Financial Cost-benefit analysis of Maize storage Techniques: A case study of Njoro Sub-County

Nduta, Millicent Muthami

dc.contributor.author	Nduta, Millicent Muthami
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-07T07:24:49Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-07T07:24:49Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1142
dc.description	A Research Project Submitted to the Graduate School in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in Economics of the University of Nairobi.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study analyzes the cost benefit implication of maize storage techniques used by farmers and traders, and further identifies challenges in the uptake of new and improved technology and innovations. Using a case study area in Njoro sub-County from Kenya, we identified and evaluated the economic feasibility of the various technologies that farmers and traders used to store their maize against being attacked by insects and rodents. Analysis showed that most feasible storage innovation amongst farmers was the metal silo with a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) and net present value (NPV) of 4.4 and Kshs.44 respectively. Furthermore, amongst traders storage of threshed maize in a hired premise was identified as the most feasible storage option with BCR of 1.3 and NPV of Kshs.2443. These findings have implications on maize storage technologies, and they indicate that policies which enhance appropriate on-farm storage structures and effective storage techniques along the maize value chain should be adopted	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	ICIPE	en_US
dc.publisher	UON	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	Storage techniques	en_US
dc.subject	Cost–benefit analysis	en_US
dc.subject	Maize	en_US
dc.subject	Njoro	en_US
dc.title	Financial Cost-benefit analysis of Maize storage Techniques: A case study of Njoro Sub-County	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US