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A 'Private-sector Success Story'? Uncovering the Role of …

This paper challenges these market-focused readings, arguing that the Kenyan state – and particularly the broader political context in which it is located – has played a more …

Effect of Employee Engagement on Organisation Performance in Kenya…

Effect of Employee Engagement on Organisation Performance in Kenya¡¯s Horticultural Sector. Brenda Beryl Achieng Otieno, Esther Wangithi Waiganjo and Agnes Njeru. International Journal of Business Administration, 2015, vol. 6, issue 2, 77-85 . Abstract: The horticulture sector is estimated to employ over 50,000-60,000 people …

A Quantitative Approach to Innovation in Agricultural Value

Aarti Krishnan & Chistopher Foster, 2018. "A Quantitative Approach to Innovation in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Kenyan Horticulture," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 30(1), pages 108-135, January.

Effect of Employee Engagement on Organisation Performance in Kenya…

This study therefore sought to explore the effect of employee engagement on organization performance in Kenya's horticultural sector. This study was carried out in flower farms in Kenya. ... Journal Metrics. Google-based Impact Factor (2017): 1.22. h-index (2019): 37. i10-index (2019): 135. h5-index (2019): 16 . h5-median (2019): 26. Journal ...

The Good Wife's Struggle over Resources in the Kenyan Horticulture

Selon une étude menée par Dolan (2001) au Kenya au sujet de familles produisant du thé et du café, ainsi que des haricots verts sous contrat destinés à l'exportation, les femmes se chargent ...

Effect of Employee Communication on Organisation Performance in Kenya

Effect of Employee Communication on Organisation Performance in Kenya¡¯s Horticultural Sector. Brenda Beryl Achieng Otieno, Esther Wangithi Waiganjo and Agnes Njeru. International Journal of Business Administration, 2015, vol. 6, issue 2, 138-145 . Abstract: The horticulture sector is estimated to employ over 50,000-60,000 people …

The Good Wife: Struggles over Land and Labour in the Kenyan

Focuses on a study which examined how the contracting of French beans has engendered conflict over rights, obligations and resources in Meru District, Kenya. Effect of cultural factors and gender relations on intra resource allocations; Details on horticultural exports and contract farming; Information on the Meru District of Kenya; …

Financing Horticultural Value Chain and Performance of …

Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used in the analysis of data and results were presented on frequency tables to show how the responses for the variables and indicators which were posed to the respondents.From ANOVA, since p value p=0.000 and was lower than p=0.05 (p value 0.000Ë‚0.05), the findings showed …

A Quantitative Approach to Innovation in Agricultural Value Chains

In less developed countries such as Kenya, trade is increasingly occurring through, and employment is found within, global and local value chains. Yet, although innovation is widely recognised as crucial for development, the endogenous relationship between small-scale innovations and participation in global value chains (GVCs) has yet …

Multichain strategies and economic upgrading in global value

Luiza Bazan & Lizbeth Navas-Alemán, 2004. "The underground revolution in the Sinos Valley: a comparison of upgrading in global and national value chains," Chapters, in: Hubert Schmitz (ed.), Local Enterprises in the Global Economy, chapter 5, Edward Elgar Publishing.Gor, Seth Omondi, 2012. "An Assessment of the Informal Sector Trade in …

The Origin and Expansion of Regional Value Chains: The Case of Kenyan

DOI: 10.1111/GLOB.12162 Corpus ID: 157701097; The Origin and Expansion of Regional Value Chains: The Case of Kenyan Horticulture @article{Krishnan2016TheOA, title={The Origin and Expansion of Regional Value Chains: The Case of Kenyan Horticulture}, author={Aarti Krishnan}, journal={Political Economy - Development: Domestic …

Commercial horticulture in Kenya: Adapting to water scarcity

Growing flowers and vegetables for export is a vital source of revenue for Kenya and other East African countries. It provides jobs for local people, including women, and creates market channels for small-scale farmers to sell their crops. But

(PDF) Youth Empowerment and Livelihoods: a Case of Rural …

International Journal of Current Aspects in Project Management (IJCAPM), Volume I, Issue I, 41-56, ISSN 2616-6976 Youth Empowerment and Livelihoods: a Case of Rural Youth Registered in Groups Involved in Horticulture Production in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya Nyale Nazi Mary1 and Dr. Jane Wanjira2 Corresponding Author, School of Business, …

Gender and Witchcraft in Agrarian Transition: The Case of Kenyan

This article examines the social effects of contract farming of export horticulture among smallholders in Meru District, Kenya. During the 1980s and 1990s, contracting was popularized by donors and governments alike as a way to reduce poverty and increase opportunities for self–employment in rural areas. Considerable research …

Kenya Horticulture Competitiveness Project Fact Sheet

The Kenya Horticulture Competitiveness Project is improving food security and nutrition and raising incomes for over 200,000 smallholder farmers. The project is helping farmers to grow more and better quality fruits, vegetables, and flowers, with a special focus on strengthening the value chains related to eight crops: sweet potato, Irish ...

