For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal
with the
Striga
problem. To most of them
Striga
had become a way of life and they had
given up hope.
Striga
affects their mainstay crops, which are maize, sorghum and mil-
let. After an extensive search for...
Manyong, Victor M.
,
Nindi, S.J.
,
Alene, Arega D.
,
Odhiambo, G.D.
,
Omanya, G.
,
Mignouna, H.D.
,
Bokanga, M.
,
[Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya]
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Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya
This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. However, neither men nor women have absolute allocative efficiency. Women farmer...
Alene, A.
,
Manyong, Victor M.
,
Omanya, G.
,
Mignouna, H.
,
Bokanga, M.
,
Odhiambo, G.D.
,
[Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya]
,
Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya
Rao, E.J.O.
,
Midega, C.A.O.
,
Atieno, F.
,
Auma, J.O.
,
Cadilhon, Joseph J.
,
Mango, N.
,
Odhiambo, G.D.
,
Oduor, F.O.
,
Okeyo, Irene
,
Termote, C.
,
Wesonga, M.
,
[A situational analysis of agricultural production and marketing, and natural resources management systems in West Kenya]
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A situational analysis of agricultural production and marketing, and natural resources management systems in West Kenya
Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of Nyanza and Western provinces. Farmers perceived Striga as the major cause of pover...
Manyong, Victor M.
,
Alene, A.
,
Odhiambo, G.D.
,
Mignouna, H.D.
,
Bokanga, M.
,
Omanya, G.
,
Nindi, S.J.
,
[Livelihood strategies of resource poor farmers in strigainfested areas of western Kenya]
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Livelihood strategies of resource poor farmers in strigainfested areas of western Kenya