The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era
Although Kenya has liberalized its agricultural market, it continues to experience frequent food shortages that greatly compromise the welfare of its citizens, especially the poor. In Kenya food shortages are synonymous with maize shortages. Persistent maize crises sometimes manifest themselves in s...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Karugia, Joseph T. Wambugu, Stephen K. Oluoch-Kosura, Willis |
| author_browse | Karugia, Joseph T. Oluoch-Kosura, Willis Wambugu, Stephen K. |
| author_facet | Karugia, Joseph T. Wambugu, Stephen K. Oluoch-Kosura, Willis |
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| description | Although Kenya has liberalized its agricultural market, it continues to experience frequent food shortages that greatly compromise the welfare of its citizens, especially the poor. In Kenya food shortages are synonymous with maize shortages. Persistent maize crises sometimes manifest themselves in simultaneous existence of grain surpluses in some regions and grain shortages in others. This situation has placed great doubt on the efficiency of the Kenyan food marketing system. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1573112025-01-10T06:42:50Z The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era Karugia, Joseph T. Wambugu, Stephen K. Oluoch-Kosura, Willis food security self-sufficiency trade liberalization poverty agricultural economics maize costs agricultural policies economic development productivity Although Kenya has liberalized its agricultural market, it continues to experience frequent food shortages that greatly compromise the welfare of its citizens, especially the poor. In Kenya food shortages are synonymous with maize shortages. Persistent maize crises sometimes manifest themselves in simultaneous existence of grain surpluses in some regions and grain shortages in others. This situation has placed great doubt on the efficiency of the Kenyan food marketing system. 2004 2024-10-24T12:48:47Z 2024-10-24T12:48:47Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157311 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Karugia, Joseph T.; Wambugu, Stephen K.; Oluoch-Kosura, Willis. 2004. The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era. IFPRI Eastern Africa Food Policy Network Report. 6. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157311 |
| spellingShingle | food security self-sufficiency trade liberalization poverty agricultural economics maize costs agricultural policies economic development productivity Karugia, Joseph T. Wambugu, Stephen K. Oluoch-Kosura, Willis The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era |
| title | The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era |
| title_full | The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era |
| title_fullStr | The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era |
| title_short | The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalization era |
| title_sort | role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of kenya s maize marketing system in the post liberalization era |
| topic | food security self-sufficiency trade liberalization poverty agricultural economics maize costs agricultural policies economic development productivity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157311 |
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