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The Impact of Certification on Smallholder fee Farmers in Kenya: The case of UTZ program

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dc.contributor.author Mose, Lawrence
dc.contributor.author Kamau, Mercy
dc.contributor.author Fort, Ricardo
dc.contributor.author Ruben, Ruerd
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-30T07:01:28Z
dc.date.available 2021-03-30T07:01:28Z
dc.identifier.uri http://41.89.96.81:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2348
dc.description.abstract Abstract: Increased awareness among coffee consumers of the impact of their consumption habits on the people and environment in coffee producing countries has resulted in implementation of certification programs in the coffee sector as an assurance of good practices in production and marketing of coffee. The UTZ certificate was the first to be introduced in the Kenyan coffee industry and this study provides the first quantitative assessment of its impact on smallholder farmers. The propensity score matching technique was used because it solves the ‘selection bias’ problem in assessment of the impact of development programs. The impact of the certification program differed between the two regions where it is being implemented probably due to the differences in bio-economic characteristics. Overall, the impact of the program ranges from higher coffee prices and coffee incomes, increased access to greater amounts of credit for agricultural purposes, increased incomes from other crop enterprises or off-farm activities, greater savings by households and increased investments on land. UTZ certification also resulted in better service provision by the cooperative societies. The perception by certified households that their economic situation has not changed may be attributed to the short period that the certification program has been in existence and also to the reference period (2008) which was a difficult year in Kenya due to the post election and economic crises. Key Words: impact, certification, PSM, coffee cooperative, Kenya en_US
dc.description.sponsorship United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Michigan State University (MSU), and Egerton University, Njoro Kenya. Solidaridad through the Centre for Development Studies (CIDIN), Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Tegemeo Institute en_US
dc.subject Certification -- Smallholder fee Farmers -- UTZ program en_US
dc.title The Impact of Certification on Smallholder fee Farmers in Kenya: The case of UTZ program en_US
dc.title.alternative Working Paper 47 en_US
dc.type Working Paper en_US


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    Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development is a policy research institute under the Division of Research and Extension ofEgerton University. The Institute is established under Statute 23 (14-t) of the Egerton University Statutes, 2013 under the Universities Act , 2012 (No. 42 of 2012) and its Instruments.

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