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THE COFFEE CRISIS: Old interests, new interests and illusions of development

Mbataru, P. (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009-11-10)

Working through the coffee value chain, this work analyses the strategies of stakeholders in the wake of devastating socio-economic effects of the coffee crisis. Between 1985 and 2004, annual coffee production in Kenya ...

Dissemination of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Practices using Participatory Approaches in the Central Highlands of Kenya

Mugwe, J. N.; Mugendi, D.N.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Merckx, R.; Vanlauwe, B.; Bationo, A.; Mairura, F. (2011)

Declining soil fertility is a critical agricultural challenge facing smallholders in central Kenya. A study to improve soil fertility and farm productivity in the area was carried out during the period 2003 to 2007. ...

Economic returns of organic and mineral fertilizer inputs for soil nutrient replenishment in Meru South district, central Kenya.

Mugwe, J. N.; Muriuki, J.; Mugendi, D.N.; Kung'u, J.B.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Merckx, R. (Kenya Forestry Research Institute, 2009)

Farmers in the central highlands of Kenya are experiencing low land productivity due to declining soil fertility. On-farm trials were established at two sites in Meru South district, Kenya in 2004 to evaluate economics of ...