Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "Okello, J.J"
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Assessment of developing-country urban consumers’ willingness to pay for quality of leafy vegetables: The case of middle and high income consumers in Nairobi, Kenya
Ngigi, M.W; Okello, J.J; Lagarkvist, C; Karanja, N; Mburu, J (Department of Agricultural Economics , University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, Swedish University of AgricultureDepartment of Land Management, Agricultural Resource and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010)The improvement in income in developing countries has led to emergence of middle and high income consumers in urban centers. Improvement in income usually causes the shift to consumption of non-staples including leafy ... -
Awareness and use of m-banking services in agriculture: The case of smallholder farmers in Kenya
Kirui, O.K; Okello, J.J; Nyikal, R.A (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural commercialization in developing countries. The ICT revolution in Africa has however brought an opportunity to ease this ... -
Determinants of Commitment to Agricultural Cooperatives: Cashew Nuts Farmers in Benin
Mensah, E.R; Karantininis, K; Adégbidi, A; Okello, J.J (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Niamey, Niger;University of Copenhagen, DenmarkUniversity of Abomey-Calavi, BeninUniversity of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Forming and using cooperatives as marketing channel is usually advised to African smallholder farmers for overcoming the constraint of market access. However, limited evidence of cooperative behavior in marketing has been ... -
Heavy Metal And Pesticide Residue Contamination In Leafy Vegetables In Peri-urban Farms Of Nairobi, Kenya
Karanja, N.K; Njenga, M; Mutua, G.K.; Carl-Johan, Lagerkvist; Kutto, E.; Okello, J.J (2011)Assessment of heavy metal contaminants, nitrate and pesticide residues was done on kale (Brassica olaracea var. olecephala), a leafy vegetable grown by farmers in peri-urban sites of Wangige, Athi River and Ngong in Nairobi, ...