However, when inorganic fertiliser prices rise, farmers are more likely to use organic fertiliser and use less inorganic fertiliser per acre. These results suggest that price policies alone are unlikely to be effective ways to promote SI of maize production in Kenya....
On the other hand, Kenya suffered a short rain season, with crops drying in several parts of the country. Consequently, overall maize production declined to some 33 million bags in 2017, down from at least 40 million bags a year ago. "I have had enough of maize problems that I am not ...
The area under cultivation of wheat in Kenya has been falling since 2019 as farmers shift to maize farming.
Because households in Kenya and elsewhere in developing countries produce under uncertainty and great market imperfections, the study adopted expected utility maximization framework. Production risk was represented by the stochastic term, ε, whose distribution,G(.) was exogenous to the farm household’s...
In July, Kenya's Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett expressed concern over the FAW invasion saying the country's food security was at stake as production in 2017 is forecast to drop by 9 million bags. The worm, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is native to...
Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Madagascar could be some of the few remaining African countries with medium and optimal suitability by 2100 (Fig. 2b,d). Unsuitable areas will increase under CSIRO, with a 36% increment, compared to the 29% indicated under MIROC (Table 2). In ...
Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Madagascar could be some of the few remaining African countries with medium and optimal suitability by 2100 (Fig. 2b,d). Unsuitable areas will increase under CSIRO, with a 36% increment, compared to the 29% indicated under MIROC (Table 2). In Asia, ...
However, when inorganic fertiliser prices rise, farmers are more likely to use organic fertiliser and use less inorganic fertiliser per acre. These results suggest that price policies alone are unlikely to be effective ways to promote SI of maize production in Kenya.David Olson...
Relation of yield per acre of maize to cost per bagParish, E.Farming in South Africa
Yield loss estimates ranged between 0.18 to 2.7 tonnes per acre. Farmers adopted a combination of control strategies, to mitigate the effect of FAW. We conclude that FAW is a problematic pest in Kenya, based on the observed significant losses due to this pest. To inform policy on appropriate...