Browsing Department of Applied Plant Science by Author "Bokanga, M"

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Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya

Manyong, VM; Nindi, SJ; Alene, AD; Odhiambo, GD; Omanya, G; Mignouna, HD; Bokanga, M (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, ...
Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: Maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya

Alene, Arega D; Omanya, G; Bokanga, M; Odhiambo, G; Manyong, V.M; Mignouna, H.D (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 ...