• Modeling a Sub-National Agroecology Policy for Sustainable Agriculture: The Case of Vihiga County, Kenya. 

  Chumba, R.K.B; Ogemah, V; Muyekho, F.N; Wambui, C.C; Aluso, L; Mugendy, M.M (International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2024-05-22)

  Vihiga is a densely populated county in western Kenya (1047 persons/sq.km) with a peri-urban agriculture landscape and limited land carrying capacity. Sustainable agriculture and Agri-food systems using agroecology ...
• Exploring the Potential of Aquaponics Systems in Advancing Food Security in Kenya: A Scoping Review 

  Outa, Nicholas; Ogello, Erick; Wambui, Caroline (Science and Education Publishing, 2024-08-11)

  The pressing issue of global food insecurity demands immediate attention, particularly in developing nations like Kenya. Traditional agricultural methods in these regions often involve high resource consumption, limited ...
• Determinants of Households’ Resilience to Covariate Shocks: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from the Kenyan Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors 

  Ochieng, Silas; Ogello, Erick; Obiero, Kevin; Cheserek, Maureen (MDPI, 2024-09-13)

  This paper analyzes the factors influencing households’ resilience capacities to shocks within Kenya’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors and draws from primary data collected from 419 fish-dependent households across Kisumu, ...
• The role of Multi Actor Communities of practice in dissemination of push-pull technology 

  Ngonga, Esther; Ombok, Benjamin; Osewe, D.O; Aila, Fredrick; Odhiambo, George (Ajol, 2024-09-12)

  Maize production is the main source of income in rural western Kenya, where 70% of the population lives below the poverty line. Many maize farmers over the years have been experiencing losses in their production that are ...
• Determining the pathway for commercialization of bioenergy technologies and products among stakeholders in the bioenergy value chain in Baringo County, Kenya 

  Onyango, Lilian Achieng; Ingasia, Oscar Ayuya; Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse (Discover Agriculture, 2024-04-04)

  Bioenergy has emerged as a suitable alternative to fossil fuels with a potential to significantly contribute to the country’s energy targets. However, the well-established fossil fuel industry presents a challenge for ...
• Are dairy farmers willing to pay for improved forage varieties? Experimental evidence from Kenya 

  Osiemo, Jamleck; Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse; Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja; Notenbaert, An MO (Pergamon, 2024-04-01)

  Though improved forage varieties have the potential to supply high quality feed for livestock and optimize livestock nutrition and production, demand for them in developing countries is low. To inform interventions aiming ...
• Determinants of commercialization of African Indigenous Vegetables among smallholder farmers in Bungoma County, Kenya 

  Nambafu, Scolastica Nanjala; Bett, Hillary; Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse (Springer International Publishing, 2024-04-04)

  Rising awareness of various lifestyle diseases and illnesses has led to an increased understanding of healthy eating habits, the increased demand for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs), and a strict healthier diet in ...
• Sustainability of Fish-Hydropower Dam Interaction: A Case Study of River Nyamugasani ecosystem, Albertine Graben 

  Samuel Bassa, Henry Massa, Shaban Bogere, George Owour, Herbert Nakiyende, Joseph Nyaundi, Anthony Taabu-Munyaho, Erick Ochieng Ogello, John Stephen Balirwa, Winnie Nalukenge Nkalubo, Albert Getabu (Ajol, 2024-05-17)

  This study examined the River Nyamugasani ecosystem in western Uganda, evaluating fish diversity status before and after construction of a hydropower dam between 2015 - 2019 and 2021 - 2022. Using both electro fisher and ...
• Socio‐economic impacts of climate change and adaptation actions among smallholder fish farmers in Sub‐Saharan Africa 

  Mavindu Muthoka, Kevin Okoth Ouko, Jimmy Brian Mboya, Merceline Ndinda Ndambuki, Nicholas Outa, Erick Ogello, Kevin Obiero, Robert John Ogola, Dick Chune Midamba, Lucy Njogu (Wiley, 2024-06)

  Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing food-producing sector, making it a significant contributor to food and nutrition security for the globally growing human population. Nevertheless, its long-term growth is limited ...
• Effect of replacing fish meal with black soldier fly larvae meal on growth performance and economic efficiency of Nile tilapia 

  Ouko, Kevin .O; Mboya, Jimmy. B; Mukhebi, Adrian. W; Obiero, Kevin .O; Ogello, Erick. O; Munguti, Jonathan .M; Tanga, Chrysantus M (Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2024-06-11)

  This study evaluated the effect of replacing fish meal (FM) with black soldier fly (Hermatia illucens) larvae meal (BSFLM) on growth performance and economic efficiency of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) production. ...
• Carcass Characteristic of Indigenous Chicken Fed on Diets Containing German Cockroach (Blattela germanica) Meal in Kenya 

  Ngaira, V.M; Wayua, F.O; Mosi, R.O; Wambui, C.C; Alaru, P.A.O; Ochieng, V.O; Ilatsia, E.D (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023-09-11)

