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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Horticulture in Kenya is the fastest expanding agricultural subsector, ranking third in terms of foreign currency revenues after tourism and tea (Central Bank of Kenya annual report, 2016). With such a vital part of the Kenyan economy, every risk that might result in currency and income fluctuations must be addressed (Avutswa, 2009).
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Horticulture subsector plays a pivotal role in Kenya's agriculture-based economy. In 2018, it contributed 1.5 billion dollars to the economy (Horticulture Crops Directorate (HCD) 2018).Fruits and vegetables contributed $ 0.1 billion and $ 0.3 billion, respectively (HCD 2018).These crops are mainly produced by smallholder farmers for …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Effect of Employee Communication on Organisation Performance in Kenya¡¯s Horticultural Sector. Brenda Beryl Achieng Otieno, Esther Wangithi Waiganjo and Agnes Njeru. International Journal of Business Administration, 2015, vol. 6, issue 2, 138-145 . Abstract: The horticulture sector is estimated to employ over 50,000-60,000 people …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073DOI: 10.1057/s41287-017-0117-0 Corpus ID: 256517216; A Quantitative Approach to Innovation in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Kenyan Horticulture @article{Krishnan2017AQA, title={A Quantitative Approach to Innovation in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Kenyan Horticulture}, author={Aarti Krishnan and …
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