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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Understanding Adoption and Impacts of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review
Published on June 22, 2021
Ngoma, H., Angelsen, A., Jayne, T. S., & Chapoto, A. (2021). Understanding Adoption and Impacts of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review. Frontiers in Agronomy, 3. -
Pesticide Emergency Use Authorization: An Underutilized Tool for Controlling Invasive Pests in Africa
Published on November 2, 2020
Luis Suguiyama, Steven Haggblade, Joseph E. Huesing, Regina Eddy, Shavonn R. Whiten, and Dan McGrath, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 124. -
The welfare effects of crop biodiversity as an adaptation to climate shocks in Kenya
Published on August 3, 2020
Bozzola, M., & Smale, M. (2020). The welfare effects of crop biodiversity as an adaptation to climate shocks in Kenya. World Development, 135, 105065. -
Market access, agro-ecological conditions, and Boserupian agricultural intensification patterns in Kenya: Implications for agricultural programs and research
Published on December 31, 2019
Kopper, Sarah & T. S. Jayne. 2019. Market access, agro-ecological conditions, and Boserupian agricultural intensification patterns in Kenya: Implications for agricultural programs and research. World Development -
Market access, agro-ecological conditions, and Boserupian agricultural intensification patterns in Kenya: Implications for agricultural programs and research
Published on August 17, 2019
Sarah Kopper and T. S. Jayne. 2019. Market access, agro-ecological conditions, and Boserupian agricultural intensification patterns in Kenya: Implications for agricultural programs and research. World Development, forthcoming, December 2019.
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