Mit den Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) haben sich die Mitglieder der Vereinten Nationen das Ziel gesetzt, die Lebensmittelabfälle entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette bis 2030 zu reduzieren. Ziel des REFOWAS-Projekts war es, den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor hinsichtlich der...

The fruits and vegetables subsector shows great dynamism despite lack of government support compared to other subsectors within agriculture. To further realize the potential of the fruits and vegetables sector, one promising instrument is investment in research and development (R and D). The...

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...

This paper describes the participation of smallholders in commercial horticultural farming in Kenya and identifies constraints and critical factors that influence their decision to participate in this industry by selling their produce. The study employs panel survey data on smallholder producers...