Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Impact"
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An assessment of the use and impact of mobile phone-based money transfer services in Kenyan agriculture
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural commercialization in developing countries. Agricultural finance markets often fail for smallholder farmers due to the high ... -
Impact of transaction costs on the marketing channels of dry grain pigeonpea in Makueni district, Kenya.
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)This study aimed at identifying and analyzing the performance of the major marketing channels of dry grain pigeonpea in Kenya. Makueni District was used as a case study. As such, the various marketing intermediaries in ... -
The potential impact of improved maize seeds and fertlllsers on food security and incomes of smallholder farmers in the Mumias sugar scheme
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)The high incidence of poverty (35% in 2002) and food insecurity in Kenya has prompted the government to put in place policy measures such as the Poverty reduction strategy paper, the economic recovery strategy to complement ...