Purpose: Several development organisations have implemented programs to enhance smallholder farmers’ crop productivity and market access through collective action with mixed results. Therefore, this study examines the drivers of success of collective action initiatives as a pathway to improving f...
Ouma, Emily A.
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Ochieng, Justus
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Knerr, Beatrice
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Owuor, George
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[Strengthening collective action to improve marketing performance: evidence from farmer groups in Central Africa]
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Strengthening collective action to improve marketing performance: evidence from farmer groups in Central Africa
Commercialisation of agriculture has long been considered an important driver of intensification, production, food security and farm incomes in Africa. This article investigates whether commercialisation is able to increase the intensification and yield of banana and legumes in central Africa. Th...
Ochieng, Justus
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Knerr, Beatrice
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Owuor, George
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Commercialisation of food crops and farm productivity: Evidence from smallholders in Central Africa]
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Commercialisation of food crops and farm productivity: Evidence from smallholders in Central Africa
Ouma, Emily A.
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Manyawu, G.
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Handlos, D.M.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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[Opportunities and constraints to smallholder dairy market development in Burundi]
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Opportunities and constraints to smallholder dairy market development in Burundi
Ouma, Emily A.
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Galiè, Alessandra
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Weber, Christoph
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Enahoro, Dolapo K.
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Rich, Karl M.
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Njiru, Nelly
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Omore, Amos O.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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[Tanzania and Ghana poultry value chains: A status report]
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Tanzania and Ghana poultry value chains: A status report
This paper evaluates production and commercialization constraints that prevent smallholder farmers from effectively utilizing beans with regard to household food and income security. The study was conducted in six provinces of Burundi in 2010 using a multi-stage stratified sampling procedure to s...
Ochieng, J.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Wozemba, D.
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Ruraduma, C.
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Niyuhire, M.C.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: the case of smallholder farmers in Burundi]
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Bean utilization and commercialization in great lakes region of Central Africa: the case of smallholder farmers in Burundi
Tangka, F.K.L.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Women and the sustainable development of market-oriented dairying: evidence from the highlands of East Africa]
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Women and the sustainable development of market-oriented dairying: evidence from the highlands of East Africa
Despite policies to discourage them, informal milk markets account for over 80% of milk sales in most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Informal milk market agents include farmer dairy co-operatives, small traders using bicycles and public or private transport and small retail outlets, such as...
Omore, Amos O.
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McDermott, John J.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Arimi, S.M.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Analysis of public health risks from consumption of informally marketed milk in sub-Saharan African countries]
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Analysis of public health risks from consumption of informally marketed milk in sub-Saharan African countries
Ouma, Emily A.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Birungi, Rosemirta
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Lule, Peter M.
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Mayega, L.
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Dizyee, K.
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[African swine fever control and market integration in Ugandan peri-urban smallholder pig value chains: an ex-ante impact assessment of interventions and their interaction]
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African swine fever control and market integration in Ugandan peri-urban smallholder pig value chains: an ex-ante impact assessment of interventions and their interaction
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Lule, Peter M.
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Nguyen Que
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Dang Khoi
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Rich, Karl M.
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[Application of a multi-market partial equilibrium model in the pig sector of Vietnam and Uganda]
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Application of a multi-market partial equilibrium model in the pig sector of Vietnam and Uganda