The study focused on the role of GlobalGAP standard on the income and technical efficiency of small-scale producers growing French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Kirinyaga and Nyeri Counties in Kenya. The objectives were to determine the amount of income realized from production under a GlobalGAP farming system, establish the factors which predispose farmers into adopting GlobalGAP certification, compare the technical efficiency of production between certified and non-certified farming regimens, and finally, to establish the factors which constrain the efficient production of French beans and productivity gains. A randomly sampling technique was used to select the survey participants and a total of 266 small-scale farmers located in Kirinyaga and Nyeri Counties made up the study‘s sample. The two counties were selected because they had a long history of producing French beans for the export market; prior to, and after the introduction of GlobalGAP standard in Kenya. In the analysis, the propensity score matching method was used to address objectives one and two, while non-parametric data envelopment analysis and a second step tobit analysis was used to address objectives three and four. Results show that age, increasing the contact hours with extension agents through attendance to trainings and seminars, and the distance to local markets influence the chances of a household participating in GlobalGAP certification.
NJOBA, J (2021). Evaluation Of The Role Of Globalgap Standard On Smallholders Income And Technical Efficiency: A Case Of French Beans Production In Kirinyaga And Nyeri Counties, Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-the-role-of-globalgap-standard-on-smallholders-income-and-technical-efficiency-a-case-of-french-beans-production-in-kirinyaga-and-nyeri-counties-kenya
NJOBA, JOYCE "Evaluation Of The Role Of Globalgap Standard On Smallholders Income And Technical Efficiency: A Case Of French Beans Production In Kirinyaga And Nyeri Counties, Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 14 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-the-role-of-globalgap-standard-on-smallholders-income-and-technical-efficiency-a-case-of-french-beans-production-in-kirinyaga-and-nyeri-counties-kenya. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
NJOBA, JOYCE . "Evaluation Of The Role Of Globalgap Standard On Smallholders Income And Technical Efficiency: A Case Of French Beans Production In Kirinyaga And Nyeri Counties, Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 14 May. 2021. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-the-role-of-globalgap-standard-on-smallholders-income-and-technical-efficiency-a-case-of-french-beans-production-in-kirinyaga-and-nyeri-counties-kenya >.
NJOBA, JOYCE . "Evaluation Of The Role Of Globalgap Standard On Smallholders Income And Technical Efficiency: A Case Of French Beans Production In Kirinyaga And Nyeri Counties, Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-the-role-of-globalgap-standard-on-smallholders-income-and-technical-efficiency-a-case-of-french-beans-production-in-kirinyaga-and-nyeri-counties-kenya