a)- A better impression of totality and individual contribution.
- Differences in quantities are easier to see.
- Easy to read the bars as they start from a common baseline.
- The value of each bar is easily determined.
b) - Kenya is not self sufficient in the commodities due to the high population.
- Frequent drought which lead to crop failure cause food shortage thus importation to supplement local produce
- Increased cost of farm inputs leading to low production hence the need to import.
- Occasional illegal imports/smuggling /hoarding of the commodities creates artificial shortage hence the need to import these commodities.
- Pests and diseases reduce the amount of grain harvested thus the need for importation.
- The requirements to maintain the trading quotas among the countries African trading blocks that Kenya imports some of the commodities in exchange of her own imports
sharon kalunda answered the question on April 17, 2019 at 08:59
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