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Market and Non-market Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Improved Beef Cattle in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya
(2013)
This study assessed various market and non-market factors that might have a considerable bearing on farmers’
adoption of improved beef cattle breeds in dry areas of Kenya. A binomial (binary) logit model was applied ...
The role of varietal traits in the adoption of improved dryland crop varieties: The case of pigeon pea in Kenya
(2011-09)
This study uses a multivariate probit model and the Poisson regression to examine the role of
varietal attributes in farmers’ adoption of improved pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) varieties in
Taita District, Kenya. It is based ...
Factors influencing adoption of dairy goats in Meru County, Kenya: prospects and constraints
(2013-06-12)
Improving milk production through crossbreeding of local goats with exotic breeds has increasingly become important in developing countries. Although, the dairy goat technology has been promoted in the central Kenyan ...
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Multinational Banks in Kenya
(2012)
Strategy is a course of action to achieve an objective. Competitive strategy is a business
strategy that is concerned with how a company can gain competitive advantage through an
approach to competing. In spite of the ...
Determinants of adoption of conservation tillage practices in maize-cowpea cropping systems: The case of Makueni District, Kenya
(2011)
The low soil moisture cannot support productive agriculture to meet the increasing population in the
low rainfall tropical areas. Ripping and tied-ridging are some of the recent technologies introduced by
the Food and ...