期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2009
卷号：10
期号：4
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：Crop promotion is critical for market creation and rural growth in Africa. How to achieve this for
crops, other than major staples (e.g., maize) and traditional export crops (e.g., tea), remains a problem
since most African countries tend to focus policy attention to major staples and traditional export crops.
Using a three-tier-approach, developed based on successful soybean promotion strategies in Nigeria
and Zimbabwe, this study assesses the effect of market development at household-level, communitylevel,
and linking farmers¡¯ groups to industrial processors on sustainable soybean promotion in Kenya.
Results show an increase in farmers¡¯ confidence to produce, process, and consume more soybeans than
before. Trained farmers¡¯ groups are also developing new soybean products for cash income, a process
that has proved to be very profitable. Net returns have been increased from four to 14 times for some
products. Selected farmers¡¯ groups are supplying large-scale processors with soybean grains,
substituting some imports.
关键词：Market creation, three-tier-approach, Soybean, Non-traditional export crop, Kenya
