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The impact of policy liberalization on smallholder peri-urban dairy producers at Nyeri, Kenya by Staal, Steven J., Shapiro, Barry I.

“…This paper examines the impact of these dairy policy changes, in the context of the market environment, on smallholder peri-urban producers. A case study of Nyeri per-urban producers is examined in order to assess the impact of policy and market environment at the farm level. …”
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Climate Risk Profile for Nyeri County. Kenya County Climate Risk Profile Series by Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya

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Price deregulation and market failure in the Kenyan dairy system: A case study of Nyeri District by Staal, Steven J., Shapiro, Barry I.

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Advancing Forest Tenure Security in Nyeri County, Kenya: Learnings from participatory prospective analysis (PPA) by Mukasa, C., Tibazalika, A., Wamala, P., Okiror, G., Ngatia, G., Maina, P., Mwangi, E.

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Strengthening capacity of extension officers in gender-responsive bean research, digital extension and agribusiness in Laikipia and Nyeri Counties, Kenya by Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Karanja, David, Waswa, Boaz Shaban, Aseete, Paul, Kasubri, Fadhili, Mutuli, Wincaster, Korir, Vicky, Ketiem, Patrick

“…The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, The Alliancethrough the Seed Equal Initiative, the Gender Equality Initiative, the Ukama Ustawi (UU): Diversification for Resilient Agri-food in East and Southern Africa organized a two-day training of extension officers from Laikipia and Nyeri counties in Kenya in gender-responsive seed systems, digitalised agribusiness and agronomy. …”
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Nutrient composition of pastures in Kayunga District, Uganda: Implications for seasonal supplementation in grazing ruminants by Dierenfeld, E.S., Lukuyu, Ben A., Nyagaka, D.

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Epi on Safari: A training course report by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The "Epi on Safari" training course was held from 24 April to 3 May 2013 at the Serena Mountain Lodge, Mount Kenya National Park, Nyeri. The course was designed for a small group of newly recruited postdoctoral fellows and graduate students attached to the Food Safety and Zoonoses program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). …”
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The effects of recent price liberalization on Kenyan peri-urban dairy. A case study using the policy analysis matrix approach by Staal, Steven J., Shapiro, Barry I.

“…A case study of the marketing chain involving small-holder peri-urban dairy producers in the Nyeri region is considered. The price-policy reform removed only betwen 20 per cent and 30 per cent of the negative policy effects on most dairy producers, depending on the technology used. …”
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The policy analysis matrix applied to agricultural commodity markets by Shapiro, Barry I., Staal, Steven J.

“…This chapter presents the PAM methodology and illustrates its use applied to a dairy marketing system at Nyeri, Kenya.…”
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Brewing prosperity: An analysis of living income gaps among coffee smallholders in central Kenya by Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Benfica, Rui

“…It uses detailed survey data collected from coffee farmers organized in cooperatives and from coffee farm workers in Nyeri and Murang’a counties. Our analysis finds that coffee smallholders earn an average of only 109 KSh per day, just 35 percent of the 312 KSh living income benchmark, with the gap being particularly severe in Murang’a and among those with smaller landholdings. …”
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Preliminary Analysis Report: Characterization of Aquaculture in Kenya by Juma, Fredrick, Brako Dompreh, Eric, Manyise, Timothy, Munguti, Jonathan, Adhiambo, Rael, Iteba, Jacob, Muthoka, Mavindu, Mungai, Daniel

“…The study covered a diverse range of counties, including Kisumu, Busia, Siaya, Homabay, and Kakamega in the Lake Region; Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Meru, Tharaka-Nithi, and Embu in the Central Region; and Kilifi, Taita Taveta, Kwale, and Mombasa in the Coastal Region. …”
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Distribution of plantparasitic nematodes on Musa in Kenya by Reddy, K.S., Prasad, J.S., Speijer, P., Sikora, R.A., Coyne, Danny L.

“…In Muranga district, P. coffeae was extensively recovered from both EAHB and exotic banana and was also recorded on exotic bananas in Nyeri and Vihiga districts. The nematodes Rotylenchus clavicaudatus, Scutellonema spp., Criconema spp., Xiphinema spp., Hemicycliophora spp. and an undescribed species of Trophurus were also observed infrequently.…”
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The status of women’s empowerment in the aquaculture sector in Kenya by Adam, Rahma, Subian, Farha, Njogu, Lucy

“…Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 534 male and female fish farmers from 300 households drawn from six counties in Kenya (Kakamega, Kisumu, Kisii, Kiambu, Meru and Nyeri). The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI) was adapted to Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Fisheries and Aquaculture Index (A-WEFI) to suit the aquaculture and fisheries sub-sector. …”
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Evaluating land management options for transitioning to regenerative coffee systems in Kenya by Waswa, Boaz, Rahn, Eric, Ocimati, Walter, Notenbaert, An, Ogutu, Francis, Mutegi, Judy

“…The study engaged 302 households across seven counties in Kenya including Bungoma, Nandi, Nyeri, Murang’a, Kirinyaga, Embu and Tharaka Nithi. …”
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Socio-economic analysis of farmer preferences of fodder legumes attributes and information flow among smallholder dairy farmers in Central Kenya: A case study of Calliandra and Des... by Sinja, J.

“…The study area consisted of Maragua, Kirinyaga, Embu and Nyeri districts of Kenya. The sample used consisted of 130 farmers who were randomly selected from the groups that had been given Calliandra by System-wide Livestock (SLP) project at the international Centre for Research in Agro Forestry (ICRAF) and Desmodium by Smallholder Dairy Project (SDP) at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). …”
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Impact evaluation of shamba shape up weather and farming news on smallholder farmers in Kenya by Kiprop, Calvin, Kirwa, Lilian, Ngotho, Elias, Mwungu, Chris, Wanjau, Agnes, Otieno, Felix, Gamoyo, Majambo, Koech, Grace, Ghosh, Aniruddha

“…Specifically, counties closer to central Kenya (Nyandarua, Nyeri, Murang'a) exhibited lower maximum Individual Treatment Effects (ITEs), whereas Kilifi, Kwale, Migori, West Pokot, Makueni, and Isiolo counties showed higher values, suggesting a potentially greater influence on agricultural revenue in these regions. …”
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