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Discussion Paper No. 71 of 2008 on Does Adoption of Improved Maize Varieties Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Laikipia and Suba Districts in Kenya

Mwabu, Germano; Mwangi, Wilfred; Nyangito, Hezron (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2008)

Adoption of technologies that increase farm yields is a prerequisite for poverty alleviation in agrarian societies. However, the link between adoption of improved varieties and poverty reduction is not well understood or ...

Discussion Paper No. 15 of 2002 on Land Laws and Land Use in Kenya: Implications for Agricultural Development

Odhiambo, Walter; Nyangito, Hezron (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)

Land is both a ‘social’ and economic asset. As an economic asset, land works either as a financial tool or production tool. Land as a production tool is essential in production of agricultural goods. At the same time, land ...

Discussion Paper No. 18 of 2002 on Impact of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks on the Food Crops Subsector in Kenya: 1990-1999

Nyangito, Hezron; Ndirangu, Lydia (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)

This paper focuses on policy, institutional and regulatory reforms in the food crops sub-sector: maize, wheat and rice. Reforms in this subsector were expected to enhance market coordination and control, in addition to ...

Discussion Paper No. 17 of 2002 on Performance of Kenya's Wheat Industry and Prospects for Regional Trade in Wheat Products

Nyangito, Hezron; Ikiara, Moses; Ronge, Eric (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)

Wheat is the second most important food crop in Kenya. Wheat production has however declined over the years due to high production costs, high capital costs, lack of credit for production, and the low level of ...