Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
VILLAGES
DIVISION
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INTENSIVE
EXTENSIVE
Githunguri
Kiambaa
Kikuyu
Lari
Limuru
Tigoni
6
iririka
Medical Ty pe
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Dispensary
Government health center
Government hospital
Githima
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Kihenjo
Private hospital
6
Gitwe
6
Gikabu
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Redhill
6
Kameria
Gitangu
6
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Muongoiyia
Makindi
Gakinduri
6
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6
Kiawanagira
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fIGuRe 2.11
Map of Kiambu showing the distribution of medical facilities. See CD for
color image.
produced in Gitangu village, and there was no coffee production at all in Kiawama-
gira. There were a few farmers in Mahindi village who had coffee, but they had not
had a harvest for 10 years. The reason given was that coffee was not profitable to
produce in this village.
A comparison of the relative importance of the three main farm enterprises
(cash crop, food crop, and livestock), based on their contribution to the annual farm
income, is shown in Figure 2.13. Proportions were computed for each farm and then
averaged for each village. Most (84.88%) of the farm income in Githima village
came from traditional cash crops (coffee and tea), while that in Mahindi (62.67%)
came from the sale of surplus food crops (maize, beans, potatoes, kale). In Thiririka,
farm income was mainly (57.09%) from sale of horticultural produce, especially
vegetables. Farm income in Gikabu was balanced among tea, dairy, and food crops
(especially kale). Livestock were the major (77.87%) contributors to farm income in
Gitangu village and contributed an important proportion (35.42%) of it in Kiawama-
gira. Annual farm income was highest in Githima village, followed by Gitangu,
while it was lowest in Mahindi, followed by Kiawamagira (Figure 2.14). In contrast,
income per acre of land was highest in Githima, followed by Kiawamagira. It was
lowest in Mahindi and Thiririka villages.
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