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 * 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 More 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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| 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 |
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Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA)
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.
| Overview |
Partners |
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| In the past year, farmers have taken part
in seed evaluations to help IRMA tailor the
new resistant varieties to growers’ needs.
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International Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Kenyan Agriculture
Research Institute (KARI)
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more |
| Reports |
Project
news |
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Insect Resistant Maize for Africa
(IRMA) updates Vol. 7 Issue 3,
September 2006.
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more |
How new food crops are being forced
down Kenya's throat
Response from: Stephen Ngure Mugo
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COUNTRY PROFILE
CONTACT
INSECT RESISTANT MAIZE FOR AFRICA
(IRMA)/CIMMYT
Stephen Mugo
Coordinator IRMA Project
Int. Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
(CIMMYT)
ICRAF House, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri
P.O. Box 1041 Village Market 00621
Nairobi, Kenya
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