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...
Main Authors: | Jane Wambui Chege, Rose Athiambo Nyikal, John Mburu, Beatrice Wambui Muriithi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
2015-10-01
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Series: | International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics |
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Online Access: | http://www.foodandagriculturejournal.com/vol3.no4.pp65.pdf |
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