Browsing Articles: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension by Author "Gichimu, Bernard M."
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Decomposition of the Coffee Value Chain Among Smallholder Farmers in Embu and Kirinyaga Counties in Central Kenya
Musau Wambua, Daniel; Ndirangu, Samuel N.; Mogaka, Hezron; Gichimu, Bernard M. (UoEm, 2024-10-24)The coffee value chain is lengthy and complex with numerous actors and this exposes the farmers to inherent financial risks. This study sought to decompose the coffee value chain and its dynamics. The study was undertaken ... -
Influence of Access to Land and Finances on Kenyan Youth Participation in Agriculture: A Review
Njeru, Lucy K.; Gichimu, Bernard M. (European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2014-09)The Kenya Government prioritized the development of the agricultural sector to achieving the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of sustainable food production. Kenya’s strategic plan, Vision 2030 positions ... -
Influence of access to land and finances on Kenyan youth participation in agriculture: a review
Gichimu, Bernard M.; Njeru, Lucy K. (European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2014-09)The Kenya Government prioritized the development of the agricultural sector to achieving the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of sustainable food production. Kenya’s strategic plan, Vision 2030 positions agriculture ... -
Influence of Kenyan Youth’s Perception towards Agriculture and Necessary Interventions; a Review
Njeru, Lucy K.; Gichimu, Bernard M. (Science Domain, 2015)Approximately 64% of unemployed persons in Kenya are youth, most of which live in rural areas and lacks formal education and vocational or professional skills. In spite of this, youth participation in agriculture has ... -
Smallholder Coffee Productivity as Affected by Socioeconomic Factors and Technology Adoption
Wambua, Daniel M.; Gichimu, Bernard M.; Ndirangu, Samuel N. (Hindawi, 2021-02)Despite the increase in area under coffee in Kenya in the last decade, productivity has been on the decline. Numerous production technologies have been developed through on-station research but there has been limited ...