Tegemeo Agricultural Policy Research and Analysis (TAPRA) Project, Kenya

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TEGEMEO Institute Working Papers Top

Has Kenyan Farmers’ Access to Markets and Services Improved? Panel Survey Evidence, 1997-2007. Jordan Chamberlin and T.S. Jayne. KeWP33. October 2009.
Trends and Patterns in Fertilizer Use by Smallholder Farmers in Kenya, 1997-2007. Joshua Ariga, T.S. Jayne, Betty Kibaara, and J.K. Nyoro. KeWP 28. October 2008.
Assessment of Kenya's Domestic Horticultural Production and Marketing Systems and Lessons for the future. David Tschirley and Miltone Ayieko. KeWP . September, 2008

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Policy Briefs Top

Can The Market Deliver? Lessons From Kenya’s Rising Use Of Fertilizer Following Liberalization. Joshua Ariga and T.S. Jayne. July 2006. KePB 7. (CDIE reference number PN-ADH-648)
Working-Age Adult Mortality and Primary School Attendance in Rural Kenya. Takashi Yamano and T. S. Jayne. June 2004. KePB 5. (CDIE reference number PN-ADH-647)
Improving Kenya's Domestic Horticultural Marketing System: Competitiveness,Forces of change and challenges for the future. David L. Tschirley, Kavoi Mutuku Muendo, Miltone Ayieko, and Michael T. Weber. November 2004. KePB 4. (CDIE reference number PN-ADH-646)

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Conference Papers Top

Food Price Spikes and Strategic Interactions between the Public and Private Sectors: Market Failures or Policy Failures? T.S. Jayne and David Tschirley. Presented at the expert meeting on “Institutions and Policies to Manage Global Market Risks and Price Spikes in Basic Food Commodities,” FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. 27-28 October 2009
Proceedings of a Roundtable Discussion on Kenya’s Food Situation: Challenges and Opportunities. Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi. 18 September 2009.
Fertilizer Types, Availability and Consumption in Kenya. Mary K. Mathenge. Paper presented at the 6th National Fertilizer Conference in Kenya, on “Towards Increased Use of Fertilizer and Improved Seed for Food Security and Economic Growth, KARI headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya. August 20-21, 2009.
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Professional Publications Top

Byerlee, D., T.S. Jayne, and R. Myers. 2006. Managing food price risks and instability in a liberalizing market environment: Overview and policy options, Food Policy, Vol. 31 (4): 275-287.
Jayne, T.S., B. Zulu, and J.J. Nijhoff. 2006. Stabilizing Food Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa. Food Policy, Vol. 31 (4): 328-341.
Jayne, T.S., M. Villarreal, P. Pingali, and G. Hemrich. 2005. HIV/AIDS and the Agricultural Sector: Implications for Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa. Electronic Journal of Agricultural Development Economics, Vol. 2 (1).

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Other Papers Top

Characteristics Associated with Prime-Age Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence from Zambia and Kenya. Antony Chapoto, T.S Jayne, L. Kirimi, and S. Kadiyala. International Development Working Paper #99. Michigan State University. September 2009.
Are Staple Foods Becoming More Expensive for Urban Consumers in Eastern and Southern Africa? Trends in Food Prices, Marketing Margins, and Wage Rates in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Nicole Mason, T.S. Jayne, Cynthia Donovan, and Antony Chapoto. IDWP 98. June 2009.
Spatial Disadvantages or Spatial Poverty Traps: Household Evidence from Rural Kenya. by W.J. Burke and T.S. Jayne. IDWP 93. 2008.
Factors Associated with Farm Households’ Movement Into and Out of Poverty in Kenya: The Rising Importance of Livestock. by William J. Burke, T.S. Jayne, H. Ade Freeman, and P. Kristjanson. IDWP 90. January 2007.

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Survey Instruments Top

Introduction Starting in 1997, Tegemeo Institute and MSU have designed, implemented, and analyzed household-level surveys to provide an objective vantage point for discussions on agricultural policy and poverty reduction strategies. The sample covered approximately 1,500 households in 24 districts in 1997, 1998, and 2000. Census data was used to find the populations of all non-urban divisions in the country. The populations in all these divisions were assigned to one or more agro-ecological zones (AEZ) based on secondary data1 and in-house experience. This process resulted in dividing Kenya's rural population into its make up by AEZ. Within each AEZ, two or three divisions were chosen on the basis of their importance (population) within their AEZ. Diversity in cropping patterns was allowed to influence the selection of divisions where it was not clear which divisions to choose. These divisions fell within 24 districts of the country. Details on the sampling procedure can be found in Argwings-Kodhek et al (1999), "How Can Micro-level Household Information Make a Difference for Agricultural Policy Making? Selected Examples from the KAMPAP Survey of Smallholder Agriculture and Non-Farm Activities for Selected Districts in Kenya," which is viewable and downloadable in the "Conference Papers" section of this site.

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