Social Inequalities Influencing Awareness of Good Agricultural Practices among Smallholder Farmers in Murang'a County in Kenya.

• Autorzy: James Muhuni Mwangi , Preston Orieko Chitere , James Gichuru Kariuki
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Awareness of GLOBAL G.A.P. standards is the bedrock for the growth of export horticulture as it provides livelihoods to many small-scale farmers in developing countries. However, non-compliance with food safety requirements has evoked questions about farmers' levels of awareness. Previous studies have overlooked the awareness-seeking behavior of smallholder farmers with diverse social characteristics. Therefore, this study was conducted in Murang'a County in Kenya to investigate the influence of social characteristics on awareness-exposure behavior among smallholder French bean farmers. The study systematically selected 115 smallscale French bean farmers. Questionnaires were administered through face-to-face interviews to elicit the data. Quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics by employing Pearson's correlation and the Chisquare test. The study found that farmers differed in their awareness of different components that constitute GLOBAL G.A.P. Gender, farmer's position in household, occupation, and wealth status were among the social inequalities that had a significant influence on the awareness of GLOBAL G.A.P. standards. In addition, farmer's participation in awareness forums and affiliation with multiple sources of information on GLOBAL food safety standards had a significant influence on their level of awareness. This study recommends that proponents of farming innovations should always consider the socioeconomic status of potential adopters.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Gardening; Safe food; Agriculture; Social inequality

PL

Ogrodnictwo; Bezpieczna żywność; Rolnictwo; Nierówności społeczne

• Czasopismo: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
• Rocznik: 2022
• Numer: z. 3 (65)
• Strony: 189--195

Twórcy

autor

James Muhuni Mwangi

• University of Nairobi, Kenya

autor

Preston Orieko Chitere

• University of Nairobi, Kenya

autor

James Gichuru Kariuki

• University of Nairobi, Kenya

Bibliografia

• de Battisti, A.B., MacGregor, J., Graffman, A. (Eds.). (2009). Standard bearers. Horticulture exports and private standards in Africa. London; International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Retrieved from: https:// www.researchgate.net/publication/320258158
• Dolan, C. (1995). Contested terrain: Gender, labor and religious dynamics in horticultural exporting, Meru District, Kenya. (Working Paper No. 501). Retrieved from: https:// opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/1099
• Fan, L., Niu, H., Yang, X., Qin, W., Bento, C., Ritsema, C., Violette, G. (2015). Factors affecting farmers' behaviour in pesticide use: Insights from a field study in northern China. Sci. Total Env., 537, 360-368; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.150 0048-9697/
• Gignac, G.E., Szodorai, E.T. (2016). Effect size guidelines for individual differences researchers. Pers. Indiv. Differ., 102, 74-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.06.069
• GLOBAL G.A.P. (2019). GLOBAL G.A.P. TOUR stop conference on our experts in your region. Conference proceedings of GLOBAL G.A.P. conference held at KALRO headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved from https:// www.GLOBALGAP.org/uk_en/media-events/tour/ tour-2019/tour-2019-kenya/
• Kariuki, J.G. (2013). The gender implications of men's shift from cash-crop farming to dairy farming in Central Kenya. Int. J. Soc. Sci. Entrep., 1(5), 631-646.
• Kassem, H.S., Alotaibi, B.A., Aldosari, A.O., Herab, A., Ghozy, R. (2020). Factors influencing smallholder orange farmers for compliance with GobalGAP standards. Saudi J. Biol. Sci., 28, 1365-1373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs. 2020.11.070
• Kersting, S., Wollni, M. (2012). New Institutional arrangements and standard adoption: Evidence from small-scale fruit and vegetable farmers in Thailand. Food Pol., 37(4), 452-462. DOI 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.04.005
• Kuwornu, J.K., Mustapha, S. (2013). Global GAP standard compliance and smallholder pineapple farmers' access to export markets: Implications for incomes. J. Econ. Behav. Stud., 5(2), 69-81.
• Macharia, I. Mithöfer, D., Waibel, H. (2013). Pesticide handling practices by vegetable farmer in Kenya. Env. Dev. Sustain., (15), 887-902. DOI 10.1007/s10668-012-9417-x
• Murang'a County Government (2014). First County Integrated Development Plan. Murang'a County. Republic of Kenya. Retrieved from www.kpda.or.ke/documents/ CIDP/Murang'a.pdf
• Muriithi, B., Mburu, J., Ngigi, M. (2011). Constraints and determinants of compliance with EurepGAP standards: A case of smallholder French bean exporters in Kirinyaga District, Kenya. Agribusiness, 27(2), 193-204.
• Ouma, S. (2010). GLOBAL standards, local realities: Private agrifood governance and the restructuring of the Kenyan Horticulture Industry. Econ. Geogr., 86(2), 197-222. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1944-8287.2009.01065.x
• Rogers, M. E. (1983). Diffusion of Innovations. 3rd Edition. The Free Press, New York, USA.
• Sharifzadeh, M.S., Abdollahzadeh, G., Damalas, C.A. Rohol- lah, R. (2018). Farmers' criteria for pesticide selection and use in the pest control process. Agriculture, 8, 24; doi: 10.3390/agriculture8020024
• Tallontire, A., Opondo, M., Nelson, V. (2013). Contingent spaces for smallholder participation in GLOBAL GAP: Insights from Kenyan horticulture value chains. Geogr. J., 180(4), 353-364. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12047
• UNCTAD (2007). Challenges and opportunities arising from private standards on food safety and environment for ex- porters of fresh fruit and vegetables in Asia: Experiences of Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam. United Nations. New York. USA. Retrieved from: https://unctad.org/en/ Docs/ditcted20076_en.pdf

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17306/10.17306/J.JARD.2022.01568