Kenya and Agriculture and food
- Capital:
Nairobi - Population:
40046566 - Size:
582650.0 Km2
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- The BLDS agriculture collection
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Search for the latest agriculture-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Comparative analysis of economic reform and structural adjustment programs in Eastern Africa with emphasis on trade policies
- Nehemiah K. Ngeno / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1996
- In view of the potential implications of structural adjustment and economic reform programs for subregional and regional trade, food security, and overall economic growth and stability, this study is a step in the direction of informi...
- Improving impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa
- P. Bonnard / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 1999
- Study provides information on program and policy options. The findings and recommendations are based on an extensive review of the literature as well as interviews with researchers, USAID managers and other development and donor organ...
- FEWS NET Monthly Food Security Updates
- Famine Early Warning Systems Network, 1999
- News bulletin from FEWS/USAID focusing on food supply prospects and news for African countries Until 1999 this was known as the Fews Bulletin
- External Debt Histories of Ten Low-Income Developing Countries - Lessons from Their Experience
- Ray Brooks; Mariano Cortes; Francesca Fornasari; Benoit Ketchekmen; Ydahlia Metzgen / International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1998
- The external debt burden of many low-income developing countries has increased significantly since the 1970s. An analysis of developments in a sample of ten countries shows the main factors behind the buildup of debt to be a combinati...
- Focusing on women works: research on improving micronutrient status through food-based interventions
- C. Johnson-Welch / International Center for Research on Women, USA, 1999
- Synthesis of five studies, undertaken in Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand, included intervention trails and measurement of impacts. The results suggest that it is possible to increase the effectiveness of micronutr...
- Constraint limiting agriculture and forestry development
- P.A. Dewees / Forests, Trees and People Programme and Network, FAO - SLU, 1995
- Seeks to provide a better understanding of the economic framework of smallholder agriculture in Kenya, particularly in relation to tree growing management and practices. Although much of the report focuses on tree-growing activities i...
- Aid and Reform in Africa
- S Devarajan; D. Dollar; T. Holmgren / Aid Effectiveness Research, World Bank, 1999
- Since the early 1980s, virtually every African country has received large amounts of aid aimed at stimulating policy reform. The results have varied enormously. Ghana and Uganda were successful reformers that grew rapidly and reduced ...
- Lack of participation due to poor extension services is the main reason for failure in Turkana
- D.M.O. Akabwai / Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1992
- This paper discusses some of the reasons for decades of development failures in the pastoral area of Turkana District, Kenya. In the final analysis, the lack of local participation in development intervention, due to poor extension se...
- Struggles of Access to land. The 'Squatter Question' in Coastal Kenya
- K. Kanyinga / Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998
- In Kenya and the sub-Saharan Africa generally, there have been little systematic discussions on the post-colonial struggles over control and ownership of land. Studies ignore that the "land question" is not about production alone and ...
- Contestation over Political Space: The State and Demobilisation of Party Politics in Kenya
- K. Kanyinga / Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998
- Appraises political liberalization and subsequent contestation over political space in Kenya. The discussion centres on how, from the colonial period, elite politics have precluded organization and crystallization of popular democracy...
- Tegemeo Institute of Agriculture policy and Development
- Tegemeo Institute conducts Research and Analysis on policy in the domain of agriculture, rural development, natural resources and environment. The Institute aims at addressing micro and macroeconomic policy issues bearing on farming, transportation, processing, marketing, and trade of agricultural products and inputs; sustainability of agricultural systems and natural resources as well as the envi...
- African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)
- The African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) was initiated in Durban, South Africa, during the 25th International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) conference, and was officially launched during in 2004. AAAE publishes the African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AfJARE). The journal aims to publish original research about how African agricul...
- Africancrops.net
- Information on use of GM crops and seed systems in Africa
- Land Use Change, Impacts and Dynamics (LUCID)
- LUCID network, stimulating research on land use and global change in east Africa
- Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development, Kenya (Tegemeo)
- Agricultural research and policy institute
- Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN)
- Aims to improve the development practices of community development workers in the East African drylands by facilitating the exchange of experience among them, and disseminating appropriate information in a usable form
- Community Animal Health Network (CAHNET)
- A community animal health network for the dissemination and sharing of experiences and information
- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya (KARI)
- National institute researching food security in Kenya
- Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU (IPST)
- A participatory approach to improving veterinary services in Africa
- Kenya Pastoralist Forum, Nairobi (KPF)
- Highlights the political oppression of Kenyan pastoralists within a Human Rights perspective
