, most smallholder farmers remain poor. This study sought to characterize agricultural commercialization trends, identify and …Smallholder Agriculture is key to livelihoods of many rural households in developing and transition economies. In Kenya … prioritize constraints to participation in markets, analyse determinants of percentage of output sold, and explore strategies to …

With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … technology could potentially accelerate this trend. Here, we use survey data of small-scale banana producers in Kenya to … investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya …

opportunity for small African farmers. The challenge is how to organize these farmers to seize the opportunities being offered by … the emerging market. We argue in this paper that the development of entrepreneurial perspectives on small farmers …

Drought is endemic to southern Africa. In Zimbabwe farmers have been experiencing drought once every two to three years …. Relief agencies have traditionally responded to drought by providing farmers with enough seed and fertilizer to enable them … options for farmers to maintain higher productivity levels. ICRISAT has been working with government, NGOs and the donor …

surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts not only for the effects of fixed and variable …

surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts not only for the effects of fixed and variable …

-scale farmers in the Striga-affected areas of western Kenya. Key words: livelihoods, maize, Striga, Kenya, Logit …Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food and cash …. Farmers perceived Striga as the major cause of poverty and food insecurity. Both household income and child nutrition …

This paper reports on findings of a study to examine the sources used by farmers in search of agricultural information … Kenya region. A random sample of 476 households in Suba and Vihiga districts were interviewed and 15 information pathways … economic factors were important in influencing the farmers’ likelihood of using an improved technology to control striga. This …

Vihiga, one of the poorest and densely populated districts in Kenya is perpetually food deficit (GOK, 2005). While food … underscore the importance and urgency for addressing its basic needs. Understanding determinants of food security in Vihiga … of labor through training. Key Words: Food security, Translog cost function, Vihiga, Kenya …