starting in 1993 to control the invasive exotic maize stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). A quasi … estimate the probability that farmers’ would inadvertently exclude parasitoids in their maize field. Thereafter the propensity … indicate a rampant use of pesticides at sublethal dosage across the countries. Intensifying maize production by is likely to …

Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash …-scale farmers in the Striga-affected areas of western Kenya. Key words: livelihoods, maize, Striga, Kenya, Logit … yield loss to Striga given high dependency on maize for livelihoods; adopt no integrated Striga control options; and live in …

survey of vegetable farmers in Kenya, in this article a double-hurdle model of hired labor use is developed and estimated …

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