Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
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Hillary BK

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• Research Article
  Structural Analysis of Social Networks Revealed by Small Holder Banana Farmers in Muranga County, Kenya
  Author(s): Kamau NJ, Margret WN and Hillary BKKamau NJ, Margret WN and Hillary BK
  
  Inequitable access to appropriate and sufficient information has been recognized as a major impediment to small holder agricultural commercialization in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Theoretical and empirical studies in economics and sociology argue that social networks are the most persuasive source of information about new products and resources, but governments in developing countries continue to rely on extension officers to communicate with farmers about new technologies. Social network analysis (SNA) methodology has been used to depict the structure of social interactions among small holder banana farmers in Murang’a. These are decisions such as where to get hybrid planting materials, best field management practices, when to harvest, where to sell and at what price to sell the output. The key assumption is that networks formed via social interactions have quantifiable .. View More»
  

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