• Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Irrigation Water in Kerio Valley Basin, Kenya 

  Kiprop, Jonah; Mulungu, Kelvin; Kibet, Noah; Macharia, Antony (Journal of Sustainable Development, 2017-03-30)

  Food security is the major outcome of irrigation development activities. However, this cannot be achieved without sustainable water resources management. With the increasing budgetary constraints in many developing countries, ...
• Determinants of Vulnerability to Expected Poverty among French Bean Farmers in Kenya 

  Kibet, Noah; Obare, Gideon; Lagat, Job (Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2019)

  Poverty is increasing in rural areas of Kenya. The study examined factors influencing vulnerability of French beans farmers to expected poverty using Vulnerability to Expected Poverty approach on 492 randomly selected ...
• Risk attitude effects on Global-GAP certification decisions by smallholder French bean farmers in Kenya 

  Kibet, N.; Obare, G.A.; Lagat, J.K (Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 18 (2018) 18–29, 2018)

  Knowledge on the link between French beans farmers’ attitudes toward risks and Global-GAP compliance decisions is limited in Kenya. A social experiment (Lottery games involving real pay-offs) was implemented on 119 randomly ...
• Scaling Up Training in Forestry and Environmental Courses in Kenya: Reflection on Challenges and Opportunities in Newly Established Universities 

  Hitimana, Joseph; Koech, Erick; Sirmah, Peter; Owiti, Zablone; Sitienei, Anne; Wachiye, Sheila; Apudo, Musa (Commission for University Education, 2018)

  The period 2011-2012 observed expanded University education in Kenya. Some newly established Universities launched curricula and training in forestry, agroforestry and other environmental courses which are universally ...
• Challenges Affecting the Adoption of Agroforestry Practices around Chepalungu Forest in Bomet County, Kenya 

  Masibo, Monica Mbatha; Hitimana, Joseph; Yegon, Ann Sitienei; Owino, Yuda Odongo (Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports, 2018)

  Anthropogenic activities around Chepalungu forest has lead to its reduction in size and has resulted in its degradation. Continued dependency on this forest may result in its total depletion despite its high biological ...
• Yield Response of Tea to Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Timbilil Tea Estate in Kericho, Kenya 

  Boiwa, Mercy Chepkorir; Sitienei, Ann (International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB), 2018)

  Poor crop productivity, high cost of inorganic fertilizers and low crop response to inorganic fertilizers are major problems that affect sustainability of crop production in Kenya. Application of inorganic fertilizers ...
• Water Resource Management Approaches for Sustainable Development in Kipkelion West SubCounty, Kenya 

  Anne, Sitienei (International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 2020)

  Although water is an important resource, it is threatened by anthropogenic activities both nationally and globally. Therefore, the present study sought to establish management strategies used in water resource management ...
• Effectiveness of Soil Erosion Monitoring Strategies in Kuresoi South, Kenya 

  Baliach, Chepkirui Gloria; Sitienei, Anne (International Journal of Current Science Research and Review, 2022-05)

  Soil erosion is still one of the most important land problems and it is linked to land use and land cover changes. To mitigate against this, there has been an effort to transfer the management of natural resources to ...
• Prevalence, Severity and Causative Agents of Dieback in Calotropis procera in Semi-Arid Regions of Kenya 

  Mandila, Brexidis; Odhiambo, Kenneth; Muchugi, Alice; Nyamai, Daniel; Musyoka, Damaris (Journal of Natural Sciences, 2020-06)

  Calotropis procera has a great potential for domestication and commercialization in Kenya for fibre production. However, the shrub experiences dieback condition caused by unidentified fungi. This makes it difficult ...
• Prevalence and Adoption of Agroforestry Technologies and Practices in Semi-Arid Regions of West-Pokot County, Kenya 

  Mandila, B.; Hitimana, J; Kiplagat, A.; Mengich, E.; Wekesa, T. (Research Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, 2015-06-05)

  Apart from being few, studies on agroforestry in ASALs have failed to consider different categories of farmers depending on the number of years they have practiced the technology. This has led to scanty information to ...
• Domestication and Survival of Selected Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Chapereria Division West Pokot County Kenya 

