Commercialization of Smallholder Horticultural Farming in Kenya

Poverty, Gender, and Institutional Arrangements

Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History, Management & Leadership, Decision Making & Problem Solving
Cover of the book Commercialization of Smallholder Horticultural Farming in Kenya by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi, Peter Lang
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Beatrice Wambui Muriithi ISBN: 9783653983289
Publisher: Peter Lang Publication: May 20, 2014
Imprint: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Language: English
Author: Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
ISBN: 9783653983289
Publisher: Peter Lang
Publication: May 20, 2014
Imprint: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Language: English

This study assesses income and poverty effects of vegetable commercialization in Kenya with a special focus on gender issues and evaluates the performance of institutional arrangements that link small producers to the high-value vegetable supply chains. Using econometrics analysis of two rounds of rural household survey, the study reveals that the participation of smallholders in the domestic and export vegetable markets is declining. Weather risks, high costs of inputs and unskilled labour as well as erratic vegetable prices contribute to the declining trend. The impact evaluation of market participation reveals that households supplying the export market have a higher per capita income. The examination of gender roles indicates that the improvement of land productivity and the promotion of women’s access to agricultural training and extension services might enhance their market participation. The analysis of vegetable contractual arrangements indicates that the governance structure is important to the profitability and hence the sustainability of farmer-trader relationships.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This study assesses income and poverty effects of vegetable commercialization in Kenya with a special focus on gender issues and evaluates the performance of institutional arrangements that link small producers to the high-value vegetable supply chains. Using econometrics analysis of two rounds of rural household survey, the study reveals that the participation of smallholders in the domestic and export vegetable markets is declining. Weather risks, high costs of inputs and unskilled labour as well as erratic vegetable prices contribute to the declining trend. The impact evaluation of market participation reveals that households supplying the export market have a higher per capita income. The examination of gender roles indicates that the improvement of land productivity and the promotion of women’s access to agricultural training and extension services might enhance their market participation. The analysis of vegetable contractual arrangements indicates that the governance structure is important to the profitability and hence the sustainability of farmer-trader relationships.

More books from Peter Lang

Cover of the book Norm and Anomaly in Language, Literature, and Culture by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Adult Education and Work Contexts: International Perspectives and Challenges by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Communicating Music by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Studien zum postmodernen Kino by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Luigi Ghirri and the Photography of Place by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Einbeziehung von Organvertretern juristischer Personen in den unionsrechtlichen Arbeitnehmerbegriff by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Kartelle und Staat by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Popular Fiction in the Age of Bismarck by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Events and Narratives in Language by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book «Quo vadis, Kommunikation?» Kommunikation Sprache Medien / «Quo vadis, Communication?» Communication Language Media by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book One Word, Two Genders by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Perspectives in Communication Studies by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Der Hamburger Theaterskandal von 1801 by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book CLIL Revisited by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Cover of the book Verhaeltnismaeßigkeit und Ermessensreduzierung im Mehrpersonenverhaeltnis by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy