Kenya

The capital and main city is Nairobi. Mombasa is the second largest city.
The official language is Kiswahili
Area: 224,081 sq mi (approx. 2x the size of the State of Michigan)
Population approx. 49 million in 2017
Climate: Kenya's climate varies from tropical along the coast to temperate inland to arid in the north and northeast parts of the country

Fun Fact: Kenya shares Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh water lake behind Lake Superior, with Uganda and Tanzania

The Political Economy of Kenya’s Agricultural Transformation: A Comparative Value Chains Approach

Published on December 20, 2022
SARA-KEA Policy Note #2. An approach to Kenya's agricultural changes and the political economy implications using a comparative value chains approach.
Policy options for supporting household food security and resilience in the context of high food, fertilizer, and fuel prices in Kenya

Published on October 31, 2022
SARA-KEA Policy Note #1. Presents policy options for supporting household food security and resilience to high food, fertilizer, and fuel prices in Kenya due to the Ukraine war.
Understanding Adoption and Impacts of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review

Published on June 22, 2021
Ngoma, H., Angelsen, A., Jayne, T. S., & Chapoto, A. (2021). Understanding Adoption and Impacts of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review. Frontiers in Agronomy, 3.
MSU FSG Wins a $1.2 Million Award: The Evaluation of the Marketplace for Nutritious Foods Program

Published on June 11, 2018
The project led by MSU FSG aims at increasing the capacity and willingness of consumers, especially low-income consumers, to acquire and consume more nutritious foods.
Pulled or Pushed out? Causes and Consequences of Youth Migration from Densely Populated Areas of Rural Kenya

Published on December 6, 2017
Milu Muyanga, Dennis Otieno & T. S. Jayne, Nairobi, Kenya, December 6, 2017