Determinants of choice of compliance arrangements with globalgap standards among french and snow peas farmers in central and eastern Kenya
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Date
2011-09Author
Owuor, R.
Nyikal, R. A.
Mburu, J.
Otieno, P. S.
Language
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Compliance with GlobalGAP standards is considered as the only option
through which smallholder farmers can access competitive export produce
market. However, very little is known about the determinants of farmers'
choice of any of specific compliance arrangements. The aim of this study was
to determine and discuss the factors that influence farmers' decisions when
selecting specific compliance arrangements in Central and Eastern Kenya.
One thousand and four hundred smallholder fresh producers were randomly
sampled and interviewed. Using multinomial regression analysis, the study
found income and distance to market as important determinants of compliance
arrangements chosen by farmers, though their direction and significance of
influence differed in specific study areas and the compliance arrangement
under consideration. The paper derives important policy implications for
enhancing compliance of GlobalGAP standards and thus increased access to
export market for fresh produce which could ultimately improve livelihoods of
farmers in the study areas.
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Optimimization of Agricultural Value Chains for sustainable DevelopmentSponsorhip
National Council of Science and Technology, The Kenya Seed CompanyDescription
aGRO 2011 Biennial Conference presentation