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PurposeForests support human livelihoods and mitigate against climate change, yet they are at a risk of irreversible loss due to high degradation rates. The success of forest conservation mechanisms…
13 March 2023 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaAgricultural commercialization has been promoted as a pathway for enhancing household welfare in developing countries. This paper assesses the extent and determinants of commercialization among…
13 March 2023 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaLimited access to good quality, adequate and affordable livestock feed impose a major challenge to livestock production in developing countries. In order to improve access to good quality and adequate…
5 December 2022 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaThe production of sweet potato has the potential to address food insecurity and malnutrition in the context of climate change. However, sustainable production of sweet potato is hampered by poor…
13 June 2022 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaClimate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an important strategy for supporting farmers against climate change challenges. However, CSA adoption among smallholder farmers particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa…
13 March 2023 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaMarket trends in many developing countries indicate that selling agricultural produce to itinerant traders at the farmgate has been rising, despite criticism that the practice preys on and exploits…
17 November 2021 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaThe inverse farm size and productivity relationship (IR) is a recurring theme in the literature. However, most previous studies were undertaken within a setting of mixed cropping systems. In this…
17 November 2021 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaParticipation of local communities in forest management decision-making has been promoted as a mechanism of improving livelihoods and forest conditions, yet the level of participation in many programs…
7 June 2021 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaPayment for ecosystem service (PES) programs are increasingly being promoted as suitable mechanisms for addressing degradation of forest resources in developing countries. While interest in PES has…
21 March 2021 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaForest extraction is an important livelihood activity for millions of low-income households in rural areas of developing countries. Understanding the choices households make to extract forest products…
21 March 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Kenya