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The agricultural sector plays a critical role in the Kenyan economy; more than 40% of the population (70% in rural areas) depends on agriculture for their livelihood. The sector represents 18% of all formal employment and also provides a livelihood for a large part of the country’s youth. The Kenyan agricultural sector has performed relatively well in recent years, recovering from a negative growth rate of -2.1% in 2000 to 2.9% in 2013. The strong internal demand for major staples, pulses, livestock products and horticultural goods as well as returns from key export subsectors, notably coffee, tea, pyrethrum, fruits, vegetables and cut flowers have been key to recovery. However, agricultural growth remains low relative to the growth in the other sectors of the economy. The national diet is heavily based on starchy staples, with maize representing 36% of the country’s daily calorie intake. Kenya is simultaneously affected by both over and undernutrition and persistent micronutrient deficiencies, and these issues vary according to region. Indicators reflect that nutritional deficiencies are particularly serious in the North-Eastern region, while overweight and obesity are high in Nairobi.
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Agricultural Typology of Kenya:
FARA & PARI have released a new book titled STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMING SMALLHOLDER FARMING IN AFRICA.
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Read more Strategies for Transforming Smallholder Farming in Africa
Published as Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development Nr. 006-2020.
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Published as Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development Nr. 005-2020.
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A study conducted by the University of Hohenheim in five African countries as part of the SEWOH accompanying research on agricultural innovations highlights the dramatic dilemma between lockdowns and food security. Lockdowns primarily affect economic access to food, for example because people in the informal sector lose their jobs, which can lead to calorie and nutrient deficiencies. The study shows that open debates in more democratic countries helped to better maneuver through the dilemma between pandemic and famine.
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The report is avalailable in English and German.
Read the press release to the report here.Read more From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production
Published as ZEF Working Paper 194.
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Published as ZEF Working Paper 195.
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This PARI policy brief is available here.
Published as Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development No. 003-2020
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Read more Impacts of agricultural mechanization: Evidence from four African countries
Published in Journal of Rural Studies.
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This PARI Policy Brief is available here.
Read more PARI Policy Brief No. 17: Improving Protein Nutrition of Dairy Cattle in the Tropics
This PARI Policy Brief is available here.
Read more PARI Policy Brief No. 15: Seed System Development: Fertile Grounds In Sub-Saharan Africa
Published as as FARA Guide Book 2019
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Read more Innovation Opportunities in Dairy Livestock in Kenya
Published as ZEF Working Paper: 178
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Read more Honey Bee Network in Africa: Co-creating a Grassroots Innovation Ecosystem in Africa
Published as ZEF Working Paper No. 172.
Available for download here.Read more Improving milk value chains through solar milk cooling
Read more Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics
Published in Ecological Economics, Volume 151, September 2018, Pages 95–105.
Available for download here.Read more Differential Impacts of Conservation Agriculture Technology Options on Household Income in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published as ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 257
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Published as: Makini FW, Mose LO , Kamau GK, Salasya B, Mulinge WW, Ongala J Makelo MN and Fatunbi AO (2017). Innovation opportunities in Sweet potato Production in Kenya. Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA).
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Published as: Felister Makini, Wellington Mulinge, Lawrence Mose, Beatrice Salasya, Geoffrey Kamau, Margaret Makelo, and On’gala, J. (2018) Impact of Agricultural Innovation Platforms on Smallholder livelihoods in Eastern and Western Kenya. FARA Research Results Vol2(6)
Published as ZEF Working Paper No. 165.
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This study is based on a more detailed report which is available here (3.2 MB).Read more Identifying Options for the Development of Sustainable Seed Systems – Insights from Kenya and Mali
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Publishes as: Makini F. et al (2018) Innovation Opportunities in Sweet Potato production in Kenya. FARA, KALRO and ZEF.
Published in Food Security, October 2018, Volume 10, Issue 5, pp 1237–1250
and as ZEF Working Paper No. 166.
Further information about the farmer innovation contests organised by PARI in Africa can be found here.Read more Recognizing and rewarding farmers’ creativity through contests: experiences and insights from four African countries
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Published as: Makini FW, Kamau GM, Mose LO, Ongala J, Salasya B, Mulinge WW and Makelo M (2017) Status, Challenges, and Prospects of Agricultural Mechanisation in Kenya: The Case of Rice and Banana Value Chains. FARA Research Results Vol 1(2)Read more Agricultural Mechanization in Kenya: rice and banana value chains
Dossiers available for download by country (October 2017).Read more Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Growth – 12 Country Dossiers
Published as E.E. Rezaei and T. Giaser, ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 239
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Download the full paper here.Read more Change in crop management strategies could double the maize yield in Africa
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The ReSAKSS Country eAtlases is a GIS-based mapping tool designed to help policy analysts and policymakers access and use high quality and highly disaggregated data on agricultural, socio-economic, and bio-physical indicators to guide agricultural policy and investment decisions.
The University of Hohenheim developed a milk cooling solution based on a commercially available DC Refrigerator equipped with an adaptive control unit for its conversion to a smart ice-maker that operates depending on the availability of solar energy. It can help small- and medium-sized dairy farms to improve the storage, transportation, and hygiene of their produced milk.
More information is available here. Read more Solar Milk Cooling with Insulated Milk Cans
The Innovation Studies for the 12 African PARI countries provide an overview of the status of agricultural innovations, innovation platforms and innovation investment in the respective country. Read more Country Innovation Studies
A study for the special initiative “One World, No Hunger” of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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Summary of a report on potentials and possibilities for German collaboration in agriculture in the 12 PARI countries.
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Read more Report on Potentials and Cooperation Opportunities in African Countries
Dossiers available for download by country and as a complete collection (September 2015) .Read more Potentials and Possibilities for German Collaboration in Agriculture – 12 Country Dossiers
Published as: ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 200.
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