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kenya
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Our work in Kenya
In Kenya, our aim is to develop and deliver maize varieties
resistant to the major stem borer species to smallholder farmers,
and increase maize production and improve food security.
As a partnership between the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento
de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) and Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
(KARI), IRMA is continuing to develop improved varieties resistant
to these destructive pests.
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Demography
| Population2 |
31,915,900 |
| Population less than 15 as % of total2 |
42.1 |
| Population growth, %2 |
1.8 |
| Mobile phones per 1,000 people3 |
42 |
| Telephone main lines per 1,000 people3 |
10 |
| Radios per 1,000 people4 |
221 |
| Internet users3 |
400,000 |
| Agriculture as % of GDP2 |
14.0 |
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births2 |
79 |
| % of rural population with access to safe water*3 |
46 |
| Land use, permanent crop land (hectares)3 |
562,000 |
* Data measure the
share of the population with reasonable and ready access to
adequate safe water for domestic purposes.
Data for small countries and countries in
arid and semi-arid areas are less reliable
than those for larger countries and countries
with greater rainfall.
1 Data for the year 2004
2 Data for the year 2003
3 Data for the year 2002
4 Data for the year 2001
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country information
Sources
- (African countries) 2005 African Development Indicators, The
World Bank,
Washington DC (June 2005).
- (All countries) 2005 World Development Indicators, The World
Bank,
Washington DC (March 2005).
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Related project
Insect
Resistant Maize Improvement project
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