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Plotting progress: integrated planning in the rangelands of Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda
International Land Coalition, 2014Planning for development in rangelands, including land use planning, holds particular challenges and can impose unusual constraints on routine activities.DocumentUnfinished business: Kenya’s efforts to address displacement and land issues in Coast Region
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014The report analyses displacement in Coast region and identifies tensions over land tenure and poor land governance as key triggers, and obstacles to durable solutions. It provides examples of land issues underlying displacement caused by generalised violence, disasters and human rights violations, and establishes a close link between tenure insecurity and forced evictions.DocumentWhat is the scope for increased fertilizer use in Kenya?
Food Security III Cooperative Agreement, Michigan State University, 2012Despite upward trends in fertiliser application rates on maize fields over the last twenty years, there remains a perception in Kenya that application rates are not high enough to reverse the country’s growing national food deficit.DocumentThe impact of maize hybrids on income, poverty, and inequality among smallholder farmers in Kenya
Food Security III Cooperative Agreement, Michigan State University, 2012The development and diffusion of hybrid maize seed in Kenya is a widely documented success story. This paper examines particularly the impacts of hybrid maize seed adoption on farmer welfare in Kenya.DocumentWheat consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends, drivers, and policy implications
Food Security III Cooperative Agreement, Michigan State University, 2012Staple grain consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is rising at the same time that the region is becoming more dependent on imported staples. This paper discusses the potential dilemmas posed by SSA’s increasing reliance on imported staples, and examines the pros and cons of various options for African countries to meet their staple grain needs.DocumentFarmer demand for soil fertility management practices in Kenya’s grain basket
Food Security III Cooperative Agreement, Michigan State University, 2013Land degradation cripples smallholder crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa, including those found in the densely populated, grain basket areas of Kenya.DocumentCan Market-Based Approaches to Technology Development and Dissemination Benefit Women Smallholder Farmers? A Qualitative Assessment of Gender Dynamics in the Ownership, Purchase, and use of Irrigation Pumps in Kenya and Tanzania
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to reduce the effects of weather variability and guard against inconsistent and low crop output.DocumentEvolving customary institutions in the Drylands: an opportunity for devolved natural resource governance in Kenya?
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2014Improved governance of natural resources is crucial for building climate resilient livelihoods and economies in Africa’s drylands. This paper looks at why the authority and capacity of customary natural resource management institutions has been weakened, and how this impacts on resource governance and climate resilience.DocumentAssessing drought displacement risk for Kenyan, Ethiopian and Somali pastoralists
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014This study represents an initial attempt to assess patterns of displacement related to droughts in selected countries of the Horn of Africa, specifically the border regions of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.DocumentInvisible helpers - women's views on the contributions of working donkeys, horses and mules to their lives
2014In 2011 there were an estimated 112 million working equine animals in the world, with 43 million donkeys, 11 million mules, and 58 million horses. The large majority of these animals live in developing countries and provide daily support to hundreds of millions of poor households by doing a wide range of work in both urban and rural areas.Pages