Title: Agricultural Investment in Eastern Kenya
Authors: James Shikwati and Stellah Amuhaya
Pages: 149
Cost: Kshs 500 (US$10)

Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) is proud to present the keys to wealth creation through agriculture using the Arid Eastern Kenya (Ukambani) as a case study. James Shikwati (Director, IREN) and Stellah Amuhaya (Lecturer, University of Nairobi and IREN Academic Advisory Board Member) in a book entitled Agricultural Investment in Eastern Kenya discuss ways through which financial institutions, NGOs, think tanks, research institutions, agribusiness, agro-vets, unemployed youth, insurance, transport & communication, government and other sectors can engage rural farmers with a view of increasing their profit while making the farmer wealthy.

The book assesses production, consumption and marketing strategies of low resource farmers, explores constraints affecting them; identifies socio-cultural and economic variables affecting farming and offers strategies for commercial approach to small holder agriculture.

Agricultural Investment in Eastern Kenya will be launched on July 19^th 2006 at The Pan Afric Hotel at 6.00pm – 8.30pm.

IREN invites you for the launch. To confirm participation, please call Purity on +254-20-2731497 or mail [email protected]