Latest Publications

• Wambua, D. M., Ndirangu, S.N, Mogaka, H. Gichimu, B.M. (2024) Decomposition of the Coffee Value Chain Among Smallholder Farmers in Embu and Kirinyaga Counties in Central Kenya.  Advances in Agriculture. Volume 2024, Article ID 9346391, 12 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/9346391
• Miriti C. M., Nyarindo W. N., Mburugu K.N., Nthiwa D. (2024). Determinants of smallholder farmers’ satisfaction with agricultural extension services in Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 125(2)209–218. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-2024093010896
• Kirimi, A. K., Nyarindo, W. N., & Gatimbu, K. K. (2024). Is adoption of modern dairy farming technologies interrelated? A case of smallholder dairy farmers in Meru County, Kenya. Heliyon, 10(e38157). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38157
• Maindi, C. N., Nyarindo, W. N., Ndirangu, S.N. and Isaboke H.N  (2024) Collective action typologies and their implications for policy targeting:The case of mallholder households from central region of Kenya, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 18 (101288). Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324003259
• Kioko, T.M., Ndirangu S. and Nyarindo W. (2024). Evaluating effect of climate smart agricultural practices adoption on productivity of drought-tolerant pulses: Insights from dryland areas of Makueni County, Kenya. Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences 12:799-809.
• Maindi, C.N., Nyarindo W. N., Ndirangu S. N and Isaboke H.N. (2024). Debunking the one-size-fits-all approach: Synergistic and trade-off effects of collective action on household food security among the smallholder farmers in central Kenya. Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences 12:811-826.
• Nthiga, K.M., Ndirangu, S.N. and Isaboke H.N. (2024). Exploring Factors Influencing Market Engagement and Marketing Channel Selection among Smallholder Macadamia Farmers in Embu West Sub County, Kenya. Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences 12:333-339
• Otieno, E. O., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Kifuko-Koech, M. N., Kamau, C. N., Ndung'u-Magiroi, K. W., Mogaka, H., & Mugwe, J. N. (2024). Strategic research in the domain of secondary nutrients, micronutrients, liming and 4R stewardship in sub-Saharan Africa. Environmental Challenges, 100960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2024.100960
• Nyarindo, W. N., Mugera, A., Hailu, A., & Obare, G. A. (2024). Do combined sustainable agricultural intensification practices improve smallholder farmers welfare? Evidence from eastern and western Kenya. Agricultural Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12816
• Kiprotich, S., Mogaka, H., Ndirangu, S. N., & Onyari, C. N. (2023) Determinants of adoption and adoption intensity of intergrated soil fertility managemnt technologies among sorghum farmers in upper Eastern Kenya. Soil Use and Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12958
• Odikor, S., Nyang’anga, H. T.,  Kizito, K. M., and Mogaka, H. (2023) Assessment of Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmers Willingness to Pay for Climate Change Adaptation Information Access in South-Eastern Kenya. Asian J. Agric. Ext. Econ. Soc., vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 661-672, 2023 https://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i92088
• Mogaka, H. (2023). Effects of Regenerative Agriculture Technologies on the Productivity of Cowpea in the Drylands of Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 11(1), 190–198. https://doi.org/10.18006/2023.11(1).190.198
• Njue, P. N., Isaboke, H. N., & Migose, S. A. (2023). Contribution of dairy goat farming to household dietary diversity among smallholder farmers in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 124(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-202302217524
• Otara, E. N., Mogaka, H. R., Ndirangu, S. N., & Mugwe, J. N. (2023). Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Uptake of Regenerative Agriculture Technologies in the Dry-lands of Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 27(1), 1-12.