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The delivery of veterinary services to the poor: findings from Kenya
Livestock Development Studies Group, 2000The study devised a simplified livelihood approach to analyse the role of livestock in the livelihoods of the poor .The research found that livestock were proportionally more important to the livelihood of the poor than the better off. The dynamics and role of livestock as a form of social capital appear to be changing.DocumentMaize research impact in Africa : the obscured revolution : complete report Elon Gilbert ... [et al.]
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1994This report will be especially useful to those policymakers and groups that have made significant investments in maize research and development in Africa over the past 20 years. The study chronicles investment trends in maize in Africa, and examines what would have happened to food supplies if this development investment had not been made.DocumentTrends in real food prices in six sub-Saharan African countries
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1996The objectives of this research were to assess the direction and magnitude of food prices since the implementation of food sector policy reforms, to identify the major factors affecting such changes, and to assess the resulting effects of food system reforms on household-level food security in East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa.The report highlights several conclusions: grain and graDocumentComparative cost of production analysis in East Africa : implications for competitiveness and comparative advantage
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1996Report is an analytical attempt to highlight areas of comparative advantage and disadvantage in various East African countries and suggest ways in which these countries could improve regional and individual competitiveness in production and trade via optimal resource allocation.DocumentEffects of market reform on access to food by low-income households : evidence from four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1996This report highlights conclusions from the study which have broader implications for targeting vulnerable groups. There appear to be major opportunities to promote household food security through the use of self-targeting.DocumentComparative analysis of economic reform and structural adjustment programs in Eastern Africa with emphasis on trade policies
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1996In 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 informing Governments in the region and the international community of the status and future of economic reforms, especially trade policy reforms and how they all relate toDocumentUrban maize meal consumption patterns: strategies for improving food access for vulnerable urban households in Kenya
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1995This report examines maize consumption patterns in response to policy changes in Kenya and the implications for urban food security. It is based on empirical evidence from a household survey. The researchers’ five conclusions challenge conventional assumptions about fixed consumer tastes and preferences in relation to agriculture policy.DocumentIncreasing the nutritional impacts of agricultural interventions
Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 1999Study 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 organizations.DocumentReassessing Kenya's land reform
Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya, 2000This article discusses issues surrounding land reform in Kenya. As the nature of land reforms is as yet undecided, disparate suggestions and proposals are being considered. These include:Land Ownership Ceilings. There are vast inequalities in land ownership.