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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (2) Autor Kipsat, Mary J. (2) Korir, M.K. (2) Lagat, B.K. (2) Vincent, Ng’eno (2) Ngeno, E.K. (1) Nyangweso, P.M. (1) Mais... Palavra-chave Kenya (2) Livestock Production/Industries (2) East Pokot (1) Economic Efficiency (1) Farm Management (1) Livestock markets (1) Market participation (1) Pastoralists (1) Resource Use Efficiency (1) Small-Holder Poultry Farmers (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (2) Ano 2010 (2) País United States (2) Idioma Inglês (2)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última PASTORALISTS NON‐RESPONSIVENESS TO LIVESTOCK MARKETS IN EAST POKOT, KENYA AgEcon Vincent, Ng’eno; Korir, M.K.; Nyangweso, P.M.; Kipsat, Mary J.; Lagat, B.K.. One of the major challenges facing the state‐owned Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) in Kenya has been the inadequate supply of quality live animals for meat processing. It has been observed that the live animal throughput is inadequate and, as a result the existing meat processing facilities operate at less than 50% of their operational capacities. This has increased the fixed costs of operation thereby decreasing the export abattoirs competitiveness in the domestic and export markets. Overcoming the constraint of supply shortage of quality live animals requires, among other things, understanding the livestock producers’ marketing behaviour. This study was conducted with the main objective to assess the determinants of market off‐take rates for cattle and... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Pastoralists; Livestock markets; Market participation; East Pokot; Kenya; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries. Ano: 2010 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97090 Resource Use Efficiency in Poultry Production in Bureti District, Kenya AgEcon Vincent, Ng’eno; Lagat, B.K.; Korir, M.K.; Ngeno, E.K.; Kipsat, Mary J.. Poultry production is one of the most important economic activities to the smallholder farmers of Kenya. However, constraints are evident which have resulted in low production of poultry and poultry products to meet population demand and for socio-economic sustainability of the livelihoods. The objective of the study was to determine resource use efficiency, optimal production levels, production systems of small-scale poultry farmers in Bureti district, Kenya. Primary data were obtained using a set of structured questionnaires from 300 representative farmers drawn from the study area using cross-sectional sampling techniques. Data were analyzed by Cobb-Douglas production function. The results showed that the resources used in poultry production were... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Economic Efficiency; Resource Use Efficiency; Small-Holder Poultry Farmers; Kenya; Livestock Production/Industries. Ano: 2010 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97094 Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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