@article{Omondi:212599,
      recid = {212599},
      author = {Omondi, Samuel},
      title = {Degree of Output Market Participation by Male and Female  Rice Farmers': A Case for Ahero Irrigation Scheme, Kenya},
      address = {2015},
      number = {1008-2016-80251},
      pages = {18},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {Agricultural commercialization has a potential to increase  farming households’ income and
standard of living. This  study assessed the degree of rice commercialization and  the
determinants of commercialization of rice farmers in  Ahero Irrigation Scheme, Kenya.
Stratified and probability  proportionate to size sampling were used to select 221 rice  farmers.
A Household Commercialization Index (HCI) was  computed to estimate the degree of
commercialization and  then modeled as a function of explanatory variables.  Informed by the
Chow test, three regressions were  estimated; male, female and the whole sample. The HCI
were  0.77, 0.79 and 0.78 for male, female and whole sample  respectively. Household size,
off-farm income generating  activities, household income, rice price and pesticides  usage were
significant determinants of rice  commercialization. The recommended policy options are  to
advice and train farmers on pesticides use and the  government to have a planned exit from
agriculture by  introducing attractive off-farm income generating  activities.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212599},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.212599},
}