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

Wakaba, Denis; Ateka, Josiah; Mbeche, Robert; Oyugi, Luke

doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100382

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“…Agricultural commercialization has been identified as one of the viable drivers of household welfare outcomes (such as increased income, food and nutrition security) of rural dwellers especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) [14][15][16][17]. However, previous studies have shown that farm households' involvement in agricultural output markets pave way for better financing in agricultural production process, resulting in increased productivity and may also lead to improvement in farm households' food and nutrition security, provided a part of the income is devoted for the purchase of diversified and nutritious food [17][18][19].…”

Section: J O U R N a L P R E -P R O O Fmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary diversity, nutritional status, and agricultural commercialization: evidence from adult men of rural farm households

Otekunrin

Ayinde

Sanusi

et al. 2023

Dialogues in Health

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Section: J O U R N a L P R E -P R O O Fmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary diversity, nutritional status, and agricultural commercialization: evidence from adult men of rural farm households

Otekunrin

Ayinde

Sanusi

et al. 2023

Dialogues in Health

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“…The commercialization of farming has been promoted as a strategy to improve the welfare of rural people. The welfare significance of commercialization is primarily in rural areas where households have a direct livelihood from agriculture [10]. Benefits that can be expected from commercialization are: increasing household income, consumption, food security, and nutrition.…”

Section: Farming Commercializationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Benefits that can be expected from commercialization are: increasing household income, consumption, food security, and nutrition. Agricultural commercialization is usually done by establishing industries that can create additional jobs and add value to agricultural products [10].…”

Section: Farming Commercializationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resistance to Agricultural Commercialization with Lack of Marketing Digital Adoption in Indonesia's Dieng Plateau

Sugandini¹,

Effendi²,

Sugiarto³

et al. 2023

IJSDP

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Dieng Plateau is one of the largest vegetable-producing areas in Indonesia, and most of the inhabitants work as farmers. While shifting to commercial agriculture with marketing digital skill can improve farmers' lives, it faces obstacles that cause resistance. The barriers that arise from the commercialization of agriculture in Indonesia are that the scale of agricultural business is generally relatively small, capital is limited, and the use of technology is still simple. Agriculture in the Dieng plateau is seasonal and relies heavily on family labor, with limited access to credit, technology, and markets. Wholesalers and the lack of supply of quality seeds for farmers mainly dominate the market for agricultural products. So, this research explains the obstacles that cause farmers to resist commercialization. The observed barriers included five factors: barriers from factors of production and innovation, such as difficulty adopting digital marketing, lack of relative advantages, lack of compatibility, and complexity. This study tests a constraint model of commercial farming using five factors. The data was collected from 280 farmers who own their land and are not farm laborers. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with the criteria of individuals having a livelihood as farmers, aged more than 18 years, and owning their land. Data collection uses a questionnaire that has a five-point Likert scale-data analysis technique using PLS-SEM. The results support the hypothesis, suggesting a robust barrier to the commercialization model.

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“…In Kenya, the Irish potato contributes to a third of overall energy consumption and is the second major crop [24]. It grows better in elevated areas than grain crops.…”

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“…Te production of Irish potatoes in Kenya was 2.1 million tons in 2021, which is a 40% increase from 1.5 million tons in 2017 [25]. Te increase in demand for Irish potatoes in Kenya has forced consumption to rise from 35 kg per single person in 2019 to 63 kg in 2021 [24], which indicates that waste is highly generated as consumerization increases. Te production of bananas in 2012 constituted 38% of all the fruit produced in Kenya [26].…”

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Anaerobic Codigestion of Tuber Waste and Fruit Waste: Synergy and Enhanced Biogas Production

Mrosso

Kiplagat

Mecha

2023

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

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Increased urbanization and consumerism have resulted in the excessive release of food waste and municipal solid waste. Such wastes contain abundant organic matter that can be transformed into energy, addressing the twin challenges of waste management and energy insecurity. In recent years, different studies have investigated ways of producing biogas through the codigestion of organic wastes. In this work, different food wastes were codigested and the biogas yield was determined. The effect of feedstock mixing ratios, temperature, and pH was studied. A mixing ratio of 1 : 1 produced the highest biogas yield (2907 ± 32 mL), nearly twice, which was obtained at a ratio of 1 : 4 (1532 ± 17 mL). The biogas yield increased with the temperature rise. The lowest yield of 2907 ± 32 mL was obtained at 20°C, while the highest yield of 4963 ± 54.6 mL was obtained at 40°C. Regarding pH, the yield was 2808 ± 31 mL at pH 6.5 and 7810 ± 86 mL at pH 7.3. This indicated a 178.1% increase in the biogas yield. The CN ratio for tuber waste and fruit waste was 18 and 28, respectively, while the corresponding pH was 6.7 and 6.9. A positive synergy index of 4.5 was obtained, which is higher than what is reported in the literature of codigested substrates. Irish potato peels and banana peels produced the highest biogas yield and are recommended for use as codigested feedstock.

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

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Dietary diversity, nutritional status, and agricultural commercialization: evidence from adult men of rural farm households

Dietary diversity, nutritional status, and agricultural commercialization: evidence from adult men of rural farm households

Resistance to Agricultural Commercialization with Lack of Marketing Digital Adoption in Indonesia's Dieng Plateau

Anaerobic Codigestion of Tuber Waste and Fruit Waste: Synergy and Enhanced Biogas Production

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