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Journal Article 2018

Autor: Okello, J.J. Lagerkvist, C.J. Kakuhenzire, R. Parker, M. Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar

Purpose – Potato is a major food staple in Africa, but its production is constrained by poor quality of seed. A recent private–public partnership in Tanzania resulted in introduction of new higher yielding varieties. The purpose of this paper is to examine smallholder farmers’ motivations to inve...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/96926

Investigación en Agricultura
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Okello, J.J. ,  Lagerkvist, C.J. ,  Kakuhenzire, R. ,  Parker, M. ,  Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar ,  [Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties] ,  Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties
Journal Article 2016-10

Autor: Okello, J.J. Zhou, Y. Kwikiriza, N. Ogutu, S.O. Barker, I. Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar Atieno, E. Ahmed, J.T.

Potato yields in sub-Saharan Africa remain very low compared with those of developed countries. Yet potato is major food staple and source of income to the predominantly smallholder growing households in the tropical highlands of this region. A major cause of the low potato yields is the use of p...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/81183

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Okello, J.J. ,  Zhou, Y. ,  Kwikiriza, N. ,  Ogutu, S.O. ,  Barker, I. ,  Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar ,  Atieno, E. ,  Ahmed, J.T. ,  [Determinants of the use of certified seed potato among smallholder farmers: the case of potato growers in central and eastern Kenya.] ,  Determinants of the use of certified seed potato among smallholder farmers: the case of potato growers in central and eastern Kenya.
Conference Paper 2016-07

Autor: Okello, J.J. Zhou, Y. Kwikiriza, N. Ogutu, S. Barker, I. Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar Ahmed, J. Atieno, E.

This paper used the propensity score method to assess the effect of using certified seed potato (CSP) on yield, input use, and food security among smallholder farmers. It focused on potato growers in central highlands of Kenya. The study found positive effect using certified seed on both yield an...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/82583

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Okello, J.J. ,  Zhou, Y. ,  Kwikiriza, N. ,  Ogutu, S. ,  Barker, I. ,  Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar ,  Ahmed, J. ,  Atieno, E. ,  [Welfare-environmental quality tradeoffs of promoting use of certified seed potato in tropical highlands of Africa: evidence from central highlands of Kenya.] ,  Welfare-environmental quality tradeoffs of promoting use of certified seed potato in tropical highlands of Africa: evidence from central highlands of Kenya.
Journal Article 2019-06

Autor: Okello, J.J. Zhou, Y. Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar Barker, I.

Potato is a major food staple that makes a significant contribution to food security, having potential to smooth the volatility in food prices resulting from recent episodes of global food price increases. Despite its importance, most potato growers continue to use poor-quality seed, normally obt...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/96920

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Okello, J.J. ,  Zhou, Y. ,  Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar ,  Barker, I. ,  [Motivations and mental models associated with smallholder farmers’ adoption of improved agricultural technology: Evidence from use of quality seed potato in Kenya] ,  Motivations and mental models associated with smallholder farmers’ adoption of improved agricultural technology: Evidence from use of quality seed potato in Kenya

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