The value-chain of cotton industry in Kenya with focus on product stewardship for timely provision of certified quality Hybrid Bt cotton seeds to farmers

Ouédraogo Jeremy Tinga
Africa Union Development Agency, NEPAD-Centre of Excellence for Rural Resources and Food Systems, Dakar, Senegal.
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Article Number - 211843969554
Vol.21(8), pp. 361-379 , August 2022
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2022.17452

Received: 03 January 2022
Accepted: 19 May 2022
Published: 31 August 2022

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