Pesticides and Health in Vegetable Production in Kenya

Table 1

Regional distribution of survey respondents.

Province	District	Main vegetable crops		Previous surveys (2005)	Number of farmers sampled (2008)	Balanced data (farmers)
		Domestic	Export
Central	Kiambu	Cabbages, kales, and spinach		48	27	19
	Kirinyaga	Peas, tomatoes	French beans	155	74	66
	Muranga	Tomatoes, kales	French beans	51	24	21
	Nyandarua	Cabbages, potatoes		119	52	49
	Nyeri North	Peas, cabbage, onions, and carrots	French beans	277	116	107
Eastern	Makueni	Cabbages, kales	Asian vegetables	49	22	8
	Meru Central	Peas, tomatoes, cabbage, and onions	French beans	140	110	93

Brinjals, karella, dudhi, okra, turia, valore, and aubergine.
Source: this study.