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Farmers Willingness to Pay and the Sustainability of Irrigated Maize Production in Rural Kenya
(2017-07)
This paper evaluated farmers willingness to pay for irrigated maize production using field level data collected through a cross sectional survey. The results showed that 78% of the farmers were willing to pay more than the ...
Disentangling farmers’ preferences and cost allocation among inputs for food security in Vihiga District, Kenya
(2011-03)
Vihiga, one of the poorest and densely populated districts in Kenya, is perpetually in food deficit. Poor welfare and a low resource base continue to curtail efforts to circumvent food insecurity among households in the ...
Can irrigation be an answer to Kenya’s food security problem?
(2015-10)
Irrigation development is one strategy the government can use to improve food security in Kenya. Lessons from irrigated maize production studies show that it is profitable and that Galana Kulalu food security project has ...