Abstract This study provides empirical evidence on the link between population density and agricultural intensification and other strategies that rural communities use to adapt to increasing population density. The ...

Introduction: Tegemeo has been involved in analysis to support agricultural policy making in Kenya for the last 17 years. Over that time the major focus has been on the analysis of agriculture as a rural sector. However ...

Background: Maize is the most important staple food in Kenyans’ diets, providing roughly a third of the caloric intake for Kenya’s population. Maize is also the central crop in Kenyan agriculture, being grown by 98% ...

The recent availability of longitudinal survey data provides a new means to analyze the dynamics of household wealth accumulation and deterioration. This paper identifies the factors associated with smallholder farm ...

Abstract 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 ...