IFPRI E-brary (International Food Policy Research Institute) · 1994 · 13 citations · 0 references
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AgricultureAgricultural EconomicsAgronomyCrop ProductionRural DevelopmentRural EconomicsAgricultural Household EconomicsAgricultural Production EconomicsAgricultural Production SystemsCrop NutritionMalnutritionRural Development EconomicsSugar CropsSugar EconomySugar FeedstocksSugar NutritionSugar Plantations
In 1984, at the request of the Government of Kenya, IFPRI initiated a study to evaluate the income and nutritional effects of a shift from maize to sugarcane production. The government was concerned that in areas undergoing this transition to commercial agriculture, particularly to sugarcane production, a deterioration in household-level food security and preschooler nutritional status was occurring.