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Effects of sugarcane production in southwestern Kenya on income and nutrition

In 1984, at the request of the Government of Kenya, IFPRI initiated a study to evaluate the income and nutritional effects of a shift from maize to sugarcane production. The government was concerned that in areas undergoing this transition to commercial agriculture, particularly to sugarcane product...

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Main Author: Kennedy, Eileen T.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1994
Subjects:
agricultural trade
developing countries
case studies
food supply
cash crops
food crops
nutrition
economic situation
poverty
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157006
Summary:In 1984, at the request of the Government of Kenya, IFPRI initiated a study to evaluate the income and nutritional effects of a shift from maize to sugarcane production. The government was concerned that in areas undergoing this transition to commercial agriculture, particularly to sugarcane production, a deterioration in household-level food security and preschooler nutritional status was occurring.

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