This study investigates the effect of cash cropping on food availability and examines the determinants of the proportion of income allocated for food expenditures in the Nyeri district in Kenya. Using a Tobit model, the results suggest that in general food expenditure allocations suffer due to...

The relationship between crop genetic diversity, food security and farm household well-being has received extensive study from economists. Public investments in research and development of improved crop varieties under the green revolution resulted in increased agricultural production and...