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June 12, 2026Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & SociologyOpen Access

Assessing the Influence of Rural Infrastructure on Market Access for Small Scale Green Gram Farmers in Tharaka North Sub County, Kenya

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DMDenis MuneneTharaka UniversityTNTore Kipngetich NelsonTharaka UniversityFKFridah Kanana KinyuaTharaka University

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Implication

Randomized trial assessing market access influenced by rural infrastructure among small-scale farmers, indicating vital implications for policy improvement.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate how rural infrastructure affects market access for small-scale green gram farmers in Tharaka North, Kenya.
  • Cross-sectional survey of 387 randomly selected households
  • Composite index used for measuring market access
  • Multinomial logistic regression model applied to assess various infrastructural factors
  • Distance to market significantly reduces moderate access by 8.5% and high access by 16.6% per additional kilometer (RRR = 0.915, p < 0.001)
  • Storage access within 5 km increases likelihood of moderate access (RRR = 1.709, p = 0.024)
  • Mobile phone ownership more than doubles likelihood of high market access (RRR = 2.078, p = 0.013)

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Munene et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba1438101cf8926f00d1chttps://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2026/v44i62954
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