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Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: Maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-08-08)
This paper assessed the effects of transactions costs—relative to price and non-price factors—on smallholder marketed surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts for the effects of transactions ...
Livelihood strategies of resource-poor farmers in Striga-infested areas of western Kenya
(2008-11)
Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food
and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of ...