Kenya
The capital and main city is Nairobi. Mombasa is the second largest city.- The official language is Kiswahili
- Area: 224,081 sq mi (approx. 2x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 49 million in 2017
- Climate: Kenya's climate varies from tropical along the coast to temperate inland to arid in the north and northeast parts of the country
Fun Fact: Kenya shares Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh water lake behind Lake Superior, with Uganda and Tanzania
Publications and Presentations
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Income and Poverty Impacts of USAID-Funded Programs to Promote Maize, Horticulture, and Dairy Enterprises in Kenya, 2004-2010
Published on February 2, 2012
IDWP 122. Melinda Smale, Mary K. Mathenge, Thomas S. Jayne, Eduardo Magalhaes, John Olwande, Lilian Kirimi, Mercy Kamau, and James Githuku. February 2012 -
The Impact of State Marketing Board Operations on Smallholder Behavior and Incomes: The Case of Kenya
Published on November 6, 2011
IDWP 119. David Mather and T.S. Jayne. November 2011 -
Does Household Headship Affect Demand for Hybrid Maize Seed in Kenya? An Exploratory Analysis Based on 2010 Survey Data
Published on November 2, 2011
IDWP 115. Melinda Smale. November 2011 -
Is Older Better? Maize Hybrid Change on Household Farms in Kenya
Published on November 1, 2011
IDWP 114. Melinda Smale and John Olwande. November 2011 -
A Farm Gate-to-Consumer Value Chain Analysis of Kenya’s Maize Marketing System
Published on January 1, 2011
IDWP 111. Lilian Kirimi, Nicholas Sitko, T.S. Jayne, Francis Karin, Milu Muyanga, Megan Sheahan, James Flock, and Gilbert Bor. January 2011
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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Robert Richardson
Professor
rbr@msu.edu
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134
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