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| Ariga, Joshua; Jayne, Thomas S.; Kibaara, Betty; Nyoro, James K.. |
| This study uses nationwide household panel survey data from 1996/97 to 2006/07 to examine trends in fertilizer use on maize by smallholder maize growers. The paper also compares these findings with fertilizer use rates according to other recent surveys in Kenya to assess comparability. We also examine the correlation between household fertilizer use and indicators of welfare such as wealth and landholding size. In addition, we use econometric techniques applied to household survey data to identify the main household and community characteristics associated with fertilizer purchases. Lastly, the study considers alternative policy strategies for maintaining smallholders’ access to fertilizer in the current context of substantially higher world fertilizer... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Africa; Malawi; Kenya; Small Holders; Crop Production/Industries; Q13. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55169 |
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| Nyoro, James K.; Ariga, Joshua. |
| The objective of this study is therefore to take stock or review the existing body of knowledge, distill the main policy issues and findings, and to identify the analytical gaps. The findings and lessons from research will feed into the ongoing debates and policy formulation, and the identified knowledge gaps will help formulate the immediate and long term agricultural policy research agenda. The World Bank will use the results from this inventory to formulate its economic and sector work (ESW) in the rural sector to underpin its policy dialogue and lending program in Kenya. The inventory and the identified gaps will also assist the government in identifying policy research areas to support the implementation of the SRA. The inventory shall have a broad... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Agricultural/Rural Sector; Kenya; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q18. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55161 |
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| Ariga, Joshua; Jayne, Thomas S.; Nyoro, James K.. |
| The objective of this study is to identify the factors responsible for the impressive growth in fertilizer use in Kenya since market liberalization in the early 1990s. Over the past 10 years, fertilizer consumption has risen by 35%. So far, it is unknown whether smallholder farmers are responsible for this growth or whether it is being driven mainly by the large-scale and/or estate sectors. Moreover, it is important for policy makers to know whether the increased fertilizer consumption is being devoted to smallholder food crops or whether industrial crops such as tea and sugarcane are responsible for this growth. This study addresses these questions using nationwide survey data on smallholder fertilizer use patterns between 1996 and 2004. The study also... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Fertilizer Consumption; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Q18. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55167 |
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| Muyanga, Milu; Jayne, Thomas S.; Argwings-Kodhek, Gem; Ariga, Joshua. |
| This study examines current consumption patterns of the main staple carbohydrate products in Nairobi -- maize, wheat, rice, and cooking bananas -- in an effort to update policy makers’ knowledge of current urban food consumption patterns. The study also identifies the factors driving changes in the amount and form of urban maize meal consumption, in order to better understand how food security policy should be designed to respond to the needs of low-income consumers. The study reveals how consumption and expenditure patterns differ according to household income. The study also examines whether the marketing channels used by the poor to secure their staple carbohydrate products differ from those used by relatively high-income consumers. The data used in... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Maize; Wheat; Rice; Kenya; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q18. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55163 |
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| Minde, Isaac J.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Crawford, Eric W.; Ariga, Joshua; Govereh, Jones. |
| This study was funded jointly by the Regional Strategic Agricultural Knowledge Support System (Re-SAKSS) for Southern Africa, based at International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa, and by the United States Agency for International Development's Africa Bureau. Much of the data and analysis reported in this study was carried out under the Tegemeo Agricultural Monitoring and Policy Analysis Project, funded by USAID/Kenya; the Food Security Research Project/Markets, Trade and Enabling Environment (MATEP) Program, funded by USAID/Zambia and the Swedish International Development Agency; and by the DFID and USAID offices in Lilongwe, Malawi. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Fertilizer; Africa; Malawi; Zambia; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; Q18. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54934 |
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