Commercialization of Smallholder Horticultural Farming in Kenya Poverty, Gender, and Institutional Arrangements |
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| Author:
| Muriithi, Beatrice Wambui |
| Series title: | Development Economics and Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-653-98327-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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This study assesses income and poverty effects of vegetable commercialization in Kenya with a special focus on gender issues and evaluates the performance of institutional arrangements that link small producers to the high-value vegetable supply chains. It shows that the participation of smallholders in the vegetable markets is declining.
This study assesses income and poverty effects of vegetable commercialization in Kenya with a special focus on gender issues and evaluates the performance of institutional arrangements that link small producers to the high-value vegetable supply chains. It shows that the participation of smallholders in the vegetable markets is declining.