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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Destination or Distraction? Querying the Linkage between Off-farm Income and Farm Investments in Kenya
Published on December 1, 2014
IDWP 136. Melinda Smale, Yoko Kusunose, Mary K. Mathenge, and Didier Alia. December 2014 -
Africa’s Changing Farm Structure and Employment Challenge
Published on April 1, 2014
Thomas S. Jayne, Antony Chapoto, Nicholas Sitko, Milu Muyanga, Charles Nkonde and J. Chamberlin. 2014. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 1. -
Farmer Demand for Soil Fertility Management Practices in Kenya’s Grain Basket
Published on November 1, 2013
IDWP 132. Mercy Kamau, Melinda Smale, and Mercy Mutua. November 2013 -
The Impact of Maize Hybrids on Income, Poverty, and Inequality among Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Published on November 1, 2012
IDWP 126. Mary K. Mathenge, Melinda Smale, and John Olwande. November 2012 -
What is the Scope for Increased Fertilizer Use in Kenya?
Published on July 2, 2012
IDWP 125. Megan Sheahan, Roy Black, and T.S. Jayne. July 2012
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