Food and nutritional insecurity are responsible for poverty and low livelihoods of about 33% of people living in western part of Kenya. This is against MDG1. The production of sorghum which is a staple food crop is below 0.5 t/ha, against the potential of 3-4 t/ha. Drought is a major factor...

In evaluating technology development in Sub-Saharav Africa, the constraint of seasonallabour availability has frequently been emphasised. However, the most pressing constraint for most regions is the availability of quality land. To respond to this constraint in semi-arid regions, we need to...

For over 10 years, the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Marsabit Centre, together with stakeholders and community groups has been conducting research for development on camel milk technology to develop food security and value added products. This paper summarises the achievements,...

Agriculture has a multifunctional role in economic development in developing countries; besides providing food for growing population, it is a major source of economic growth. Furthermore, growth originating from agriculture is known to be twice as effective in poverty reduction as growth...

Vihiga, one of the poorest and densely populated districts in Kenya is perpetually food deficit (GOK, 2005). While food demand continued to rise, production fell behind both targeted production and district demand. To make matters worse food deficit situation worsened over the last decade....