Promoting healthy diets and preventing Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Kenya through effective fiscal policy (Apr 2020 – Mar 2022) Overview This project has two main objectives 1) To quantify the consumption of obesogenic foods (especially Ultra-Processed Foods) in the Kenyan context, explore their association with obesity, and recommend which
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response on Food Systems in Kenya (June 2020 – Aug 2021) Overview The Purdue University-funded study investigates which aspects of people’s lives in rural Kenya are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting mitigation measures, with a focus on the food system; and identification of
Assessing the nutritional status of urban populations in Busia and Bungoma towns (Jan – May 2021). Overview This project, awarded to Kula Vyema Centre by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, seeks to assess nutritional status of urban and peri-urban households in Bungoma and Busia secondary cities in Kenya.
Assessment of the impact of desert locusts on crop loss and livelihoods in Kenya (Jan – June 2021) Overview This study, awarded to Kula Vyema Centre by CIMMYT, seeks to understand and quantify the impacts of desert locusts on productivity and livelihoods in major agricultural areas; marginal production areas and
Rapid landscape analysis of organizations and networks with the capacity to contribute to the strengthening of healthy and sustainable food systems in Eastern Africa” (Dec 2020 –Oct 2021) Overview This study, awarded to Kula Vyema Centre by the IDRC (International Development Research Centre), seeks to document initiatives, programs or projects
Identifying contextualized policy actions for nutritious and sustainable diets in Eastern Africa (Jan 2021 –Oct 2021) Overview This study, undertaken by Kula Vyema Centre and Prof. Michelle Holdsworth of the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development-IRD, sought to identifying policy actions that have the best chance of success in
Assessing Impacts of IFAD’s Upper Tana Catchment Natural Resource Management Project (UTaNRMP) on Poverty Reduction and Natural Resource Management in Kenya (Aug 2021 – Feb 2022) Overview The undertaking of the endline survey for this study was contracted to Kula Vyema Centre by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
CIMMYT’s “Next generation maize seed concept testing using a video-based product ranking tool (VPRT) survey in Kenya” (Feb – Apr 2022) Overview This study, contracted to Kula Vyema Centre by CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center), sought to generate data to guide the next generation product profiles for hybrid
IFPRI’s baseline study survey “Examining the digital divide among rural farmers in Kitui County, Kenya (June-October 2022) Overview This study, contracted to Kula Vyema Centre by IFPRI, serves as a baseline study for two global research projects; the One CGIAR initiative “Harnessing Digital Technologies for Timely Decision-Making across Food, Water,
World Bank’s Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET) project survey in Kenya (November 2022 – June 2023) Overview This study, contracted to Kula Vyema Centre by the World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) involved undertaking a survey of households and individuals to test three new agency measurement tools as