Marketing of baobab pulp in Kenya: Collectors’ choice of rural versus urban markets

IF 0.4 Q4 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics-AFJARE Pub Date : 2020-09-30 DOI:10.22004/AG.ECON.307629

George K. Kaimba, K. Muendo, D. Mithöfer

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Abstract

Baobab products provide cash income and supplement diets for local communities living in marginalised, arid and semi-arid regions. However, these products are neglected by research, selectively traded and considered underutilised. This study endeavours to narrow this information gap by analysing the determinants of baobab collectors’ choice of marketing channels in Kenya. A multinomial logit was employed, using a dataset of 268 baobab collectors from three counties. The results show that the majority of baobab collectors sell their baobab pulp through rural markets (assemblers and rural wholesalers), as opposed to urban buyers (urban wholesalers, retailers and processors). Export channels are conspicuously missing from the chain. Human capital and transactional and institutional factors significantly influence the collectors’ choice of marketing channels. The results reveal that building capacity around market development, research and education, road networks and institutional services is essential to create more profitable channels for generating income, enhancing food security and reducing malnutrition.

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肯尼亚猴面包树纸浆的销售:收集者对农村市场与城市市场的选择

猴面包树产品为生活在边缘化、干旱和半干旱地区的当地社区提供现金收入和补充饮食。然而，这些产品被研究所忽视，被选择性地交易，并被认为未得到充分利用。本研究试图通过分析肯尼亚猴面包树收藏者选择营销渠道的决定因素来缩小这一信息差距。采用多项式logit，使用来自三个县的268名猴面包树采集者的数据集。结果表明，大多数猴面包树收藏者通过农村市场（装配商和农村批发商）出售猴面包树果肉，而不是城市买家（城市批发商、零售商和加工商）。出口渠道明显缺失。人力资本、交易和制度因素显著影响收藏者对营销渠道的选择。结果表明，围绕市场发展、研究和教育、道路网络和机构服务的能力建设对于创造更有利可图的创收渠道、加强粮食安全和减少营养不良至关重要。

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African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics-AFJARE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY-

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1.20

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16.70%

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期刊介绍： The African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AfJARE)/Journal Africain d’Economie Agricole et des Ressources (JAEAR) is a publication of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE). The journal publishes original research about how African agriculture interacts with local and global economic systems and policy regimes in its impacts upon people. The scope of the journal covers the roles of markets, technology, policy, institutions and the natural environment in shaping the lives of well being of Africans engaged in agricultural activities. The journal strives to nurture and enhance the capacity of African professionals to conduct and publish scientific research and provides a venue for communicating and disseminating their findings. Multi-disciplinary, problem-oriented articles are encouraged. Submissions may deal with teaching, research extension, consulting, advising, entrepreneurship and administration. The Chief Editors and Editorial Board, under the general direction of the AAAE President, Executive Committee and Council are charged with implementing Journal policy to serve members of AAAE. The main section of the journal publishes technical research articles while a small section is devoted to publishing brief notes with important policy content and book reviews. The journal is a quarterly publication.