East Africa. Roadblock checks, bribes and custom rules and procedures were …