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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 ...
Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: Comparative evidence from Western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-07-01)
This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. ...
Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya
(2008)
For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal with the Striga problem. To most of them Striga had become a way of life and they had given up hope. Striga affects their mainstay crops, ...
Striga management and the African farmer
(SAGE Publications, 2008-12)
Striga asiatica and S. hermonthica are widespread plant parasites of cereals in Sub-Saharan Africa. In maize cropland alone, Striga has infested about 2.4 million ha, resulting in yield loss of 1.6 million tons per year, ...
Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: Comparative evidence from Western Keny
(Pergamon, 2008-07-01)
This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. ...
A study of drug use in five urban centres in kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2008)
Few studies have addressed the reasons for substance use in Kenya, with most focusing on prevalence rates in school-based and general population samples. None have been carried out among people already using drugs. This ...
Integrated management of Striga hermonthica, stemborers, and declining soil fertility in western Kenya
(Elsevier, 2008-05-10)
Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth., stemborers, and declining soil fertility are serious threats to sustainable food production in the Lake Victoria zone of Kenya. To address these constraints, promising integrated crop ...
Assessment of four commercial watermelon cultivars and one local landrace for their response to naturally occurring diseases pests and non-pathogenic disorders in sub-humid …
(Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN), 2008)
Four commercial watermelon cultivars available in Kenya and one local landrace were evaluated for their susceptibility/resistance to naturally occurring diseases, pests and non-pathogenic disorders. The accessions included ...
Population structure and diversity in finger millet (Eleusine coracana) germplasm
(Springer-Verlag, 2008-05-01)
A genotypic analysis of 79 finger millet accessions (E. coracana subsp. coracana) from 11 African and five Asian countries, plus 14 wild E. coracana subsp. africana lines collected in Uganda and Kenya was conducted with ...
Farmer Perceptions of Imazapyr-Resistant (IR) Maize Technology on the Control of Striga in Western Kenya
(2008)
For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal
with the Striga problem. To most of them, Striga had become a way of life and they had
given up hope. Striga affects their mainstay crops, ...