Sources And Determinants Of Agricultural Growth And Productivity In Kenya

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Sources And Determinants Of Agricultural Growth And Productivity In Kenya

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Author : Walter Odhiambo
language : en
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Release Date : 2004

Sources And Determinants Of Agricultural Growth And Productivity In Kenya written by Walter Odhiambo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Agricultural productivity categories.

Agricultural Productivity In Africa

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Author : Benin, Samuel
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2016-07-14

Agricultural Productivity In Africa written by Benin, Samuel and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-14 with Political Science categories.

Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants presents updated and new analyses of land, labor, and total productivity trends in African agriculture. It brings together analyses of a unique mix of data sources and evaluations of public policies and development projects to recommend ways to increase agricultural productivity in Africa. This book is timely in light of the recent and ongoing growth recovery across the continent. The good news is that agricultural productivity in Africa increased at a moderate rate between 1961 and 2012, although there are variations in the rate of growth in land, labor, and total factor productivities depending on country and region. Differences in input use and capital intensities in agricultural production in the various farming systems and agricultural productivity zones also affect advancements in technology. One conclusion based on the book’s research findings derives from the substantial spatial variation in agricultural productivity. For areas with similar agricultural productivity growth trends and factors, what works well in one area can be used as the basis for formulating best-fit, location-specific agricultural policies, investments, and interventions in similar areas. This finding along with others will be of particular interest to policy- and decisionmakers.

Measuring And Analysing Agricultural Productivity In Kenya

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Author : Walter Odhiambo
language : en
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Release Date : 2003

Measuring And Analysing Agricultural Productivity In Kenya written by Walter Odhiambo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Agricultural productivity categories.

Government Expenditures In Kenya 1950 2014 Determinants And Agricultural Growth Effects

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Author : Benin, Samuel
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2018-11-29

Government Expenditures In Kenya 1950 2014 Determinants And Agricultural Growth Effects written by Benin, Samuel and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-29 with Political Science categories.

Annual data on Kenya from 1950 to 2014 are used to analyze the determinants of the level and composition of government expenditures and estimate the agricultural-output returns to the different types of government expenditures. The paper analyzes expenditures for six functions (general administration, defense, education, health, agriculture, and other economic functions—transport, communications, etc.) as well as the capital-to-recurrent expenditure ratios within each of the six functions. Simultaneous equations modeling methods are employed, and different diagnostic tests are used to check for and address issues with stationarity, causality, and autocorrelation. Different model specifications are used to assess the sensitivity of the results to using different measures and combinations of the conceptual variables that are hypothesized to affect the composition of government expenditures and agricultural production.

Harvesting Prosperity

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Author : Keith Fuglie
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2019-11-05

Harvesting Prosperity written by Keith Fuglie and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Business & Economics categories.

Back cover blurb Rising agricultural productivity has driven improvements in living standards for millennia. Today, redoubling that effort in developing countries is critical to reducing extreme poverty, ensuring food security for an increasing global population, and adapting to changes in climate. This volume presents fresh analysis on global trends and sources of productivity growth in agriculture and offers new perspectives on the drivers of that growth. It argues that gains from the reallocation of land and labor are not as promising as believed, so policy needs to focus more on the generation and dissemination of new technologies, which requires stepping up national research efforts. Yet, in many of the poorest nations, a serious research spending gap has emerged precisely at the time when the challenges faced by agriculture are intensifying. The book focuses on how this problem can be redressed in the public sector, as well as on reforms aimed at mobilizing new private sector actors and value chains, particularly creating a better enabling environment, reforming trade regulations, introducing new products, and strengthening intellectual property rights. On the demand side, the book examines what recent research reveals about policies to reduce the barriers impeding smallholder farmers from adopting new technologies. Harvesting Prosperity is the fourth volume of the World Bank Productivity Project, which seeks to bring frontier thinking on the measurement and determinants of productivity to global policy makers. “As rightly argued by the authors, growth in agricultural productivity is the essential instrument to promote development in low-income agriculture-based countries. Achieving this requires research and development, upgrading of universities, reinforcement of farmer capacities, removal of constraints to adoption, and the development of inclusive value chains with interlinked contracts. As important, such efforts also need to be placed within a context of comprehensive agricultural, rural, and structural transformations. However, in many countries implementation of the requisite policies has been lagging. This book, with contributions from many top experts in the field, provides the most up-to-date presentation of this argument and explains in detail how to successfully put its ideas into practice. Governments, the private sector, and civil society organizations need to study it carefully to turn the promise of agriculture for development into a reality.“ Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet Professors of the Graduate School, University of California at Berkeley

Successes In African Agriculture

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Author : Haggblade, Steven
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2010-01-01

Successes In African Agriculture written by Haggblade, Steven and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.

Sub—Saharan Africa is one of the poorest regions of the world. Because most Africans work in agriculture, escaping such dire poverty depends on increased agricultural productivity to raise rural incomes, lower food prices, and stimulate growth in other economic sectors. Per capita agricultural production in sub—Saharan Africa has fallen, however, for much of the past half—century. Successes in African Agriculture investigates how to reverse this decline. Instead of cataloging failures, as many past studies have done, this book identifies episodes of successful agricultural growth in Africa and identifies processes, practices, and policies for accelerated growth in the future. The individual studies follow developments in, among other areas, the farming of maize in East and Southern Africa, cassava across the middle belt of Africa, cotton in West Africa, horticulture in Kenya, and dairying in East Africa. Drawing on these case studies and on consultations with agricultural specialists and politicians from across sub—Saharan Africa -- undertaken in collaboration with the African Union's New Partnership for Africa's Development -- the contributors identify two key determinants of positive agricultural performance: agricultural research to provide more productive and sustainable technologies to farmers and a policy framework that fosters market incentives for increasing production. The contributors discuss how the public and private sectors can best coordinate the convergence of both factors. Given current concerns about global food security, this book provides timely and important resources to policymakers and development specialists concerned with reversing the negative trends in food insecurity and poverty in Africa.

Sources Of Growth In East African Agriculture

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Author : Uma J. Lele
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989

Sources Of Growth In East African Agriculture written by Uma J. Lele and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Agriculture categories.

Agro Ecological Land Resources Assessment For Agricultural Development Planning

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Author : A. H. Kassam
language : en
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Release Date : 1991

Agro Ecological Land Resources Assessment For Agricultural Development Planning written by A. H. Kassam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Agricultural development projects categories.

The Economic Impact Of Climate Change On Kenyan Crop Agriculture A Ricardian Approach

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Author : Jane Kabubo-Mariara
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2012

The Economic Impact Of Climate Change On Kenyan Crop Agriculture A Ricardian Approach written by Jane Kabubo-Mariara and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.

This paper measures the economic impact of climate on crops in Kenya. The analysis is based on cross-sectional climate, hydrological, soil, and household level data for a sample of 816 households, and uses a seasonal Ricardian model. Estimated marginal impacts of climate variables suggest that global warming is harmful for agricultural productivity and that changes in temperature are much more important than changes in precipitation. This result is confirmed by the predicted impact of various climate change scenarios on agriculture. The results further confirm that the temperature component of global warming is much more important than precipitation. The authors analyze farmers' perceptions of climate variations and their adaptation to these, and also constraints on adaptation mechanisms. The results suggest that farmers in Kenya are aware of short-term climate change, that most of them have noticed an increase in temperatures, and that some have taken adaptive measures.

Agricultural Development In Kenya

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language : en
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Release Date : 1976

Agricultural Development In Kenya written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.