Seasonality in the coastal lowlands of Kenya : Part 3: Socio-economic profile

TitleSeasonality in the coastal lowlands of Kenya : Part 3: Socio-economic profile
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1989
AuthorsD.W.J. Foeken
Series titleReport ; no. 32
Pagination - 151
Date Published1989///
PublisherAfrican Studies Centre
Place PublishedLeiden
Publication Languageeng
ISBN Number90-70110-73-3
Keywordsagricultural economy, food, Kenya, seasonality
Abstract

Third part of a five-part study on seasonal fluctuations in food supply and nutrition in the coastal lowlands of Kenya. Household surveys were carried out in six locations in Kwale and Kilifi Districts in 1985-1987. The present report offers a description of the socioeconomic characteristics of the area: demographic characteristics, living conditions, food production (farm size, land use, labour, food self-sufficiency), production of cash crops and livestock, off-farm employment, household income

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IR handle/ Full text URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1887/396
Citation Key956