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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. ...
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 ...