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
Main Research Themes
- Agrifood System Transformation
- Climate Change
- Input Use and Market Development
- Land
- Policy Research and Capacity Building
- Training and Capacity Building
- Value Chain Analysis
- Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship
Publications and Presentations
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How Resilient Are Escapes Out of Poverty in Africa?
Published on February 7, 2017
Milu Muyanga, Lucy Scott, Katharina Hanifnia, Andrew Shepherd, Elsa Valli, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 7, 2017 -
The Effects of Kenya’s ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Program on Crop Production, Incomes and Poverty
Published on February 1, 2017
Nicole M. Mason, Ayala Wineman, Lilian Kirimi, and David Mather. 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 26. -
The Effects of Kenya's ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Programme on Smallholder Behaviour and Incomes: Do Different Quasi‐experimental Approaches Lead to the Same Conclusions?
Published on February 1, 2017
Mason, N. M., Wineman, A. , Kirimi, L. and Mather, D. (2017), The Effects of Kenya's ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Programme on Smallholder Behaviour and Incomes: Do Different Quasi‐experimental Approaches Lead to the Same Conclusions?. J Agric Econ, 68: 45-69 -
The Effects of Kenya’s ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Program on Smallholder Behavior and Incomes
Published on February 1, 2017
Nicole M. Mason, Ayala Wineman, Lilian Kirimi, and David Mather. 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 41. -
The Rise of Medium-size Farms: Evidence from Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia
Published on January 5, 2017
The rapid rise of medium-scale holdings in most cases reflects increased interest in land by urban-based professionals or influential rural people associated with rapidly rising urban population growth and demand for food in Africa.
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor
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
Assistant Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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Robert Richardson
Professor and Associate Chair
rbr@msu.edu
517-355-9533
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134
