IMPACT OF EXPORT HORTICULTURE FARMING ON PER CAPITA CALORIE INTAKE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL PROVINCES IN KENYA

IMPACT OF EXPORT HORTICULTURE FARMING ON PER CAPITA CALORIE INTAKE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL PROVINCES IN KENYA

In attempting to achieve household food security for smallholder farmers, synergies and tradeoffs exist between cash cropping, food cropping and food security. Available evidence on the impact of cash cropping on food security shows mixed results. The objective of this paper was to assess the imp...

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Main Authors: Jane Wambui Chege, Rose Athiambo Nyikal, John Mburu, Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics 2015-10-01
Series:International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
Subjects:
Export horticulture
food security
per capita calorie intake
smallholder farmers
impact
propensity score matching
Online Access:http://www.foodandagriculturejournal.com/vol3.no4.pp65.pdf

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http://www.foodandagriculturejournal.com/vol3.no4.pp65.pdf

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