Kenya’s new administration needs to prioritise investing in sustainable solutions to fix perennial maize shortages.
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Understanding the political economy around maize production puts into context debates on key interventions in the value chain.
Kenya’s government responded with subsidies to tend to the 2017 maize crisis to ensure that it remained affordable. However, the country needs long term solutions to this perennial challenge.
Charcoal rot is associated with yield losses in crucial crops like maize, soybean and sorghum.
The problem of climate change and crop development represents a challenge for agricultural systems across the globe.
South Africa has been hit by a severe drought and will not be able to produce enough maize - its staple food - in 2016. This will prompt a rise in imports and therefore food prices.
Top contributors
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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PhD student in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Professor of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer: Climate Change & Food Security, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor Plant Science, Section: Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria