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Violence, Instability, and Trade: Evidence from Kenya’s Cut Flower Sector
Muhammad, Andrew; D’Souza, Anna; Amponsah, William - In: World Development 51 (2013) C, pp. 20-31
flower trade between Kenya and the EU. Using the Rotterdam demand model, we find that the post-election violence had a … negative impact on EU imports from Kenya equivalent to €33 million – which is significant given the importance of flowers to … Kenya’s economy. Results show that even a short period of violence can have an effect on trade since instability in an …
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Role of Vernacular FM stations in National Cohesion and Intergration in Kenya
Namasaka, Martin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
association of this body and the media fraternity in Kenya and more so the local vernacular FM stations in the study. The …
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How Solid Is Economic Growth in the East African Community?
Gigineishvili, Nikoloz; Mauro, Paolo; Wang, Ke - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Is rapid economic growth experienced by the East African Community during the past decade built on solid foundations? To gain some clues, we use a variety of newly-collected and existing data sources to analyze the structural transformation of output and exports, as well as indicators of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123874
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Sources of Exchange Rate Fluctuations in Kenya: The Relative Importance of Real and Nominal Shocks
Kiptui, Moses - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
The purpose of this study is to determine the factors contributing to real exchange rate fluctuations in Kenya; whether …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011124293
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Kenyan perceptions of aflatoxin: an analysis of raw milk consumption
Walke, Maria; Mtimet, Nadhem; Baker, Derek; Lindahl, Johanna - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
Aflatoxin is a human health threat concern in many developing countries. This study examines Kenyan milk consumers’ behaviour toward aflatoxin by way of choice experiments. Further, willingness to pay for different types of milk and aflatoxin status awareness were assessed. Four attributes...
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IMPACTS OF SUPERMARKETS ON FARM HOUSEHOLD NUTRITION IN KENYA
Chege, Christine G.K.; Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Qaim, Matin - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
Many developing countries are experiencing a food system transformation, with a rapid growth of supermarkets. Research has shown that smallholder farmers can benefit from supplying supermarkets in terms of higher productivity and income. Here, we analyze impacts on farm household nutrition and...
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Estimating the Adoption Rates of Two Contrasting Striga Weeds Control Technologies in Kenya
Mwangi, Backson; Obare, Gideon; Murage, Alice - In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 53
have been promoted in western Kenya. In order to direct agricultural investment optimally, the most promising technology …
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Living with HIV post-diagnosis: a qualitative study of the experiences of Nairobi slum residents
Wekesa, Eliud; Coast, Ernestina - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
theoretically informed biographic disruption theory. Setting: Interviews were conducted in two Nairobi slums (Kenya). Participants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126336
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CommunityOrganizedHouseholdWaterIncreasesNot Only Rural incomes, but AlsoMen’sWork
Corw, Ben; Swallow, Brent; Asamba, Isabella - Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, … - 2012
This paper explores community-organized, household water supply in seven communities in western Kenya. We compare …
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Access to water in a Nairobi slum: women’s work and institutional learning
Crow, Ben D; Odaba, Edmond - Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, … - 2010
settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, through heavy expenditures of time and money, considerable investments in water storage and …
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