Phone-based Endline Survey for IFPRI SATISFy Project (July – October 2020) Overview Agri-Food Economics Africa was contracted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to conduct an endline household survey for the project SATISFy (Satellite Technologies, Innovative and Smart Financing for Food Security). The SATISFy project aims to increase
Consumer Demand for Organic Foods in Kenya Study (Sep 2019 – Aug 2021) Overview Following concerns on food safety in Kenya, Kula Vyema Centre is partnering with Agrifood Organics Limited, a retail company within the organic’s fresh foods space, to undertake a study on consumer preference for organic foods in
Evaluating input and output market systems for CSA finger millet in Kericho, Irish Potatoes in Bomet, and Sorghum in West Pokot Counties (Nov 2019 – Dec 2021) Overview This research aims to characterize finger millet, Irish potato and sorghum input and output market systems in Kericho, Bomet, and West Pokot
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).