  Edible insects are available for use in insect-based-feed, however there is limited information on carcass characteristics and sensory tests of chicken fed on German cockroaches (Blattela germanica). This study assessed ...
• Utilization of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae as a Potential Substitute for Fish Meal in the Production of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) 

  Jonathan Munguti, Francis Wekesa, Isaac Osuga, Mercy Kariuki, Rodrigue Yossa, Daniel Mungai, Domitila Kyule, Jacob Abwao, Mary Opiyo, Kevin Obiero, Nicholas Outa, Erick Ogello, Jacob Iteba, James G Kirimi, Anne Maundu10, David Liti11, Chrysantus M Tanga (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2024)

  Utilization of quality aqua-feed relies heavily on fish meal sources of protein because of its nutritional balance. However, due to its limited supply, high cost, and decline of wild fish populations, aquaculture production ...
• Host specificity controlled by PWL1 and PWL2 effector genes in the finger millet blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in eastern Africa 

  Hosea Isanda Masaki, Santie de Villiers, Peng Qi, K Prado, Davies Kiambi Kaimenyi, Kassahun Tesfaye, Tesfaye Alemu, John Takan, Mathews Dida, Justin Ringo, Wilton Mbinda, Chang Hyun Khang, Katrien M Devos (Mol Plant Microbe Interact., 2023)

  Magnaporthe oryzae, a devastating pathogen of finger millet (Eleusine coracana), secretes effector molecules during infec tion to manipulate host immunity. This study determined the presence of avirulence effector ...
• Post‐attachment resistance to Striga hermonthica in finger millet (Eleusine coracana) 

  Josephine S Kunguni, Willy Kibet, Chrispus O Oduori, Mathews M Dida, Sylvester Anami, Benjamin Kilian, Josiah M Mutuku, Steve Runo, Damaris A Odeny (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2023-11-21)

  Finger millet is a highly nutritious and climate-resilient cereal crop. Despite its importance, finger millet productivity in East Africa trails other cereals due to several biotic and abiotic factors, including the parasitic ...
• Molecular Breeding for Iron Toxicity Tolerance in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) 

  Onyango, A .Dorothy; Dida, M. Mathew; Drame, N.Khady; Nyongesa, O.Benson; Sanni, A. Kayode (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2023-11-03)

  Rice consumption is on an upward trajectory worldwide based on changes in eating habits, population growth, and ease of cooking and yet rice production is not keeping up. There are many constraints including abiotic stresses ...
• Combination of linkage and association mapping with genomic prediction to infer QTL regions associated with gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf blight resistance in tropical maize 

  Omondi, O. Dennis; Dida, M. Mathews; Berger, K. Dave; Beyene, Yoseph; Nsibo, L.David; Juma, Collins; Mahabaleswara, L.Suresh; Gowda, Manje (Frontiers, 2023-11-07)

  Among the diseases threatening maize production in Africa are gray leaf spot (GLS) caused by Cercospora zeina and northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by Exserohilum turcicum. The two pathogens, which have high genetic ...
• Southwestern Kenya’s smallholder dairy farmers’ climate change perceptions, knowledge and adaptation 

  Odhiambo, Charles Okech; Wasike, Chrilukovian Bwire; Ogindo, Harun Okello (African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2024-01)

  Globally, climate change (CC) adaptation is critical as CC compounds smallholder dairy farmers’ challenges. Farmers’ CC perceptions and knowledge could influence their CC adaptations. This study in Southwestern Kenya ...
• Promising Aquaculture Technologies and Innovations for Transforming Food Systems Toward Low Emission Pathways in Kenya: A Review 

  Nhuong, Tran; Ogello, Erick; Outa, Nicholas; Mavindu, Muthoka; Yan, Hoong (WorldFish, 2023-12-29)

  This work aimed at (1) reviewing published documents and reports to identify TIMPs with the potential for scaling to reduce GHGE, (2) identifying the constraints and challenges faced by different value chain actors in ...
• Threats to aquatic biodiversity and possible management strategies in Lake Victoria 

  Mavindu, Muthoka; Ogello, O.Erick; Outa, O. Nicholas; Ouko, O. Kevin; Obiero, O. Kevin; Mboya, B.Jimmy; Mukaburu, O.Bramwel (Wiley, 2024-02-08)

  Lake Victoria is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, with a surface area of 68,800 km2. The lake is rich in natural resources that are essential to the local economy and livelihoods. However, International ...
• Comparative analysis of immediate and residual effects of farmyard manure, triple superphosphate, and lime on maize yields in western Kenya 

  Opala, Peter; Odhiambo, George; Anzetse, Erastus (African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2023-10-26)

  The effects of farmyard manure (FYM) and triple superphosphate (TSP) as sources of phosphorus, when applied with or without lime, on selected soil chemical properties, and the initial and residual maize yields, were ...

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