Socio-economic constraints to adoption of yield improving tea farming technologies: A study of small holder tea farmers affiliated to estates in Nandi Hills, Kenya

Tanui, John Kipkorir; Feng, Weiying; Li, Xinghui; Wang, Yuhua; Kipsat, Mary J.

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“…KTDA introduced the Electronic green leaf Weighing Solutions (EWS) which are machines that allow instant data processing in the buying of green leaf thus reducing the number of employees in the leaf buying. The results agree with Tanui, Feng, Wang and Kipsat (2012) who conducted a study on the Socio-economic constraints to adoption of yield improving tea farming technologies in Nandi Hills, Kenya and found that tea farms that use weighing machines had their financial performance improved. The results also align with those of Wanjira, Kubaison and Nzomo (2016) conducted a study on the effect of innovation on performance of KTDA-managed factories in Meru County and found that automation of key processes in tea processing has led to improved efficiency and reduced costs.…”

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Technological Innovation and Financial Performance of Small-Scale Tea Industry in Kenya

Mobegi,

Nasieku,

Mokaya

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The Agricultural sector in Kenya has been facing the challenge of increased costs as a result of outdated technology. In an attempt to reduce its costs, the tea sector has invested heavily in technology. The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of technological innovation investment on financial performance of small-scale tea industry in Kenya. The study variable was investment on fermentation innovation on the financial performance of small-scale tea firms in Kenya. This study was anchored on; Schumpeterian Theory on Innovations, Efficiency Theory, Technology Acceptance Model and Theory of Innovation Diffusion. The targeted population was 66 small scale tea factories. Secondary data for a period of 5 years was used for analysis using a panel regression model. Person correlation results indicated that investment on investment technological innovations, are positively and significantly associated with financial performance of small-scale tea industry. Innovations affect the financial performance of small-scale tea firms. The study recommends the management can consider acquiring more fermentation machinery and modern machinery that can be cost effective.

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confidence: 88%

Technological Innovation and Financial Performance of Small-Scale Tea Industry in Kenya

Mobegi,

Nasieku,

Mokaya

et al. 2023

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“…Age, gender, and main job Source: Adopted from Chirwa et al, 2005;Tanui et al, 2012;Onduru, et al, 2012;PPTK, 2006 Research indicates that there are 80%, a significant number of tea smallholder considered tea as their main job, but unfortunately the contribution of tea farming income to family income is only 32.42%. As a supplementary occupation or second job including paddy cultivation, horticultural or vegetable cultivation, hired labour, trader, and other occupations.…”

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“…Despite the fact that women play an important role in general family income by providing labor for tea harvesting and they have also contributed the primary responsibility for maintaining the household. Some studies have argued that women less likely to adopt because of lack of rights to grow tea, men more likely to engage in tea farming and take up the recommendations on their fields than women, and gender relations affect negatively to tea production and productivity caused by conflicts over the control of proceeds of tea sales (Von Bulow and Sorensen, 1993;Adesiana et al, 2000;Tanui et al, 2012).…”

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Socio economic characteristics and its effect to tea farming management behavior of tea smallholders in West Java Province

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2016

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The research aimed to: 1) described the socio-economic characteristics of tea small-holders in West Java Province; 2) described tea farming management behavior of tea small-holder in West Java Province; and 3) analyzed the effect of socio-economic characteristics to a behavior of tea farming management. The research took place in nine tea smallholder plantation center in West Java Province where the Program of National Tea Agribusiness Improvement Action held. The research method used descriptive study with quantitative app-roach. The sampling method used proportional random sampling with 320 respondents or at least 5% from population area. Data analyzed used multiple linear regression analysis with Backward Model through SPPS 21.0 program. The result showed that tea smallholders have a certain socio-economic characteristics in mana-ging their tea farming. Behavior tea small-holders in tea farming management showed similarities and differences. The limited access to productive resources, technology, informa-tion, market, financial and extension make management on tea farming not optimal. Eco-nomic variables i.e. gender, main job, tea pro-ductivity, tea prices, and tea farming income positively significant to tea farming mana-gement behavior of tea smallholders. Its va-riables have the power to encourage and to motivate potential influence and spirit of tea smallholders in managing their tea farming.

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Socio-economic constraints to adoption of yield improving tea farming technologies: A study of small holder tea farmers affiliated to estates in Nandi Hills, Kenya

Cited by 2 publications

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Technological Innovation and Financial Performance of Small-Scale Tea Industry in Kenya

Technological Innovation and Financial Performance of Small-Scale Tea Industry in Kenya

Socio economic characteristics and its effect to tea farming management behavior of tea smallholders in West Java Province

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