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Rural poverty and input use efficiency in smallholder dairy farms in western Kenya
(2014-09)
Increasing agricultural productivity depends on the adoption of modern technology that involves the use of modern improved technical embodied inputs. However, farmers have different production decisions and ability to ...
Factor Substitution in Integrated Maize-Dairy Farming System in Uasin Gishu District
(2020-07)
This study looked at the existence of jointedness in production, cost complementarity and factor substitution in small hold mixed maize and dairy production system. The smallholder farmers in UasinGishu County practise ...
Effects of Subsidies on Irrigation Development in Kenya: Lessons from Irrigated Maize Production in Kenya
(2020-07)
This study assessed maize productivity in irrigated fields in Kenya. The study used household surveys, KIIs and FGDs as the samples from which data was collected and analyzed to provide detailed information on the current ...
Economics evaluation of relative profitability in small hold dairy farms in western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2009-05)
The development and implementation of farm policies requires the general understanding of the farmers’ response to the availed technology. Where farmers have similar resource endowment, generalization of policies would ...
Evaluation of seasonal variation of MODIS derived leaf area index at two European deciduous broadleaf forest sites
(Elsevier, 2005-05)
We present an evaluation of the operational MODIS Leaf Area Index (LAI) product over two temperate deciduous forests and focus on the seasonal variation. Two EUROFLUX beech (Fagus sylvatica) sites, Hesse, France and Sorø, ...
Assessing the Drivers of Enhanced Auditors Performance: A Case Study in Public Universities in Kenya
(2021-06)
The study evaluated the key drivers of enhanced auditor’s performance in public universities in Kenya. The study posits that work environment, auditor’s competence, independence and authority have not significant effects ...
Deepening Market Integration In Kenya through Increased maize production
(2021-06)
Market integration promotes effective market reform in developing countries. Where there is a of market integration, markets are competitive and there is no justification for costly government interventions designed to ...
Water Pricing Option for Efficient Irrigated Maize Production in Kenya
(2021-08)
Due to water scarcity and unreliable rainfall regimes, irrigation plays an important role in the production of food worldwide. Farmers’ willingness to pay, Scarcity and opportunity cost of water, as well as financing are ...
The Influence of Non-Equity Financing on Maize Production in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(2013)
Uasin Gishu County produces about 3.29 million bags of maize, which is 14.3% of the national output of 23 million bags. The production is associated with increasing cost, yet the area under production has at most stagnated. ...