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Discussion Paper No. 120 of 2010 on Production Risk and Farm Technology Adoption in Rain-Fed Maize Production in Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
This study provides empirical evidence of technology adoption and the effects of production risk on it among smallholder farmers, using cross-sectional data collected from semi-arid districts in Kenya (Machakos and Taita ...
Discussion Paper No. 280 of 2022 on Containing the Effects of Climate Change on Maize Yield in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy and Research Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Climate change has implications on agricultural production. This study examined
the effects of climate change on maize yield in Kenya using annual time series data
for the period 1961-2020. The Autoregressive Distributed ...
Discussion Paper No. 296 of 2022 on Determinants of Maize Prices in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
White maize is the main staple food in the diet of over 85 per cent of the population in Kenya. It is the cheapest source of calories among the cereal grains, making
up about 65 per cent of the total food calories consumed ...
Policy Brief No. 22 of 2022-2023 on Climate Change and Maize Production in Kenya: Adaptation Options
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Maize is the most consumed cereal in Kenya and
is synonymous with food and nutrition security.
However, maize yield has been on the decline over
the past few years. For instance, it declined from 42.1
million bags in ...