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% ...

Abstract A new wave of “market smart” modern input subsidy schemes has emerged in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade with the promise of increasing input use and grain yields while building or complementing private ...