Determinants of livelihood diversification among rural forest-dependent households in Mt. Elgon region, Western Kenya

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Ateka, Josiah

ABSTRACT

Purpose

Rural people seek diverse opportunities to increase and stabilize their welfare. Understanding the factors influencing livelihood strategies can help improve policies that promote rural households’ well-being. This study identifies livelihood strategies adopted by rural households and the factors influencing their choices in the Mt. Elgon region of Western Kenya.

Design/methodology/approach

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Policy Design

Assessing the Contribution of Farm Forestry Farmer Field Schools to Climate Resilience in a Mixed Crop–Livestock System in Dryland Kenya

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Ateka, Josiah

This study examines the role of farm forestry Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) in strengthening climate resilience in mixed crop–livestock systems in dryland Kenya. Based on interviews and focus group discussions in Embu and Taita Taveta, this study finds that FFS participation enhanced tree cultivation, market monitoring, and group-based learning, with greater involvement of women in decision-making.

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Climate Change, Forestry

Nutrition—sensitive agricultural interventions and maternal and child nutrition outcomes in arid and semi—arid lands of Kenya

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Mulwa, Chalmers

BackgroundIn regions facing chronic stress such as the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya, there is poor quality of diet among women and children in humanitarian situations, mainly due to multiple climatic shocks that exacerbate local food systems.

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Health

Variety use and preferences among smallholder sweetpotato farmers and how best to improve their access to quality seed: A gendered perspective and implications for breeding program design

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Mulwa, Chalmers

Abstract

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture
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