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fIGuRe 2.13 A comparison of the relative importance of the three main farm enterprises
based on their contribution to annual total farm income. Proportion of annual income from
each enterprise was computed per farm and then averaged by village. See CD for color
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fIGuRe 2.14 Comparison of the annual farm incomes in the six intensive study sites. Total
farm income was calculated as all sales for 1997 minus all farm-related costs except casual
and household labor. Income per acre was calculated as the annual farm income divided by
the farm size (in acres). See CD for color image.

a ready market in Nairobi. The capital outlay was minimal, and return to labor was
considered high. The limitations were seen to be transportation and soil fertility.
Yield was high during the rainy season, but the villages are not accessible during this
time, so most of the produce goes to waste. Disease and pests are also an important