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Nonfarm work and fertilizer use among smallholder farmers in Kenya : A cross-crop comparison

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dc.contributor.author Smale, Melinda
dc.contributor.author Mathenge, Mary K.
dc.contributor.author Opiyo, Joseph
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-30T08:09:34Z
dc.date.available 2021-03-30T08:09:34Z
dc.identifier.uri http://41.89.96.81:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2354
dc.description.abstract Abstract We use panel data from a sample of smallholder farmers in Kenya to test how the effects of nonfarm earnings on demand for fertilizer vary across different crops, namely: a major food staple (maize), an emerging cash crop (vegetables), and a traditional export crop (tea). We find that, holding other factors constant, nonfarm earnings from either business or salaried work detract from fertilizer application rates on maize and vegetables. While nonfarm salaried earnings appear to have no effect, business income positively affects fertilizer use and application rates on tea. Results suggest competition for household resources between farm and nonfarm sectors among growers of Kenya’s main staple and emerging cash crops, but possible complementarity among tea growers, who farm a traditional perennial export crop with longer planning horizons. Keywords: nonfarm income, fertilizer, maize, cash crops en_US
dc.description.sponsorship United States Agency for International Development (USAID) en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Tegemeo Institute en_US
dc.subject Nonfarm work and fertilizer -- Smallholder farmers -- Cross-crop comparison en_US
dc.title Nonfarm work and fertilizer use among smallholder farmers in Kenya : A cross-crop comparison en_US
dc.title.alternative Working Paper 53 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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