Over the past 20 years the agribusiness industry has been subject to a number of transformations and shocks that have …

Empirical evidence from research on Bt maize in Kenya puts to rest most concerns raised against GMOs (not responding to …

Women are central to food production and maize is a dominant food staple in Sub-Saharan Africa, but published gender …-headed households in Kenya. Analysis is based on survey data collected by Tegemeo Institute of Egerton College during the 2009 …

extra cost can be justified by the extra gain in accuracy. A survey of 100 farmers was carried out in Western Kenya to … determine consumer preference for yellow maize using the contingent valuation, choice experiments and experimental auction …

Maize is the major food crop grown in the coastal region of Kenya and constitutes a major component of the diet of the … fertilizer. This paper examined current maize-farming practices and technological and socioeconomic factors that influenced … adoption in the Kilifi and Kwale Districts of the Coast Province, that together account for half of maize production in the …

of the implementation of the maize liberalization policies by the Kenya Government. Analysis of farm level surveys from …The maize green revolution, which increased maize yields through the use of improved varieties and fertilizer, has … stalled since the mid-eighties in Kenya. This paper examines whether the stagnation of yields continued in the 1990s in spite …

Maize is a key food crop in Kenya. While maize yields increased from 1.25 t ha-1 in early 1960s to over 2 tonnes in … 1982, they fell below 1.5 t ha-1 in 2000. Given the limited land area, there is no doubt that Kenya will have to rely more … on modern technologies for increased yields .Use of improved maize varieties and fertilizers will therefore continue to …

The objectives of this paper are to: (1) identify the pattern of private sector investment in the maize marketing … maize prices and marketing margins have changed in response to the market reforms; (3) identify market-oriented mechanisms …