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The business case for resilient agriculture: A financial and risk analysis of maize farming technologies in Kenya
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Nowak, Andreea C. Steward, Peter R. Namoi, Nictor Kamau, Hannah N. Lamanna, Christine Rosenstock, Todd S. |
| Organization | CCAFS: PII-EA_CSVPartnerships |
| Spatial Coverage | Kenya [KE] |
| Description | Maize-mixed farming is the most important food production system in East and Southern Africa, stretching over 19% of the cultivated area and engaging approximately 60 million people [1]. In Kenya, maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple of 96% of the population and is cultivated by more than a third (38%) of the farmers [2]. Roughly 70% of production is small-scale (0.1-2 hectares [ha]) [3]. Maize areas cover approximately 1.8 million ha, from the coast lowlands (1-1250 meters above the sea level [masl]) to high potential highlands (>2100 masl), including eight provinces: Rift Valley (with the largest area under maize), Nyanza, Eastern, Western, Coast, Central, North Eastern, and Nairobi. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/87f3fbb7-2676-4cee-975f-ea5349a3c2b1 |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
| Publisher Date | 2020-08-18 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Resilience Agriculture Economic Analysis Enterprises Maize Food Security Climate Change Climate-smart Technologies AND Practices |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
