ABSTRACT
African indigenous vegetable (AIV) farmers have limited information in
the areas for training and readiness to access and produce vegetables to satisfy the
growing demands by retailers in Kenya. The study assessed the readiness of
women AIV farmers in Kakamega County to satisfy quality standards for high
value markets (HVMs). Descriptive survey design, multistage sampling technique
and interview schedule were used to collect data from 276 farmers. Observations
and discussions with key informants were used to collect primary data. Statistics
such as frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation and appropriate
correlation coefficients were used to describe and/or identify the relationships
among respondents.
Results of the study revealed that farmers had low knowledge on quality
standards, especially the transaction attributes. The public extension was the main
source of information but the perception of farmers on status of resources was
low. The male headed households allocated less land for vegetables compared to
females. Farmers were willing to a large extent to satisfy quality standards but
had low competencies. Famers’ readiness to satisfy standards of HVM depends
on knowledge, perception of resources, educational attainment, infrastructure,
finance from credit institutions, contact with extension officers, number of years
of marketing vegetables and membership to an organization. The study
recommends among others that the Ministry of Agriculture train farmers on AIV
production and marketing and develop trade policy to ensure that retailers
purchase vegetables from certified local farmers.
INDECHE, A (2021). ASSESSING READINESS OF INDIGENOUS VEGETABLE WOMEN FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY TO SATISFY QUALITY STANDARDS OF HIGH VALUE MARKETS. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/assessing-readiness-of-indigenous-vegetable-women-farmers-in-kakamega-county-to-satisfy-quality-standards-of-high-value-markets
INDECHE, ANNAH "ASSESSING READINESS OF INDIGENOUS VEGETABLE WOMEN FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY TO SATISFY QUALITY STANDARDS OF HIGH VALUE MARKETS" Afribary. Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/assessing-readiness-of-indigenous-vegetable-women-farmers-in-kakamega-county-to-satisfy-quality-standards-of-high-value-markets. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
INDECHE, ANNAH . "ASSESSING READINESS OF INDIGENOUS VEGETABLE WOMEN FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY TO SATISFY QUALITY STANDARDS OF HIGH VALUE MARKETS". Afribary, Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/assessing-readiness-of-indigenous-vegetable-women-farmers-in-kakamega-county-to-satisfy-quality-standards-of-high-value-markets >.
INDECHE, ANNAH . "ASSESSING READINESS OF INDIGENOUS VEGETABLE WOMEN FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY TO SATISFY QUALITY STANDARDS OF HIGH VALUE MARKETS" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/assessing-readiness-of-indigenous-vegetable-women-farmers-in-kakamega-county-to-satisfy-quality-standards-of-high-value-markets