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Livelihood strategies in the rural Kenyan highlands

Brown, Douglas R.; Stephens, Emma C.; Ouma, James Okuro; … - In: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 01 (2006) 1

The concept of a livelihood strategy has become central to development practice in recent years. Nonetheless, precise identification of livelihoods in quantitative data has remained methodologically elusive. This paper uses cluster analysis methods to operationalize the concept of livelihood...

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FDI and Export Participation of Local Firms in Africa: The Case of the Kenyan Garment Industry

Fukunishi, Takahiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2010

FDI in the garment sector has been the single case of large-scale manufacturing investment in African low-income countries since the 1990s. While FDI has triggered the development of local industries in many developing countries, it has not yet been realized in Africa. This paper describes the...

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"The Determinants and Consequence of School Choice Errors in Kenya"

Lucas, Adrienne; Mbiti, Isaac M. - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2012

The benefits of school choice systems designed to help disadvantaged groups might be hindered by information asymmetries. Kenyan elite secondary schools admit students from the entire country based on a national test score, district quotas, and stated school choices. We find even the highest...

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"Access, Sorting and Achievement: the Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya"

Lucas, Adrienne M.; Mbiti, Isaac M. - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2012

We examine the impact of the Kenyan Free Primary Education program on student participation, sorting, and achievement on the primary school exit examination. Exploiting variation in pre-program dropout rates between districts, we find that the program increased the number of students who...

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Developmental education for innovation: lessons from an experience in Kenya

Adwera, Andrew; Hanlin, Rebecca; Johnson, Hazel - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 6 (2013) 3, pp. 244-261

technology policy and innovation research to promote employability and innovation capability in key sectors in Kenya. We use …

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Development interventions, changing livelihoods, and the making of female Maasai pastoralists

Wangui, Elizabeth - In: Agriculture and Human Values 25 (2008) 3, pp. 365-378

District, Kenya. Field data were collected in an extensive household survey, key informant interviews, and group discussions …

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Eliciting indigenous knowledge on tree fodder among Maasai pastoralists via a multi-method sequencing approach

Kiptot, Evelyne - In: Agriculture and Human Values 24 (2007) 2, pp. 231-243

used in gathering knowledge on the use and management of tree fodder resources among the Maasai community of Kenya. The …

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Beyond the vertical? Using value chains and governance as a framework to analyse private standards initiatives in agri-food chains

Tallontire, Anne; Opondo, Maggie; Nelson, Valerie; … - In: Agriculture and Human Values 28 (2011) 3, pp. 427-441

The significance of private standards and associated local level initiatives in agri-food value chains are increasingly recognised. However whilst issues related to compliance and impact at the smallholder or worker level have frequently been analysed, the governance implications in terms of how...

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Effects of Government Maize Marketing and Trade Policies on Maize Market Prices in Kenya

Jayne, Thomas S.; Meyers, Robert J.; Nyoro, James K. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2005

The objectives of this paper are to determine the effects of NCPB maize trading activity and the maize import tariff on wholesale maize market price levels and volatility. The analysis uses monthly maize price and trade data covering the period January 1990 to September 2004. Results are based...

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Improving Kenya's Domestic Horticultural Production and Marketing System: Current Competitiveness, Forces of Change, and Challenges for the Future (Volume I: Horticultural Producti...

Muendo, Kavoi Mutuku; Tschirley, David L. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2004

domestic markets; determine the share of imports from Tanzania and Uganda in Kenya’s horticultural markets; investigate the … competitiveness of Kenya’s horticultural produce in local and regional markets; determine the current and likely future share of key … marketing channels in Kenya’s domestic FFV marketing system, especially “modern” channels such as supermarkets and more …

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