National Horticulture Policy | UNEP Law and Environment …

The broad objective of this policy is to accelerate and sustain growth and development of the horticultural industry in order to enhance its contribution towards food security, …

A quantitative approach to innovation in agricultural value chains

In less developed countries such as Kenya, trade is increasingly occurring through, and employment is found within, global and local value chains. Yet, although innovation is widely recognised as crucial for development, the endogenous relationship between small-scale innovations and participation in global value chains (GVCs) has yet …

Agribusiness in Horticulture: Empowerment & Gender …

Kenya's agriculture sector is the largest foreign exchange earner taking10 per cent annual economic growth, with horticulture taking 4 per cent making it a popular industry for providing informal self-employment and income generating opportunities.

Commercial Horticulture in Kenya : Adapting to Water …

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Export-Oriented Horticultural Production in Laikipia, Kenya…

Smallholders in the global South are confronted with new opportunities and risks emanating from globalized markets of agricultural goods. In Kenya, large-scale export-oriented horticulture farms, cultivating fruits, flowers and vegetables, were by and large established in the 1980s. In Laikipia County, the farms have grown to be the most …

Embeddedness beyond the lead firm in global production

Krishnan A, Foster C (2018) A quantitative approach to innovation in agricultural value chains: Evidence from Kenyan horticulture. The European Journal of Development Research 30(1): 108–135. Crossref. Google Scholar.

Effect of Foreign Exchange Transaction Risk Management on …

Key takeaway: 'Foreign exchange transaction risk management positively influences the financial performance of horticulture firms in Kenya, with a significant impact on ROCE value at 95 percent confidence level.'

Kenya. L'horticulture, une industrie rentable

Selon Paul Rono, secrétaire principal du Département d'Etat de l'agriculture du ministère, la mise en œuvre de cette stratégie a déjà permis à 20.000 petits exploitants agricoles d'adopter l'horticulture en tant que pratique durable, ajoutant que cette nouvelle approche a contribué à augmenter les revenus des agriculteurs concernés de plus de 80 %.

(PDF) Transitioning to green growth in Kenya: The …

The vehicular emissions connected to horticulture value chain need to be mitigated as Kenya transitions to green economy. Total monthly fuel consumption in positively and …

Factors influencing growth of horticultural exports in Kenya: …

Horticulture employs about 6.0 million Kenyans directly and indirectly. Of the total horticultural production in Kenya about 95% is consumed locally or sold at domestic …

Effect of Foreign Exchange Transaction Risk …

Horticulture in Kenya is the fastest expanding agricultural subsector, ranking third in terms of foreign currency revenues after tourism and tea (Central Bank of Kenya annual report, 2016). With such a vital part of the Kenyan economy, every risk that might result in currency and income fluctuations must be addressed (Avutswa, 2009).

The 'Good Wife': Struggles over Resources in the Kenyan Horticultural

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A Quantitative Approach to Innovation in

DOI: 10.1057/s41287-017-0117-0 Corpus ID: 256517216; A Quantitative Approach to Innovation in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Kenyan Horticulture @article{Krishnan2017AQA, title={A Quantitative Approach to Innovation in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Kenyan Horticulture}, author={Aarti Krishnan and …

Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying and chemical …

Updated 2:46 AM PDT, July 24, 2024. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — When Benson Wanjala started farming in his western Kenya village two and a half decades ago, his 10-acre …

Challenges Facing the Horticultural Sector in Nairobi County, Kenya

IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 19, Issue 2, Ver. V (Feb. 2014), PP 121-124 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. Challenges Facing the Horticultural Sector in Nairobi County, Kenya 1 Miriam N. Muthoka1*, Martin Ogutu2 Doctoral Student, School of Business, Jomo Kenyatta …

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