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Making Sense of Intergenerational Aspirations in Agrarian Households and Their Implications for Technology Adoption: Evidence from Kenya
In sub-Saharan Africa, rural development and poverty alleviation has been the primary focus of several policy agendas put forth by universities, government agencies, research institutions and non-governmental organizations. ...
Screening of Rwandan and Kenyan potato varieties to predominant strains of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex of Rwanda
Bacterial wilt (BW), caused by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC), leads to
substantial potato yield losses in Rwanda. Studies were conducted to test the
pathogenicity of predominant RSSC phylotypes on six ...
WELFARE IMPACTS OF INDEX INSURANCE IN THE PRESENCE OF A POVERTY TRAP
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of an index-based livestock insurance (IBLI)
product designed to compensate for area average predicted livestock mortality loss in
northern Kenya, where previous work has established ...
Learning about sustainability and gender through Farmer Field Schools in the Taita Hills, Kenya
This research uses transformative learning theory to explore how Farmers Field Schools (FFS) of the Taita
Hills, Kenya have contributed to environmental sustainability, with a particular focus on gendered
learning. Both ...
Value chain approach accelerates potato farming in Kenya
This video documents the Feed the Future: Accelerated Value Chain Development program, potato value chain theory of change. CIP and partners continue to promote potato as a cash crop that significantly contributes to food ...
Outcome brief: 6 years of AVCD interventions in Kenya through the Accelerated Value Chain Development Program
The AVCD potato project supported the integration of the private and public sectors in new potato value chains in Kenya that are led by farmers societies in the potato growing counties, generating 33,977,789 USD in sales.
Per ...
Shortage of potato seeds springs up opportunities
The use of farm-saved seeds, which is the common practice throughout the country, comes with many challenges. Sugut is one of the more than 200 farmers who have been trained by CIP while working with the county governments ...
Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya
Increasing demands for meat andmilk in developing countries and the associated production growth are driving the
expansion of agriculture at the expense of environmental conservation and other land uses. While considerab ...