Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences by Author "Ngigi, Marther W."
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Access to climate information services and climate‑smart agriculture in Kenya: a gender‑based analysis
Ngigi, Marther W.; Muange, Elijah N. (Springer, 2022-10) -
Beyond participation: Welfare effects of gender-differentiated group-based approaches under climate change in Kenya
Ngigi, Marther W.; Mueller, Ulrike (2018)A gender-differentiated data collection approach is an essential step toward understanding gendered perspectives in climate change research. Innovative institutions like group-based approaches provide opportunities to ... -
Effect of mothers’ use of information and communication technologies on dietary quality and undernutrition in young children in Kenya
Ngigi, Marther W.; Muange, Elijah N. (Informa UK Limited, 2023-07)Child undernutrition remains a global challenge, with 200 million underfives suffering from wasting and stunting. Mothers’ access to nutrition and healthrelated information is critical for improving children’s dietary ... -
Farmers’ intrinsic values for adopting climate-smart practices in Kenya: empirical evidence from a means-end chain analysis
Ngigi, Marther W.; Müller, Ulrike; Birner, Regina (Taylor & Francis, 2018-03-03)This study assesses intrinsic values and motivations farmers have for adopting various climate-smart agricultural practices in Kenya. The qualitative method of laddering was employed as an interview technique, and means-end ... -
Gender Differences in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Participation in Group-based Approaches: An Intra-household Analysis From Rural Kenya
Ngigi, Marther W.; Mueller, Ulrike; Birner, Regina (Elsevier, 2016-04)Existing studies on adaptation to climate change mainly focus on a comparison of male-headed and female-headed households. Aiming at a more nuanced gender analysis, this study examines how husbands and wives within the ... -
Impact of ICT-based pest information services on tomato pest management practices in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Mwenda, Evans; Muange, Elijah N.; Ngigi, Marther W.; Kosgei, Alice (Elsevier, 2023)Pests are a major threat to tomato producers globally, owing to the substantial yield losses, low-quality produce, and low profitability that they cause. Integrated pest management (IPM) has been promoted as a sustainable, ... -
Means-end chain analysis explains soil fertility management decisions by peri-urban vegetable growers in Kenya
Okello, Julius J.; Largerkvist, Carl-Johan; Ngigi, Marther W.; Karanja, Nancy (Taylor & Francis, 2013)Past studies of the use of soil fertility management strategies by farmers usually model input use decisions based on the neoclassical utility/profit maximization principle in which farmers use soil fertility management ... -
The Policy Landscape for Climate Change Adaptation A Cross-Country Comparison of Stakeholder Networks
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Birner, Regina; Haglund, Eric; Ngigi, Marther W.; Ali, Snigdha; Okoba, Barrack; Koné, Daouda; Alemu, Tekie (2015)An increasing body of research is focusing on the question of how poor agricultural households will both perceive and be affected by climate change. In view of its predicted effects, the need to identify effective adaptation ... -
The role of livestock portfolios and group-based approaches for building resilience in the face of accelerating climate change: An asset-based panel data analysis from rural Kenya
Ngigi, Marther W.; Muller, Ulrike; Birner, Regina (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), 2015-10)This study examines the impact of multiple shocks on assets by employing two waves of a panel data set of 360 rural households in three agro-ecological zones in Kenya. To control for unobserved heterogeneity, a ‘within’ ... -
A Stakeholder Map for Climate Change Adaptation in Kenya’s Agriculture Sector
Ngigi, Marther W.; Okoba, Barrack; Aberman, Noora; Birner, Regina (2011) -
What values motivate farmers to adopt climate-smart practices? Empirical evidence from a means-end chain analysis in Kenya
Ngigi, Marther W. (2015)Farmers in Kenya are vulnerable to climate variability and extreme weather events such as droughts and floods.The resilience of farming households and communities is thus dependent on their ability to adopt climate-smart ...