Deus Ngaruko

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the principle determinants of farmers' satisfaction from group membership that accords selectivity models widely used in the market participation literature and found that the likelihood of farmers to be highly satisfied with group membership is positive which increase if the group is formed with external facilitator and as distance increases away from group convening place.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the principle determinants of farmers' satisfaction from group membership that accords selectivity models widely used in the market participation literature and found that the decision to participate in the groups is seen as a sequential two-stage decision-making process due to the influence of various farmers' characteristics and external factors regarding decisions before and after participation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored perceptions and experiences on the impediments to beneficial trade among rice and maize growers and their socioeconomic impacts for farmers and food security in the study area.

TL;DR: In this paper, the role of transaction costs in the participation of smallholder farmers in groups is investigated and the authors conclude that policies focusing to lowering transaction costs through improved transportation, lowering participation fee and promotion of marketing oriented farmer groups would increase farmers' decision to participate in groups and increase group participants.