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SAGA Workshop on
EMPOWERING THE RURAL POOR AND REDUCING THEIR RISK AND VULNERABILITY
February 10, 2005
Nairobi, Kenya An International Conference sponsored by Cornell University and Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)
The SAGA Kenya project hosted a policy conference on "Empowering the Rural Poor and Reducing their Risk and Vulnerability" on Thursday, February 10, 2005, at the Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi. The event was opened by the Hon. Peter Kaindi, Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament. Five other Members of Parliament were in attendance for most or all of the event, including the Hon. Franklin Bett, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture. Two former Permanent Secretariers, Prof. Harris Mule (Finance) and Prof. Shem Migot-Adholla (Agriculture) were also among the approximately 90 attendees, which included representatives from major international donor organizations, international and local NGOs, Kenyan universities and research institutions, as well as members of the SAGA team from Cornell, IPAR, KIPPRA, Tegemeo and the University of Nairobi.
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Dr. Hezron Nyangito, Acting Executive Director, KIPPRA |
View Program for conference. (PDF)
View Rural Market Factors as a Strategy to Poverty Reduction (PDF) by Dr. John M. Omiti published in the East African Standard, February 9, 2005
| T. Nzioki Kibua, Executive Director, IPAR; Enos Njeru, IPAR; Prof. Shem Migot-Adholla; Hon. Peter Kaindi, Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament; and, Christopher B. Barrett, Cornell University
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Powerpoint presentations:
- Decentralization and Access to Agricultural Extension Services in Kenya
(John Omiti, Elizabeth Nambiro, and Godiah MugunieriIPAR )
- Exploring the Effects of Community Groups on Rural Livelihoods
(David Amudavi, Cornell University)
- Producer Organisations in the Liberalized Kenyan Agricultural Economy
(James Nyoro and Isaac Komo, Tegemeo Institute)
- Imperfections in Membership-based Organizations: The Performance of Kenyas Coffee Cooperatives
(Andrew Mude, Cornell University)
- The Role of Factor Market Access in Reducing Risk and Vulnerability in Kakamega and Vihiga Districts
(Joseph Karugia, Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Rose Nyikal, Michael Odumbe and Paswell Marenya, University of Nairobi)
- Economic Transfers through Social Networks and Financial Trickle-Down in Kenyas Smallholder Sector
(Heidi Hogset, Cornell University)
- Effects of Market Price Volatility on Production Patterns and Smallholders Apparent Retreat into Subsistence Farming
(Hezron Nyangito, Walter Odhiambo, Samuel Mwakubo and Lydia Ndirangu, KIPPRA)
- Decomposing Producer Price Risk: An Analysis of Livestock Markets in Northern Kenya
(Chris Barrett and Winnie Luseno, Cornell University)
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David Amudavi, Cornell University, (right) speaks with Joshua Ariga, Tegemeo (left).
Hon. Franklin Bett, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture (right), and Dr. Brent Swallow, World Agroforestry Centre (left)
Prof. Shem Migot-Adholla (left) and Dr. Akin Adesina, Rockefeller Foundation (right). |
Policy Briefs (available as PDF):
- Enhancing Access, Accountability and Empowerment for the Poor Through Decentralization and Participation: A Case for
Agricultural Extension Service in Eastern Kenya
(Godiah L. Mugunieri and John M. OmitiIPAR )
- Enhancing Access, Accountability and Empowerment Through Decentralization and Participation: Agricultural Extension Service in Western Kenya
(Elizabeth Nambiro and John M. OmitiIPAR )
- Exploring the Effects of Farmer Community Group Participation on Rural Livelihoods
(David M. Amudavi, Cornell University)
- An Analysis of Success, Failure and Demand Factors of Agricultural Cooperatives in Kenya
(James Nyoro and Isaac Komo, Tegemeo Institute)
- Imperfections in Membership Based Organizations for the Poor: An Explanation for the Dismal Performance of Kenyas Coffee Cooperatives
(Andrew Mude, Cornell University)
- The Role of Rural Factor Markets in Reducing Poverty, Risks and Vulnerability in Rural Kenya: Evidence from Kakamega and Vihiga Districts
(Joseph Karugia, Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Rose Nyikal, Michael Odumbe and Paswell Marenya, University of Nairobi)
- Economic Transfers Through Social Networks and Financial Trickle Down in Kenyas Smallholder Sector
(Heidi Hogset, Cornell University)
- Effects of Market Price Volatility on Production Patterns and Apparent Retreat into Subsistence Farming by Kenyan Smallholders
(Hezron Nyangito, Walter Odhiambo, Samuel Mwakubo and Lydia Ndirangu, KIPPRA)
- Decomposing Producer Price Risk: A Policy Analysis Tool with an Application to Northern Kenyan Livestock Markets
(Christopher B. Barrett and Winnie K. Luseno, Cornell University)
| Members of Parliament and other participants. |
SAGA Conference Group Photo |
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