Analytics Support in Kenya East Africa (SARA-KEA)
Principal Investigator
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
Co-PIs/Research team
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Eric Crawford
Professor Emeritus
crawfor5@msu.edu
517-432-2481
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David Mather
Assistant Professor
matherda@msu.edu
517-449-9694
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Isaac Joseph Minde
Professor
mindeisa@msu.edu
+25 523-260-0742
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
Overview
The project goal is to implement a regional program that will provide applied research and analytical support to inform and adapt the U.S. government’s food security and economic growth programming in Kenya and East Africa.
Objectives
- Increasing economic growth and food security
- Better nutrition
- Enhanced resiliency to shocks
Start Date
January 1, 2021
Anticipated End Date
June 30, 2026
Funding
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agriculture Service (USDA-FAS)
Partnering institutions
- Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development at Egerton University
- Purdue University
SARA-KEA Publications
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The Political Economy of Kenya’s Agricultural Transformation: A Comparative Value Chains Approach
Published on December 20, 2022
SARA-KEA Policy Note #2. An approach to Kenya's agricultural changes and the political economy implications using a comparative value chains approach. -
Policy options for supporting household food security and resilience in the context of high food, fertilizer, and fuel prices in Kenya
Published on October 31, 2022
SARA-KEA Policy Note #1. Presents policy options for supporting household food security and resilience to high food, fertilizer, and fuel prices in Kenya due to the Ukraine war.