Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 555

Full Length Research Paper

Logistic regression analysis on factors influencing income-poverty among smallholder French bean farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya

Noah Kibet
  • Noah Kibet
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536-20115, Egerton, Kenya.
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Job Lagat
  • Job Lagat
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536-20115, Egerton, Kenya.
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Gideon Obare
  • Gideon Obare
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536-20115, Egerton, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 24 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 24 October 2019
  •  Published: 31 December 2019

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