Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis Module (Maize)
This module was developed from the first topic of the Collaborative Masters in Agricultural and Applied Economics course titled Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis. The module is subdivided into five sections. In section one introductory remarks, module objectives and expected learning outcomes are expounded. In section two, sub module 1 whose main thrust is to discuss economic role of... more
Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 2 - Sustainable Agriculture. Lesson 5: Novel Sustainable Production Techniques
This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. This lesson discusses novel technologies for adoption by farmers in their production systems and explains various options in the drive for sustainable... more
Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 2 - Sustainable Agriculture. Lesson 4: Constraining Factors to Sustainable Agriculture
This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. This lesson discusses factors that prevent farmers from practicing sustainable agriculture as well as the impact of land divisions on production. more
AgShare Resource Guide: Freely available academic readings to supplement course modules
This resource guide is a compendium of the individual handbooks that were prepared for the AgShare university partners [1]. It is subdivided into sections, such as lecture materials, student readings, websites, and video. [1] http://www.oerafrica.org/agshare/AgShareHome/tabid/1290/Default.aspx more
Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 2 - Sustainable Agriculture. Lesson 3: Benefits of Sustainable Agriculture
This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. This lesson provides information on value factors for various agricultural products, describes methods of sustaining or improving yield, identifies the... more
Farmers' Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Supplementary Reading. Rural Financial Services in Kenya: What is Working and Why?
This study examines the evolving structure of the rural financial services in Kenya and the extent to which the current financial institutions have improved access to producers and traders in the rural areas. The study identifies successful cases of functioning financial services in the rural areas. It also identifies constraints that hinder increased access to rural financial services and... more
Farmers' Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Supplementary Reading. Agricultural Extension in Kenya: Practice and Policy Lessons
The objective of this study is to assess the range of alternative food crop and livestock extension services currently operating in Kenya. The study highlights five important findings: (1) private extension provision is generally skewed towards high agricultural potential regions and high-value crops. Remote areas and poor producers, especially those growing low-value crops with little... more
Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 2 - Sustainable Agriculture. Lesson 2: Management of Agricultural Resources
This Farmers' Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. Module 2 looks at sustainable agriculture. This lesson deals with vital agricultural inputs and resources, balancing of output and input requirements and... more
Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 2 - Sustainable Agriculture. Lesson 1: Definition and Impact of Sustainable Agriculture
This Farmers' Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. Module 2 looks at sustainable agriculture. This lesson provides a definition of sustainable agriculture, discusses the impacts of various agriculture... more
Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Lesson 3 Supplementary Reading. Trends in Regional Agricultural Productivity in Kenya
The objectives of this paper are threefold: (1) to assess the direction and magnitude of changes in agricultural productivity in Kenya in the last 25 years for five of the most important agricultural provinces in Kenya, with particular focus on the period since the initiation of agricultural policy adjustment in the 1990s; (2) to identify the major factors affecting changes in crop... more
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