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on household agricultural commercialization and on household agricultural income. Results indicate that farmers …Improving smallholder farmer market participation (agricultural commercialization) has seen the advent of a number of … initiatives from collective action, extension service provision and even programs that utilize ICT tools in the provision of …
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This study assessed the determinants of participation and intensity of participation in collective action initiatives …. It also examined the effect of participation in such initiatives on household commercialization and on household welfare … (incomes). It uses a double hurdle approach (a logit regression model to examine the determinants of participation in …
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, most smallholder farmers remain poor. This study sought to characterize agricultural commercialization trends, identify and …Smallholder Agriculture is key to livelihoods of many rural households in developing and transition economies. In Kenya … prioritize constraints to participation in markets, analyse determinants of percentage of output sold, and explore strategies to …
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In many developing countries, supermarkets are expanding rapidly. This also affects farmers’ marketing options … analysis focuses on vegetable producers in Kenya. Participation in supermarket channels is associated with large income gains …, which have further increased over time. However, many farmers are not able to enter supermarket channels, or they have …
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smallholder farmers within the transforming food system. By adapting their approach and service portfolio both to changing market …
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With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … technology could potentially accelerate this trend. Here, we use survey data of small-scale banana producers in Kenya to … investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya …
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serious threat to the success and viability of farmer groups. This article investigates determinants of smallholder … participation intensity and free-riding, using the example of banana groups in Kenya. The results suggest that family labor … conditions, such as group size and the timing of payments. More diversified farmers are less likely to sell collectively. Since …
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access. We report two field experiments conducted in Colombia and Kenya. The Irrigation Game was used to explore the …
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surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts not only for the effects of fixed and variable …
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surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts not only for the effects of fixed and variable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068382