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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Smallholder marketed surplus and input use under transactions costs: maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya
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| Autores: |
Arega, D.A.
Manyong, Victor M.
Omanya, G.
Mignouna, H.D.
Bokanga, M.
Odhiambo, George D.
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| Data: |
2009-07-20
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| Ano: |
2008
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| Palavras-chave: |
Commercialization
Marketed surplus
Fertilizer use
Transactions cost
Kenya
Agricultural and Food Policy
Agricultural Finance
Consumer/Household Economics
Environmental Economics and Policy
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Food Security and Poverty
Institutional and Behavioral Economics
International Relations/Trade
Marketing
Productivity Analysis
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
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| Resumo: |
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 not only for the effects of fixed and variable transactions costs but also for the role of assets, technology, and support services in promoting input use and generating a marketable surplus. Output supply and input demand responses to changes in transactions costs and price and non-price factors were estimated and decomposed into market entry and intensity. The results showed that while transactions costs indeed have significant negative effects on market participation, cost-mitigating innovations—such as group marketing—are also emerging to mitigate the costs of accessing markets. Output price has no effect on output market entry and only provides incentives for increased supply by sellers. On the other hand, both price and non-price factors have significant influence on adoption and intensity of input use. Overall, the findings suggest that policy options are available other than price policies to promote input use and agricultural surplus.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/52074
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| Relação: |
African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)>2007 Second International Conference, August 20-22, 2007, Accra, Ghana
Advancing Technical Change in African Agriculture
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| Formato: |
5
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