Acceptability of Cereal Banks as a Marketing Intervention among Smallholders in Western Kenya

A new impetus is emerging with regard to the potential role that agricultural producer associations might play in improving rural economies. For this study, the use of cereal banking to improve accessibility to premium markets was assessed and the factors influencing farmers' decisions to join...

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Published inOutlook on agriculture Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 35 - 40
Main Authors Mwaura, Francis M., Tungani, Johnstone O., Sikuku, Dominic, Woomer, Paul L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2012
Subjects
Agricultural co-operatives
Banks
Cereals
Decision analysis
Farmers
Kenya
Maize
Marketing
Rural economics
cereal banking
smallholders
marketing
Kenya
food security
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Summary:A new impetus is emerging with regard to the potential role that agricultural producer associations might play in improving rural economies. For this study, the use of cereal banking to improve accessibility to premium markets was assessed and the factors influencing farmers' decisions to join them were evaluated. The methodology involved a baseline survey of 213 smallholder maize producers in Bungoma district, western Kenya, plus a logit model analysis to predict the probabilities of farmers joining a cereal bank. Membership of other local community-based organizations and the actual harvests achieved strongly influence farmers' decisions to join a cereal bank.
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ISSN:0030-7270
2043-6866
DOI:10.5367/oa.2012.0078