Soils, relief and pests as limits on farming

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1. Types of agriculture and what shapes them
2. Kenyan agriculture: importance, challenges and what can be done
3. Subsistence and commercial farming
4. Intensive and extensive farming
5. Rainfall, temperature and which crops grow
6. Soils, relief and pests as limits on farming
7. Markets, roads, capital and land tenure
8. Tea and coffee in the Kenyan highlands
9. Maize and other staple crops in Kenya
10. Horticulture and cut flowers
11. Livestock systems across Kenya
12. Why agriculture matters to Kenyan society
13. Trends in African agriculture
14. Why Kenya still imports food
15. Strategies for raising farm productivity