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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (1) Autor Alene, Arega D. (1) Bokanga, M. (1) Manyong, Victor M. (1) Mignouna, H.D. (1) Nindi, S.J. (1) Odhiambo, George D. (1) Omanya, G. (1) Mais... Palavra-chave Agricultural and Food Policy (1) Community/Rural/Urban Development (1) Consumer/Household Economics (1) Environmental Economics and Policy (1) Farm Management (1) Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (1) Food Security and Poverty (1) Health Economics and Policy (1) Kenya (1) Land Economics/Use (1) Livelihoods (1) Logit (1) Maize (1) Marketing (1) Productivity Analysis (1) Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (1) Striga (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Ano 2008 (1) País United States (1) Idioma Inglês (1)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Livelihood Strategies of Resource-Poor Farmers in Striga-Infested Areas of Western Kenya. AgEcon Manyong, Victor M.; Alene, Arega D.; Odhiambo, George D.; Mignouna, H.D.; Bokanga, M.; Omanya, G.; Nindi, S.J.. Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of Nyanza and Western provinces. Farmers perceived Striga as the major cause of poverty and food insecurity. Both household income and child nutrition indicators showed alarming conditions for the majority of households. The coping strategies and informal safety nets were not capable of addressing the vulnerability issue successfully. A logistic regression model of determinants of poverty was estimated to examine the determinants and correlates of poverty. Results revealed certain characteristics of households that were more likely to be poor: poor... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Livelihoods; Maize; Kenya; Striga; Logit; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. Ano: 2008 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52195 Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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