The impact of market access on agricultural productivity: a case study of Nakuru District, Kenya
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| adam_text | Titel: The impact of market access on agricultural productivity
Autor: Njehia, Bernard Kamau
Jahr: 1994
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements .................................... i
Table of Contents......................................iii
List of Tables................................................................................vi
Table of Figures......................................viii
List of Abbreviations......................................................................ix
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................1
1.1 Background ......................................................................1
1.2 The renewed role of Markets in the economy........................7
1.3 Research Questions ..........................................................8
1.4 Objectives and Scope of the study ......................................9
1.5 Hypotheses ......................................................................10
1.6 Methodology of Data Analysis ............................................11
1.6.1 Sources of Data..........................................................13
1.6.2 Secondary Data..........................................................13
1.6.3 Field Survey ..............................................................14
1.6.3.1 Selection of the study area ....................................14
1.6.3.2 Stratification of Sample farmers..............................14
1.7 Theoretical Framework ......................................................17
1.7.1 The concept and measurement of agricultural productivity 17
1.7.2 The theory of market induced-development....................19
1.7.2.1 Specialization effect of market access ....................20
1.7.2.2 Intensification effects of markets............................21
1.7.2.3 Economies of scale ..............................................21
1.8 The effects of markets access on equity ..............................22
1.9 The role of the government ................................................24
2 DESCRIPTION OF FARMING AND MARKETING SYSTEMS IN
NAKURU DISTRICT ................................................................24
2.1 Introduction to the study area ............................................24
2.2 Physical Environment ............................27
2.2.1 Agroecological Zone characteristics ..............................27
2.2.2 Soils.....................................28
2.3 Socio-economic Characteristics of the Study Area..................29
3 MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE..................................32
3.1 Buying and Selling ..............................32
3.1.1 Timing of sales .............................34
3.1.2 Measurement Standards and Pricing..............................37
3.2 Discovery of Prices..............................38
3.2.1 Informal negotiation between buyer and seller ................39
3.2.2 Pricing through commission agents/brokers ....................39
3.2.3 Administered pricing..........................39
3.3 Availability and Usability of Market information......................40
3.4 Barriers to market entry...........................41
3.5 Transport System...............................43
3.5.1 The Structure of ownership and Availability of transport . 46
3.5.2 The Structure of Transportation costs............................48
3.6 Storage......................................50
3.7 Processing....................................53
3.8 Institutional services.............................54
3.8.1 Extension service............................54
3.8.2 Credit Service ..............................55
4 GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN LAND USE AND MARKETING
SYSTEM........................................59
4.1 Land use policy ................................59
4.2 Government s role in the Input Delivery system ....................60
4.3 Interventions in Agricultural Produce Marketing......................61
4.3.1 Control in marketing of major products ..........................61
4.3.2 Agricultural commodity pricing and Payment System .... 63
5 PARTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF MARKET ACCESS ON
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ..............................................65
5.1 Approach to partial analysis........................65
5.2 Market access and land-use pattern ....................................66
5.3 Market Access and input-use..............................................73
5.3.1 Market access and Fertilizer use....................................74
5.3.2 Market Access and Area allocated to High Yielding Crop
Varieties ....................................77
5.3.3 Pesticide use and Market Access ..................................80
5.3.4 Credit borrowing and Market Access..............................82
5.3.5 Productivity and Market Access....................................85
6 MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF MARKET ACCESS
ON PRODUCTIVITY ................................87
6.1 Description of the Econometric Model..................................87
6.2 Econometric formulation of the model..................................89
6.3 Results obtained from the Model.....................94
6.3.1 Direct Effect of Market Access on Aggregate productivity 97
6.3.2 Indirect effect of Market Access on Aggregate Agricultural
Productivity ..................................99
6.3.2.1 High Yielding Seed Varieties ................. 99
6.3.2.2 Fertilizer...............................99
6.3.2.3 Pesticides..........................................................101
6.3.2.4 Credit................................................................101
6.4 Equity effect of market access..........................................102
6.5 The impact of improved Market Access..............................105
7 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS..............111
7.1 Introduction....................................................................111
7.2 Aims and Methodology of the study ..................................112
7.3 Findings of the study........................................................114
7.3.1 Agricultural marketing environment in the district..........114
7.3.2 Specialization effect of market access on agricultural
production ....................................................................115
7.3.3 Intensification effect of Market access on agricultural
production ....................................................................116
7.4 The effect of improved market access on productivity..........116
7.5 Improved Market access and Equity ..................................117
7.6 Conclusions and recommendations ....................................117
8 ZUSAMMENFASSUNG..............................................................119
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..........................................................................127
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