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Analysis of determinants of productivity and technical efficiency among smallholder common bean farmers in eastern Uganda
(Maxwell Science Publishing, 2013-09-20)
The study evaluated factors influencing bean productivity and technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in Eastern Uganda, using a stochastic frontier model and a Tobit model. Findings showed that bean productivity ...
Maize farmers perceptions towards organic soil management practices in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Maxwell Science Publication, 2013)
The objective of the study was to evaluate maize farmers’ perceptions towards organic soil management practices in Bungoma County. A simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 650 smallholder farmers ...
Allocative efficiency of smallholder common bean producers in Uganda: a stochastic frontier and tobit model approach
(ISDS LLC, Japan, 2013)
The study evaluated allocative efficiency levels of common bean farms in Eastern Uganda and the factors influencing
allocative efficiencies of these farms. To achieve this objective, a sample of 480 households was randomly ...
Use of organic inputs in management of alfisols and ultisols for sustainable maize production in western Kenya
(2013-07-24)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in western Kenya, mostly grown by smallholder farmers in complex and risky cropping systems. Trends in population growth in the country indicate that the demand for maize is ...
An analysis of economic efficiency in bean production: evidence from Eastern Uganda
(2013)
Bean has emerged to be an important cash crop as well as a staple food in Uganda; however, the country’s bean
productivity per unit area cultivated has been on the decline for the past ten years. This study estimated ...