The objective of this study is to characterise the marketing system in which smallholder dairy farmers (SDF) in Kenya operate and to examine how transaction costs (TCs) and market outlet risks (MORs) influence market participation of the farmers. The study begins with a critical review of the evo...
Ngigi, M.W.
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[An evaluation of the impacts of transaction cost and market outlet risks on market partcipation of smallholder dairy farmers in Central Kenya.]
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An evaluation of the impacts of transaction cost and market outlet risks on market partcipation of smallholder dairy farmers in Central Kenya.
The Murang'a District is situated in central Kenya and is a highland area with a high potential for dairy production. This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of smallholder dairy farms by analysing available data and by simulation modelling. Eighteen case farms were selected non-ra...
The challenge to overcome hunger remains one of the most serious confrontations facing humanity today. The threat of starvation is most serious in Africa, where an estimated 33% (138 million) of the population, mainly women and children, suffer from malnutrition. An estimated 680 million people, ...
Stroebel, A.
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[Socio-economic complexities of smallholder resource-poor ruminant livestock production systems in Sub-saharan Africa.]
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Socio-economic complexities of smallholder resource-poor ruminant livestock production systems in Sub-saharan Africa.
Cassava is a regional crop in India, 97 percent of the production coming from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. On a countrywide basis, cassava makes only a small contribution to total calorie intake; in the south, however, it ranks 2nd to rice. Data are presented on production and utilization...
La yuca es un cultivo regional en India; el 97 por ciento de la produccion proviene de los estados de Kerala y Tamil Nadu. A nivel nacional, la yuca representa un pequeno aporte al consumo total de calorias; en el sur, sin embargo, ocupa el segundo lugar despues del arroz. Se presentan datos sobr...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Global cassava research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change]
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Global cassava research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Sustainability: Notes for discussion: Special issue]
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Sustainability: Notes for discussion: Special issue
India has experienced rapid growth in potato production during recent past and the country has almost doubled its potato production during 2003–2013. The potato productivity improved 31.4% over this period of time. However, potato production scenario in southern states of India is quite grim and ...
Rana, R.K.
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Arya, S.
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Kumar, S.
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Singh, B.P.
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Adinarayana, G.
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Kumar, S.
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Quiróz, R.
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Kadian, M.S.
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[Benchmarking farmers' economic and social status in Anantapuramu and Kurnool arid districts of Andhra Pradesh for probable introduction of potato crop.]
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Benchmarking farmers' economic and social status in Anantapuramu and Kurnool arid districts of Andhra Pradesh for probable introduction of potato crop.
Wheatley, Christopher C.
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[El tratamiento y almacenamiento post-cosecha de la yuca para consumo humano]
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El tratamiento y almacenamiento post-cosecha de la yuca para consumo humano
Results of a study on bean cultivation in El Salvador are given. Aspects analyzed were as follows: consumption structure (apparent, per capita, and rural-urban; preferences, consumption and cooking ways, and nutritive value); area, production, and yields (at national and regional levels, by cropp...
Portillo de Villegas, ME
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Gaona R, J
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[El frijol en El Salvador: implicaciones para la investigacion agricola]
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El frijol en El Salvador: implicaciones para la investigacion agricola
Bode, P.
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[La organizacion campesina para el secado de yuca: analisis de tres asociaciones de campesinos que producen yuca seca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia]
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La organizacion campesina para el secado de yuca: analisis de tres asociaciones de campesinos que producen yuca seca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia