Bøger af Elizaphan James Oburn Rao

Elizaphan James Oburu Rao was born in Kisumu,Kenya in 1974. He holds a PhD in AgriculturalEconomics from University of Goettingen wherehe worked as a research associate at the Chairof International Food Economics and RuralDevelopment. The author holds a Masters degreein Agricultural Economics from University ofHohenheim, Germany, a Masters degree inInternational Cooperation Policy from Ritsu-meikan ¿ Asia Pacifi c University, Japan and aBachelors degree in AgriculturalEconomics from Egerton University, Kenya.This book presents an analysis of the ruraldevelopment implications of emerging high-valuechains in developing countries. The study uses datafrom a household survey of vegetable producers in Kenya and appliesinnovative analytical methods to evaluate impacts of farmer participationin high-value food chains on farm productivity and technical effi ciency.Impacts of supply chain modernization on household income and poverty aswell as impacts on agricultural labor markets are also analyzed.