Agricultural pricing policy in Kenya : scope and impact
Title | Agricultural pricing policy in Kenya : scope and impact |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 1985 |
Authors | H.A. Meilink |
Series title | Report ; no. 11 |
Pagination | 1 - 38 |
Date Published | 1985/// |
Publisher | Ministry of Planning and Finance, Food and Nutrition Planning Unit |
Place Published | Nairobi |
Publication Language | eng |
ISBN Number | 90-70110-44-X |
Keywords | agricultural prices, agriculture, farmers, Kenya, policy, price policy |
Abstract | Reviews the findings of available studies and reports thought to be of relevance to policy makers. A discussion of the institutional framework, of criteria used in price-setting procedures, and of scope and objectives of the agricultural pricing policies is folowed by an examination of what these policies 'have done to agriculture'. A final section concentrates on the effects of pricing policies on the (marketed) suply of agricultural production and the importance of 'relative prices' in production decisions of Kenya farmers |
Notes | Met lit. opg |
IR handle/ Full text URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1887/408 |
Citation Key | 1199 |