Production and utilization of food commodities in Kenya

摘要

Kenya is an East African country with a total land area of 581,787 km~2 and a population of approximately 21 million. Of the total land, approximately 520,000 km~2 is utilized for agricultural production. However, most of the agricultural area falls into arid and semi-arid areas, having an annual rainfall of 612.5 mm or less. Only 19 percent of the total agricultural area receives annual rainfall of more than 735 mm. The average annual rainfall of selected cities in eight provinces is shown in Table 1.