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in two districts in Kenya between May 2005 and September 2005. Multinomial logit models and ordered probit models were …, Household Model, Multinomial Logistic Regression, Ordered Logistic Regression, Kenya. …
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With declining Irish potato production trends in Kenya this paper identifies and analyses factors that influence the … economic efficiency of smallholder Irish potato producers in Kenya by drawing on data from random sample of 130 smallholder …
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Creation of light for work, socializing, and general illumination is a fundamental application of technology around the world. For those who lack access to electricity, an emerging and diverse range of LED based lighting products hold promise for replacing and/or augmenting their current...
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study of lighting use by micro-enterprises in two small towns in Kenya's Rift Valley Province. The work included a survey …
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that fertility has increased in some countries--Kenya and Cameroon; has remained almost stable in Benin, Ivory Coast and …, the estimates posit a decline in both infant and child mortality in Kenya, Benin and Ivory Coast; infant mortality in …
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This paper determines the demand for a forestry program amongst rural households in western Kenya. It is based on a …
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the High Potential Maize Zone of Kenya. The study employed normalized restricted translog profit function to estimate … productivity enhancing inputs in addition to fertilizer is also suggested, since land consolidation to achieve economies of scale …
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Development literature has recently promoted the use of producer organization in linking farmers to better-paying commodity markets. However, empirical studies find mixed performance of such organizations. This study examines the producer organization’s internal factors that may explain the...
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Maize marketing and trade policy in Kenya has been dominated by two major challenges. The first challenge concerns the … productivity growth and food security. Redressing these causes of low farm productivity and food insecurity are major challenges … facing Kenyan policy makers.The question of how to reduce food price risks and raise smallholder farm productivity quickly …
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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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