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| Ndungu, Samuel Kiruku. |
| In Kenya, there are more than 200,000 farmers who have been trained on organic farming technologies and systems. Currently certified land under organic management in Kenya stands at 104,211 ha while the organic sub sector employs 12,647 farmers who are directly involved in production of different organic products. Although there are many documented reasons that make farmers to adopt organic farming system, economic benefits present one of the major motivations. These benefits however are not well documented in Africa. The study was conducted to evaluate the determinants of adoption and profitability of smallholder organic vegetable production system in Kajiado and Kiambu counties of Kenya. It also aimed at evaluating the impact of organic production system... |
| Tipo: Thesis |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems; Food systems. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/33504/1/Samuel%20Kiruku%20Ndungu%20MSc%20Final%20Thesis.pdf |
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| Ndungu, Samuel Kiruku; Macharia , Ibrahim Ndegwa; Kahuthia, Ruth Gathu; Wahome, Raphael Githaiga. |
| The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of organic production system on profitability of smallholder vegetable production systems in the two counties so as to appraise its contribution to improvement of rural livelihoods. The study collected data on costs and returns for a sample of 208 smallholder vegetable farmers who were composed of 78 organic and 130 conventional farmers. Impact of organic production system was evaluated using propensity score matching technique. Organic vegetable production system was found to have a positive significant impact of increasing farm gross margin by US$0.58 representing 89.5% among smallholder producers in Kiambu and Kajiado Counties of Kenya. The study recommended promotion of organic production system as a tool... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/28897/7/28897.pdf |
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