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Elizaphan James Oburu Rao was born in Kisumu, Kenya in 1974. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from University of Goettingen where he worked as a research associate at the Chair of International Food Economics and Rural Development. The author holds a Masters degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Hohenheim, Germany, a Masters degree in International Cooperation Policy from Ritsu- meikan - Asia Pacifi c University, Japan and a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Economics from Egerton University, Kenya. This book presents an analysis of the rural development implications of emerging high-value chains in developing countries. The study uses data from a household survey of vegetable producers in Kenya and applies innovative analytical methods to evaluate impacts of farmer participation in high-value food chains on farm productivity and technical effi ciency. Impacts of supply chain modernization on household income and poverty as well as impacts on agricultural labor markets are also analyzed.

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• Full title: Emerging high-value food chains and implications for rural households: The case of vegetable production in Kenya
• Author: Elizaphan James Oburn Rao
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• EAN: 9783869555683
• ISBN: 3869555688
• ID: 12738604
• Publisher: Cuvillier Verlag
• Weight: 266 g
• Dimensions: 210 × 148 × 11 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. November 2010

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