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Forecasting Wheat Output and Profits from Cropping Systems Using Simulation Models in Uasin Gishu, Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyangweso,   P.M.; Odmori,   Paul Okelo; Mapelu,   M.Z.; Odhiambo,   Mark O.
Simulation models have been used successfully to forecast productivity of cropping systems under various weather, management and policy scenarios. These models have helped farmers make efficient resource allocation decisions. However, in Kenya simulation models have not been used extensively and more specifically in modeling large scale cropping systems. The study aimed at forecasting productivity and profitability of wheat cropping systems in Uasin Gishu district, Kenya. Both primary and secondary data were used. Both time series and cross-sectional data for variables of interest were collected and complemented by a survey of 20 wheat farmers who were systematically selected to verify information obtained from secondary sources. Cropping Systems...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Wheat; Cropping system; Simulation; Forecasting; Productivity; Profits; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95960

Analysis of the Structure and Performance of the Beans Marketing System in Nairobi
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Odhiambo,   Mark O.; Oluoch-Kosura,   Willis; Kibiego,   Michael B.
Beans are widely grown as a major food crop in Eastern and Southern Africa. It is the most important staple food crop after maize in Kenya (ECABREN, 2000). The beans industry in Kenya is faced with problems of shortages, seasonal supply and price fluctuations and inadequate information on production, marketing and consumption. These problems are more acute in urban areas. This paper analyzes the structure and performance of the beans marketing system in Nairobi metropolitan area, the single most important beans market in Kenya. Data from a sample of 102 traders augmented by secondary data were used to analyze the marketing system by applying descriptive statistics, concentration ratios and co-integration models. The results showed that the beans marketing...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Beans; Competitive Structure; Co-integration and Efficiency.; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25440

FORECASTING YIELD AND PROFITABILITY OF MAIZE CROPPING SYSTEM USING SIMULATION MODELS IN UASIN GISHU, KENYA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Odwori,   P.O.; Mapelu,   M.Z.; Odhiambo,   Mark O.; Nyangweso,   P.M.
Simulation models have been used successfully to forecast productivity of cropping systems under various weather, management and policy scenarios. These models have helped farmers make efficient resource allocation decisions. However, in Kenya simulation models have not been used extensively and more specifically in modeling maize cropping system. The study aimed at forecasting productivity and profitability of maize cropping system in Uasin Gishu district, Kenya. Both primary and secondary data were used. Both time series and cross-sectional data for variables of interest were collected and complemented by a survey of 20 maize farmers who were systematically selected to verify information obtained from secondary sources. Cropping Systems simulation model...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Forecasting; Yields; Profits; Maize cropping system; Simulation models; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97080

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

Exporting Kenya's Horticultural Products: Challenges and Opportunities in The 21st Century
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyangweso,   P.M.; Odhiambo,   Mark O.
The horticultural export sector has experienced rapid growth since 1966 because of the active role by the private sector and minimum government intervention. The European Union is the largest consumer of Kenyan horticultural exports. Kenyan horticultural exports to the European Union accounted for 45 percent of the total exports in 2000. In recent years, horticultural export growth has declined. The quality of production has declined, following a reduction of the role of exporters in supporting production by small-scale farmers. This has reduced Kenya’s competitiveness in the horticultural export market at time when the sector is faced with increased competition from other producer countries. The reform of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Export Horticulture; Challenges; Opportunities; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9533

Household Food Security in a Subsistence Economy: Application of Translog Cost Function to Cross-sectional data in Vihiga District, Kenya
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nyangweso,   P.M.; Odhiambo,   Mark O.; Odunga; Serem,   A.K.
Vihiga, one of the poorest and densely populated districts in Kenya is perpetually food deficit (GOK, 2005). While food demand continued to rise, production fell behind both targeted production and district demand. To make matters worse food deficit situation worsened over the last decade. Rising population and competition for resources have curtailed efforts to improve household food production in the district. Unfavorable poverty indicators in the district only make matters worse. About 57.6 percent of the population and more than 50 percent of households live below absolute poverty line while 57 percent of the population and households live below food poverty line (GOK, 2005). Poor welfare indicators for Vihiga district underscore the importance and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Translog Cost Function; Vihiga; Kenya; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52216