المؤلفون: Kaitibie, Simeon, Missiame, Arnold, Irungu, Patrick, Ng'ombe, John N.

المصدر: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2023, Vol. 14, Issue 3, pp. 413-434.

الوصول الحر: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/JADEE-08-2022-0177Test

المؤلفون: Bwiza, Florence, Irungu, Patrick, Mburu, John, Mirzabaev, Alisher

المساهمون: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Academic Exchange Service, African Economic Research Consortium

المصدر: Cogent Food & Agriculture ; volume 10, issue 1 ; ISSN 2331-1932

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2024.2313804Test

المؤلفون: Missiame, Arnold, Irungu, Patrick, Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo, Appiah-Kubi, Grace Darko

المصدر: Agricultural Finance Review, 2021, Vol. 82, Issue 1, pp. 169-182.

الوصول الحر: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/AFR-02-2021-0016Test

المؤلفون: Benimana, Gilberthe, Ritho, Cecilia, Irungu, Patrick, Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera

المصدر: Heliyon 9(3): E14592

مصطلحات موضوعية: RWANDA, CENTRAL AFRICA, AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA, AFRICA, population growth, food production, postharvest losses, food supply chain, maize, staple foods, cash crops, food storage, smallholders, innovation adoption, Hermetic storage technologies (HST), endogenous switching regression

الوصف: Rapid population growth has increased the global demand for food. However, some studies have revealed that more than one-third of the global food production is lost during postharvest operations along the food supply chain. Managerial and technical limitations such as a lack of proper storage facilities, poor handling practices and, associated knowledge are among the main causes of food losses particularly in Africa. Maize is among the most important staple food and cash crops across sub-Saharan Africa. In Rwanda, most of the maize produced incurs losses during storage. Hermetic storage technologies (HST) have been proven to be effective in the control of post-harvest storage losses in maize. However, their adoption in maize storage has been low with farmers continuing to use less effective technologies. Therefore, this study assessed the impact of hermetic maize storage technologies adoption, on the income of 301 randomly selected smallholder maize farmers in Gatsibo District of Rwanda, using the endogenous switching regression (ESR). The results revealed that household size, post-harvest training, access to credit, distance to input provider, and the household head's experience in maize production were the major factors influencing farmers' decision to adopt HST. The occupation of the household head, number of plots reserved for other crops, training, household size, age of the household head, and household maize self-sufficiency goal significantly influenced income for both HST adopters and non-adopters. Overall, the adoption of HST had a positive and significant impact on income from stored maize, among those who adopted it. The study recommends that the government of Rwanda and other stakeholders should support the dissemination of HST to facilitate access. Thus, increased access to institutional support services such as post-harvest training, credit access, and agricultural input supply, should be a major part of efforts aimed at promoting the effective use of hermetic maize storage technologies among ...

العلاقة: Heliyon; 9(3); Journal Article https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7988Test; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14592Test; http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll5/id/8615Test

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14592Test
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المؤلفون: Nyangau, Paul Nyamweya, Nzuma, Jonathan Makau, Irungu, Patrick, Junglen, Sandra, Kassie, Menale

المساهمون: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Government of the Republic of Kenya

المصدر: Global Public Health ; volume 18, issue 1 ; ISSN 1744-1692 1744-1706

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2274436Test

المؤلفون: Sumo, Togba V., Ritho, Cecilia, Irungu, Patrick

المساهمون: Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique

المصدر: Heliyon ; volume 8, issue 12, page e12268 ; ISSN 2405-8440

مصطلحات موضوعية: Multidisciplinary

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12268Test
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المؤلفون: Misango, Vincent Gadamba, Nzuma, Jonathan Makau, Irungu, Patrick, Kassie, Menale

المساهمون: European Commission Joint Research Centre, Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit, Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique, Government of the Republic of Kenya, Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, European Commission

المصدر: Heliyon ; volume 8, issue 1, page e08735 ; ISSN 2405-8440

مصطلحات موضوعية: Multidisciplinary

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08735Test
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المؤلفون: Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera, Ritho, Cecilia, Irungu, Patrick

المصدر: Heliyon 7(10): e08235

مصطلحات موضوعية: RWANDA, CENTRAL AFRICA, AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA, AFRICA, food security, postharvest losses, storage losses, maize, smallholders, policies, agricultural policies, models, technology, hermetic storage technology

الوصف: Storage is an important aspect of food security in developing countries. Therefore, it is crucial for farmers to have access to sustainable storage technologies to cope with storage losses. Maize is an important staple and commercial food in Rwanda, but maize farmers are still being challenged by storage losses because of the lack of proper storage facilities. It is in that regard that advanced maize storage technology, notably hermetic maize storage technology, has been introduced in Rwanda in 2012. However, since its introduction, the adoption rate is low among smallholder maize farmers. Understanding the factors influencing farmers’ choice of alternative maize storage technology could provide Rwandan policymakers with important information for designing policies and programs aimed at reducing maize post-harvest losses to enhance household food security. This study used a multivariate probit model on a randomly selected cross-sectional sample of 301 smallholder maize farmers from the Gatsibo District of Rwanda to take part. The results revealed that the common maize storage technologies used among smallholder farmers were polypropylene sacks with and without chemicals, hermetic bags, and silos. Only 41% of respondents used hermetic maize storage technology. The model results showed that membership in a farmer group, access to credit, the quantity of maize produced, access to training, and selling maize soon after it dries, were the major factors influencing the decision of smallholder farmers to use alternative maize storage technologies. The study recommends that the policymakers and other stakeholders in post-harvest loss reduction should support the dissemination of advanced storage technologies to facilitate access. The government should support farmer acquisition of post-harvest maize loss reduction technologies either through subsidization of hermetic bags or provision of cheap credit. ; PR ; IFPRI3; ISI; CRP2; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry; 4 Transforming ...

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العلاقة: Heliyon; 7(10); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08235Test; http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll5/id/7988Test

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08235Test
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المؤلفون: Nyangau, Paul Nyamweya, Nzuma, Jonathan Makau, Irungu, Patrick, Kassie, Menale

المساهمون: Ramos, Alberto Novaes, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, UK's Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, Swedish International Development Cooperation, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Government of the Republic of Kenya

المصدر: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases ; volume 15, issue 9, page e0009786 ; ISSN 1935-2735

الوصف: Globally, arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) infections continue to pose substantial threats to public health and economic development, especially in developing countries. In Kenya, although arboviral diseases (ADs) are largely endemic, little is known about the factors influencing livestock farmers’ knowledge, beliefs, and management (KBM) of the three major ADs: Rift Valley fever (RVF), dengue fever and chikungunya fever. This study evaluates the drivers of livestock farmers’ KBM of ADs from a sample of 629 respondents selected using a three-stage sampling procedure in Kenya’s three hotspot counties of Baringo, Kwale, and Kilifi. A multivariate fractional probit model was used to assess the factors influencing the intensity of KBM. Only a quarter of the farmers had any knowledge of ADs while over four-fifths of them could not manage any of the three diseases. Access to information (experience and awareness), income, education, religion, and distance to a health facility considerably influenced the intensity of farmers’ KBM of ADs in Kenya. Thus, initiatives geared towards improving access to information through massive awareness campaigns are necessary to mitigate behavioral barriers in ADs management among rural communities in Kenya.

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009786Test

المؤلفون: Missiame, Arnold, Nyikal, Rose A., Irungu, Patrick

المساهمون: Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique

المصدر: Heliyon ; volume 7, issue 5, page e07102 ; ISSN 2405-8440

الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07102Test
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