The instability of the Kenyan coffee economy with special reference to the 1962 International Coffee Agreement : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science at Massey University

Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for

a copy to be downloaded by an individual for the purpose of research and

private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced elsewhere without

the permission of the Author.

The author wishes to thank: ¥rotessor

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^{Candler tor his}

ad'ri.ce and encourageaent during the course of this stud¥• He ^has

aleo Nnefited fro• hel~tui diacuasions with Kiss f-1.1.chelle Dawe and Mr A.G. Glenda7.

Spec:i.,u thanks are due to Mr &aauel Kanyo.ko ot the Kanya Co1'f'ee Mark.et~ng Board and to the Director of Reaearch, Coffee Research Foundation, Ruiru, Kenya, for suppl.ying data and ueetul. :information on the coffee industry. 7h• Author ie also indebted to

Kiss M.G. Caaybell and her library 8taff for promptly procuring reference aaterial. that ha.a been W!Sed ~n this work. He also wishes to expreso his grateful. appreciation to Mr J.O. wilson of the

General Assembly Library, ~elllugton, for granting peraiasion to use

facilities in the Library.

!'his etud,y was done when the author was on study 1eave from the Departaent of Agriculture, KenTa, and 1.s grateful to the Director o~

Agriculture tor aaki.ng thi~ arrangement poeai.bl.e. 1le is also

grateful to the Kenya National Fund and Dalgety (E.1~.) for providing generous financial. assistance.

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