Welfare effects of vegetable commercialization: Evidence from smallholder producers in Kenya

BW Muriithi, JA Matz - Food policy, 2015 - Elsevier
We investigate whether smallholder horticultural commercialization is able to, as often
stipulated, reduce poverty in develo** countries with the help of panel household survey …

[HTML][HTML] A Systematic Review of the Trends, Effects, and Deterrents of Collective Marketing Participation Among Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

N Magakwe, O Olorunfemi - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Smallholder farmers' participation in collective marketing is essential for the growth of
smallholder farming businesses and the sustainability of their livelihoods. Collective …

Drivers of farm commercialization in Nigeria and Tanzania

O Owusu, TB İşcan - Agricultural Economics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While total factor productivity (TFP) difference between the subsistence and commercial farm
types is negligible, a large number of subsistence‐based farms remain outside the market …

Do firm and entrepreneur characteristics play a role in SMEs' sustainable growth in a middle-income economy like Côte d'Ivoire?

A Diabate, BM Allate, D Wei, L Yu - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Globally, small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in driving sustainable
economic growth in both developed and develo** countries. The main objective of this …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) commercialization and market participation by farmers in Nyandarua County, Kenya

D Wakaba, J Ateka, R Mbeche, L Oyugi - Journal of Agriculture and Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural commercialization has been promoted as a pathway for enhancing household
welfare in develo** countries. This paper assesses the extent and determinants of …

Distribution, transportation, and coordination in African indigenous vegetables value chains: A sco** review

J Alulu, M Makyao, S Huyskens-Keil, B Lenz… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Malnutrition continues to be a major problem with negative implications on economic and
human development in many parts of the world, including in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Social networks and commercialisation of African indigenous vegetables in Kenya: A Cragg's double hurdle approach

C Mwema, W Crewett - Cogent Economics & Finance, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper employs a two-stage Cragg's double-hurdle model to assess the effects of market
information networks on commercialisation decisions of smallholders of African Indigenous …

Joint market participation choices of smallholder farmers and households' welfare: evidence from Senegal

A Camara, A Goundan, C Henning… - Journal of Agribusiness …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose There is much evidence in the literature showing the benefits of input market
participation on farmers' welfare. The same is true for participation in marketing. However …

Intensity of commercialization and the dimensions of food security: the case of smallholder farmers in rural Tanzania

L Kissoly, A Fasse, U Grote - Journal of Agribusiness in Develo** …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Transformation of smallholder agriculture from subsistence to more commercially-
oriented production is one of the strategies advocated for improving rural households' food …

The effect of renting in cropland on livelihood choices and agricultural commercialization: a case study from rural Vietnam

O Schulte, TT Nguyen, U Grote - The European Journal of Development …, 2022 - Springer
This paper investigates the role of land rental markets in livelihood choices using data from
792 farming households in rural Vietnam. First, we cluster households according to …