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| George, Owuor; Bocklain, Bebe. |
| This study explored appropriate options for smallholders to maximise market price for Indigenous chicken products in rural and urban markets in Western Kenya (Rongo, Homabay and Kisii in 2008 with results revealing that, the major participants along the indigenous chicken supply chains are village brokers, distant traders, and urban assemblers, who eventually sell hotels, butchers and households. Buyers preferred hens followed by cocks, and attached greater preference on weight and high market prices. The price differential was un-uniform, with the larger differentials recorded between farmers and the middlemen. Turnover and losses were however the key determinants of the selling price. The study thus recommends training of farmers on the market linkages... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Indigenous chicken; Market efficiency; Kenya; Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53075 |
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| Argwings-Kodhek, Gem; Jayne, Thomas S.; Nyambane, Gerald G.; Awuor, Tom; Yamano, Takashi. |
| Agriculture forms the foundation of Kenya’s economy. However, the information base on agriculture % including basic indicators on farmers’ input, production, and marketing behavior, household food consumption patterns, etc. % is weak and largely outdated. Agricultural policy is largely made on the basis of conventional wisdom about the way things work. In a dynamic, evolving economy, long-standing perceptions may become increasingly inconsistent with current reality, particularly when the system has been exposed to dramatic changes such as structural adjustment, market liberalization, and the advent of new technology. In such a setting, entrenched perceptions about the way farmers, traders and consumers actually behave may lead to unintended and even... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Agricultural policy; Food security; Household; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Q12. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57056 |
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| Wayua, Francis O.; Shibia, Mohamed G.; Mamo, Moses S.; Bailey, DeeVon; Coppock, D. Layne. |
| Pastoralists in northern Kenya may be able to diversify income by selling milk in nearby towns and cities. However, milk sold in open-air markets in communities in northern Kenya is often of low quality in terms of its sensory characteristics. The milk is also often adulterated before sale. These markets are characterized by poor consumers who need to make choices about milk quality with virtually no information other than their own sensory perceptions. These conditions are similar in many parts of the world for many different commodities and products. An examination was undertaken using experimental auctions to determine if consumers in the border town of Moyale, Kenya are willing to pay for enhanced milk sensory characteristics and assurances. The... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Willingness-to-pay; Milk; Kenya; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Q10; Q14. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53797 |
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| Nyoro, James K.; Wanzala, Maria N.; Awuor, Tom. |
| The objective of this paper is to address the farm level issues that affect the production costs and so the competitiveness of domestic food and commercial production. It compares domestic production prices of key food commodities with the equivalent parity prices to assess the extent to which the domestic prices for maize, wheat, and sugar, and export and domestic crops are competitive. This paper identifies and assesses the factors that influence domestic production costs. It also identifies strategies that could increase food and export crops’ productivity, by that reducing production costs and encourage competitiveness of the domestic production. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Kenya; Maize; Wheat; Sugar; Marketing; Q18. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55151 |
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| Busse, Matthias; Shams, Rasul. |
| The paper evaluates the economic necessity and political incentives of a transitional fund for the East African Community (EAC). The fund has been proposed to encounter trade imbalances which may arise due to the intended customs union in East Africa. Using a disaggregated approach at the two-digit level of the Standard International Trade Classification, the paper assesses the overall impact of the EAC on trade flows. Moreover, the commodities that will be particularly affected by the customs union are identified. The results show that considerable trade effects cannot be expected, except for a very narrow range of products. The need for a transitional fund becomes less urgent from this perspective. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Customs Union; EAC; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; F15; F17. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26290 |
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| Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Adato, Michelle; Haddad, Lawrence James; Hazell, Peter B.R.. |
| The extent to which agricultural research has reduced poverty has become an increasing concern of policymakers, donors, and researchers. Until recently, poverty reduction was a secondary goal of agricultural research. The primary focus was on increasing food supplies and reducing food prices, a strategy that was successful in increasing the yields of important food staples. When increased productivity is combined with increased agricultural employment, lower food prices, and increased off-farm employment, agricultural research can be credited with significant reductions in rural poverty. However, these benefits do not necessarily materialize, and thus it is essential to understand how agricultural technologies influence and are influenced by the diverse... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Agricultural research; Sustainable livelihoods; Vulnerability; Agricultural extension; Bangladesh; China; India; Mexico; Kenya; Zimbabwe; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16088 |
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| 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 |
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| Tschirley, David L.; Mathenge, Mary K.. |
| This paper details the specific procedures utilized to develop the income proxy method for Kenya NGOs, reports on the performance of the method, and brings together in one place each part of the package needed to implement the method. The next section provides general background on income proxy methods; section III reports on the full income survey that formed the basis for development of the proxy method; section IV provides details on model development, including definition of income components, the types of proxy variables tested, and the performance of the models, while section V briefly explains how the models are to be used. Finally, section VI provides an overview of the rural economy in the study zone based on the detailed income data set collected... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Income Proxy Model; Kenya; Food Security and Poverty; Q18. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55153 |
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| Musyoka, M.P.. |
| Decisions on the effects of safeguard mechanisms have been more on theoretical grounds often due to lack of precise estimation of elasticities that can be used to calibrate welfare effects. Alston et.al., (2002) demonstrate that the double logarithmic demand models can be augmented by Slutsky equation to create compensated demand equations which, when estimated result into precise compensates elasticities important for welfare analysis. This study demonstrates a similar adjustment on a dynamic double log Imperfect Import substitutes model to allow for estimation of compensated and uncompensated elasticities. Elasticities from three estimators OLS, SURE and IV indicate that imported wheat, maize and rice are normal commodities in Kenya. The uncompensated... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Safeguard mechanism; Imperfect import substitutes; Welfare impacts; Wheat; Kenya; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q17; Q18. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95774 |
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