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Is Older Better? Maize Hybrid Change on Household Farms in Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smale,   Melinda; Olwande,   John.
Kenya has been recognized globally as maize success story since the 1970s. Released on the eve of independence, Kenya’s first maize hybrid diffused faster than did hybrids in the U.S Corn Belt during the 1930s-1940s. In recent decades, policy researchers have lamented that earlier gains in maize productivity have not lived up to their potential. Claims of stagnating yields and stagnating adoption are offset here, at least in part, by longitudinal survey data showing rising yields and adoption rates on farms. Tegemeo survey data confirm that Kenya has reached its adoption ceiling years ago in the major maize producing zones of the country, and is near to doing so in other zones. Data show adoption rates topping 80% of farmers.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Maize; Kenya; Africa; Household farms; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118474

Income and Poverty Impacts of USAID-Funded Programs to Promote Maize, Horticulture, and Dairy Enterprises in Kenya, 2004-2010
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smale,   Melinda; Mathenge,   Mary K.; Jayne,   Thomas S.; Magalhaes,   Eduardo Castelo; Olwande,   John; Kirimi,   Lilian; Kamau,   Mercy W.; Githuku,   James.
Since 2002, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has funded programs to promote maize, dairy, and horticulture enterprises among smallholder farmers in Kenya under the Strategic Objective 7 of Increased Rural Household Incomes. On behalf of USAID, Tegemeo Institute has conducted household surveys to help track key indicators that monitor progress in the implementation of these programs. The first survey was conducted in 2004. Subsequent surveys were conducted every two years (i.e., 2006, 2008, and 2010). The sample comprises households participating and those not participating in the programs. The programs monitored include the Kenya Maize Development Program (KMDP), the Kenya Horticulture Development Project (KHDP), and the Kenya...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Income; Poverty; Household surveys; International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121864

SUPPLY RESPONSIVENESS OF MAIZE FARMERS IN KENYA: A FARM-LEVEL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olwande,   John; Ngigi,   Margaret; Nguyo,   Wilson.
This study assessed how responsive maize output is to price and non-price factors and how sensitive fertilizer and labour demand are to prices and non-price factors using cross-sectional farm-level data for 334 maize producing households in the High Potential Maize Zone of Kenya. The study employed normalized restricted translog profit function to estimate maize supply and variable input demand elasticities. Results show that maize price support is an inadequate policy for expanding maize supply. Fertilizer use was found to be particularly important in the decisions on resource allocation in maize production. Of the fixed inputs, land area was found to be the most important factor contributing to the supply of maize. It is suggested that making fertilizer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maize supply response; Kenya; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50786

Labour allocation patterns of rural households to agriculture and forest activities in Kakamega district, Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sikei,   Geophrey; Odhiambo,   Mark O.; Olwande,   John.
Communities adjacent to forest are faced with a challenge of balancing their labour allocation decisions to the different household activities. This study was done around Kakamega forest in Western Kenya and examined empirically the factors influencing households’ labour allocation to agriculture, forest and non-farm activities. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a random sample of 140 households, on household characteristics and key policy parameters affecting labour allocation.  A labour share model similar to standard models of commodity or factor demand was used in estimation. The study findings indicate that wage returns on each activity positively influence labour allocation. Additionally education level of household head...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labour allocation; Labour share; Kakamega Forest; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Labor and Human Capital; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51464

Trends in Kenyan Agricultural Productivity: 1997-2007
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kibaara,   Betty; Ariga,   Joshua; Olwande,   John; Jayne,   Thomas S.
Egerton University Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Africa; Kenya; Productivity; Productivity Analysis; Q10.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56117