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The Effect of Education on the Timing of Marriage in Kenya
(2005)
This paper investigates the effect of education on the timing of marriage among Kenyan
women and the relative effects of education across generations of women. Data used is
drawn from the 1998 Kenya Demographic and Health ...
Economic Analysis of Crossbreeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conceptual Framework and Kenyan Case Study
(2001-12)
Conventional economic evaluations of crossbreeding programmes have overestimated their benefits by ignoring subsidies, the increased costs of management such as veterinary support services, and the higher levels of risk ...
Impact of Agricultural Trade and Related Policy Reforms on Food Security in Kenya
(2004)
Kenya’s agricultural sector has undergone various changes emanating from
policy reforms over the years. These reforms, which occurred from the late
1980s to the early 1990s, were aimed at reducing government involvement ...
Determinants of farmers’ preference for alternative animal health service providers in Kenya: a proportional hazard application
(2005)
One hundred and eighty farmers in the semiarid Makueni district, Kenya, were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. The objective was to assess factors that influence farmers' preference for alternative veterinary ...
Local level economic initiatives in Nairobi
(2005)
In this paper an attempt is made to document how small-scale garment producers and retailers organize and relate with each other at a local level in Nairobi. The activities reflect an entrepreneurial endeavor characterized ...