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Horticulture in the Mt. Kenya Region - dynamics and challenges in the context of globalization : experiences of an intercultural study project
Krone, Madlen (ed.); Nduru, Gilbert M. (ed.);  … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012033969
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Determinants of the competitiveness of smallholder African indigenous vegetable farmers in high-value agro-food chains in Kenya : a multivariate probit regression analysis
Ngenoh, Evans; Kurgat, Barnabas Kiplagat; Bett, Hillary … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 7 (2019) 2, pp. 1-17
Smallholder farmers are excluded from efficient and effective participation in high-value agro-food market chains due to major competitiveness constraints and several market failures along these chains. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the competitiveness of smallholder farmers in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011966157
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Agro-industrial production and socio-economic development : a case study of KTDA small holder teaproduction in Buret, Western Kenya
Buch-Hansen, Morgens - 1980
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001956864
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The transition from maize production systems to high-value agriculture in Kenya
Omiti, John M.; Otieno, David Jakinda; Nyanamba, Timothy; … - In: The transformation of agri-food systems : …, (pp. 235-257). 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003781990
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Impact of international food safety standards on smallholders : evidence from three cases
Narrod, Clare; Roy, Devesh; Avendaño, Belem; Okello, Julius - In: The transformation of agri-food systems : …, (pp. 355-372). 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003781995
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The relevance of certifications and business practices in linking smallholders and large agro-businesses in Sub-Sahara Africa
Kleemann, Linda - 2015
Smallholders often have to certify according to international standards and produce under contract for large agro …-agro-business relationships and contract success. This is what this article does. Data of 386 smallholders in the pineapple export sector in Ghana …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010518644
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Smallholder participation in the commercialisation of vegetables : evidence from Kenyan panel data
Muriithi, Beatrice Wambui; Matz, Julia Anna - In: Quarterly journal of international agriculture 53 (2014) 2, pp. 141-168
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010365030
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Welfare effects of vegetable commercializatino : evidence from smallhoder producers in Kenya
Muriithi, Beatrice W.; Matz, Julia Anna - 2014
We investigate the impact of smallholder vegetable commercialization through the export and domestic market channels on household income and assets in Kenya. We use a survey panel dataset, which allows us to control for unobserved heterogeneity across households, and show that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344896
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Smallholder participation in the commercialisation of vegetables : evidence from Kenyan panel data
Muriithi, Beatrice W.; Matz, Julia Anna - 2014
This paper describes the participation of smallholders in commercial horticultural farming in Kenya and identifies … for unobserved heterogeneity across farmers. We find that participation of smallholders in both the domestic and export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010251113