000159391 001__ 159391 000159391 005__ 20210819133153.0 000159391 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.159391 000159391 037__ $$a304-2016-4824 000159391 041__ $$aeng 000159391 245__ $$aDecision Making in the Presence of Transaction Costs –evidence from Smallholder Banana Farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya 000159391 260__ $$c2012-11 000159391 269__ $$a2012-11 000159391 300__ $$a11 000159391 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation 000159391 520__ $$aAgricultural marketing in Kenya, just like other developing countries, is characterised by long transaction chains, poor access to appropriate and timely information, high transport and transaction costs. In Murang’a County the banana is an important horticultural crop in terms of its present and potential contribution to income enhancement of smallholder farmers. Farmers can opt to sell their bananas through various marketing outlets. The main outlets include sales to local traders and brokers at the farm gate, direct marketing to consumers and to a lesser degree, through producer marketing groups. Among the factors influencing choice of marketing outlet used to sell bananas by a farmer, are the transaction costs embedded in each outlet. However, the effect of transaction costs on choice of marketing outlet for bananas has not been extensively explored in Kenya, thus the purpose of this study. Primary data was obtained from a survey of 120 smallholder farmers in Murang’a County. A multinomial logit analysis was used to analyse the factors influencing choice of marketing outlet. The study draws imperative findings that could guide policy towards reducing transaction costs in banana marketing. Particularly, results indicate that farmers make a decision on choice of outlet based on the market information cost, hours of information search, road condition, trust in buyer, negotiation time, distance to the market and transport costs associated with that outlet. Encouraging group marketing and provision of timely and reliable market information are some of the key recommendations from this study which could help to improve banana marketing, so that smallholder farmers can benefit from high value markets. 000159391 546__ $$aEnglish 000159391 650__ $$aCrop Production/Industries 000159391 700__ $$aWanjiru, Rebeccah 000159391 700__ $$aGeorge, Owuor 000159391 700__ $$aLagat, Job 000159391 773__ $$q171$$o180$$dNovember 2012 000159391 8564_ $$995feb1cd-0522-4697-8bdb-b3b730c7e74c$$s930248$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/159391/files/Decision%20Making%20in%20the%20Presence.pdf 000159391 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/159391 000159391 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:159391$$pGLOBAL_SET 000159391 912__ $$nSubmitted by Kirsten Pagel (pagel076@umn.edu) on 2013-10-31T15:58:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Decision Making in the Presence.pdf: 930248 bytes, checksum: 08a2016026a6283fd58abd5f6eee31a9 (MD5) 000159391 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2013-10-31T15:58:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Decision Making in the Presence.pdf: 930248 bytes, checksum: 08a2016026a6283fd58abd5f6eee31a9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-11 000159391 913__ $$aLicense granted by Kirsten Pagel (pagel076@umn.edu) on 2013-10-31T15:55:52Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000159391 980__ $$a304 000159391 982__ $$gAfrica Farm Management Association (AFMA)>2012 Eighth AFMA Congress, November 25-29, 2012, Nairobi, Kenya