Impact of information and communication technology-based market information services on smallholder farm input use and productivity: The case of Kenya

World Development

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 311-321

  Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng ^a   Okello, Julius Juma ^b   Otieno, David Jakinda ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^b International Potato Center   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; ICT; Kenya; Market access; Productivity; Propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

KENYA;

EID: 84904121716     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.06.011     Document Type: Article

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