  Maina, Peris Nyambura; Mandila, Brexidis (Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports, 2019)

  Depletion of medicinal plant species as a result of over over-extraction in their natural habitats will have detrimental effects on the livelihood of the locals that herbal medicine is part and parcel of their health ...
• Edaphic and Climatic Factors Affecting Phenology of Naturally Growing Calotropis procera in Semi-arid Regions of Kenya 

  Mandila, Brexidis; Odhiambo, Kenneth; Muchugi, Alice; Nyamai, Daniel; Gachuiri, Agnes (Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 2021)

  Background and Objective: Cultivating Calotropis procera for fiber supply to the textile industry can improve the livelihoods of communities in arid and semi-arid regions. This study determined edaphic and climatic factors ...
• Ethnobotany of pokot communities on bamboo species in the dryland areas of West Pokot County, Kenya 

  Mandila, Brexidis; Namaswa, Timothy (Journal of Bamboo and Rattan, 2023-01-24)

  Communities in dryland areas of West Pokot in Kenya rely on fragile degraded ecosystems that have led to famines, low productivity and income. Although cultivating bamboo provides solutions to part of these problems, ...
• Assessing the Demand for Improved Cook Stoves among Low Income Households in Kenya: Case of Baringo and West Pokot Counties 

  Kisiangani, Benjamin; Okoti, Michael; Mutembei, Henry; Wamalwa, Patrick; Mandila, Brexidis (2022)

  In recent years, clean and improved cooking solutions have significantly evolved globally, generating an attractive market opportunity for enterprises engaging in the provision of innovative cooking appliances, fuels, ...
• Cost-Benefit Analysis of Agroforestry Technologies in Semi-Arid Regions of West-Pokot County, Kenya 

  Mandila, B.; Hitimana, J.; Kiplagat, K.; Mengich, E.; Namaswa, T. (East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 2016)

  West-Pokot County, Kenya experiences harsh arid and semi-arid climatic conditions associated with high poverty indicators. To alleviate poverty, Non-Governmental Organizations initiated projects to promote agroforestry in ...
• Adoption of Improved Biomass Cook Stoves: Case Study of Baringo and West Pokot Counties in Kenya 

  Wamalwa, Patrick; Okoti, Michael; Mutembei, Henry; Mandila, Brexidis; Kisiangani, Benjamin (Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, 2022)

  Biomass cookstove improvement has been a global active research area for many decades and has resulted into much progress towards cleaner and more efficient energy conversion cooking devices. Irrespective of the perfection ...
• Charcoal Accessibility among Households in the Rural and Urban Areas of Trans-Nzoia and West-Pokot Counties,Kenya 

  Unknown author (International Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 2016-06)

  This study determined the accessibility of charcoal among households located in and West-Pokot Counties. The purpose was to provide scientific data for necessary interventions like formulation of appropriate policy to ...
• Firewood Accessibility among Rural and urban households in Tranzoia and West -Pokot ]Counties, Kenya 

  T., Namaswa W.; J, Mbego; F., Muisu; B., Mandila (International Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 2016-04-08)

  This study investigated firewood accessibility in rural and urban areas of The aim was to avail scientific data for appropriate policy formulation to ensure sustainable firewood study employed independent group research ...
• Efficacy of Bomas (Kraals) in Mitigating Livestock Depredation in Maasai Mara Conservancies, Kenya 

  Wakoli, Elizabeth; Syallow, Dorothy Masiga; Sitati, Evans; Webala, Paul W.; Ipara, Hellen (Conservation, 2023-03-07)

  Livestock depredation is a major conservation challenge globally, causing significant economic losses to pastoralists and threatening large carnivore species outside protected areas. Our study investigated the temporal ...
• Wildlife Population Change in Africa from the Eyes of the Public—The Case of Mara Enoonkishu Conservancy in Southern Kenya 

  Masiga, Dorothy Syallow; Mwaura, Francis; Mukhovi, Mikalitsa S. (Natural Resources, 2016-07-20)

  The aims of the study were to: 1) determine the wildlife population trends in the Mara Enoonkishu Conservancy from the eyes and minds of the public, 2) assess the recent trends in wildlife popula tions based on actual ...

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