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QUANTITATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE METHODS
FOR POVERTY ANALYSIS
Proceedings of the Workshop
Held on 11 March 2004,
Nairobi, Kenya
Edited by
Walter Odhiambo
John M. Omiti
David I. Muthaka
©KIPPRA 2005

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KIPPRA-CORNELL SAGA Workshop on
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR POVERTY ANALYSIS
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Nairobi, Kenya

This conference was organized by the Kenya Public Policy Research Institute (KIPPRA) in collaboration with Cornell and the SAGA project in Kenya (co-directed by Cornell and the Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)).

It was attended by 50 or so representatives from various government ministries, the Central Bureau of Statistics, donor agencies, Kenyan Universities and research institutes, as well as several different national media outlets (print, radio and TV). The opening keynote speaker was Dr. David Nalo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and National Development. The workshop involved presentations by a range of scholars from different social science disciplines and closed with an expert panel discussing how best to integrate qualitative and quantitative methods of poverty analysis in emerging policy-oriented research in Kenya. The event was widely regarded as highly informative and enjoyable. IPAR and KIPPRA will jointly produce a proceedings volume from the event later this year.

Photo of David Nalo delivering plenary address

Dr. David Nalo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and National Development, and former Director of the Central Bureau of Statistics delivers the opening plenary address.

View Program for conference. (PDF)

Prof. Willis Oluoch-Kosura of the University of Nairobi introduces the participants in the opening plenary panel, (from left to right), Dr. Hezron Nyangito (KIPPRA), Dr. David Nalo (Ministry of Planning and National Development), Prof. Oluoch-Kosura and Prof. Chris Barrett (Cornell).

Powerpoint presentations (available as HTML):

Quantitative Poverty Analysis
(Germano Mwabu)
Bridging the Qualitative-Quantitative Methods of Poverty Analysis
(Enos H. N. Njeru)
Mixing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Analyzing Poverty Dynamics
(Christopher Barrett)
Social Aspects of Dynamic Poverty Traps—Cases from Vihiga, Baringo and Marsabit Districts, Kenya
(Nelson Mango, Wesley Ongadi, Gatarwa Kariuki, and Josephat Cheng’ole)
The Role of Livestock in Pathways Out of Poverty—Approach and Findings from Western Kenya and India
(Patti Kristjanson, Nelson Mango, Maren Radeny, and Wilson Nindo)
Combining Data from Population Census and Survey Data to Estimate Poverty at Decentralised Level under Poverty Mapping—the Case of Kenya
(Anthony K. M. Kilele and Godfrey Ndeng’e)
Escaping Poverty Traps—The Role of Education and Nonfarm Incomes: Lessons from Madzu Case Study
(Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Paswel Phiri, Frank Place, and Christopher B. Barrett)

Dr. David Nalo, Dr. Hezron Nyangito, and Dr. Fred Kilby

Dr. David Nalo (center), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning and National Development, speaks with KIPPRA Director Dr. Hezron Nyangito (left) and Dr. Fred Kilby of the World Bank.

Dr. Hezron Nyangito and Prof. Chris Barrett, workshop organizers

Dr. Hezron Nyangito and Prof. Chris Barrett, workshop organizers

Workshop co-organizers, Dr. Hezron Nyangito (KIPPRA) and Prof. Chris Barrett (Cornell).

Workshop Papers (available as PDF):

Quantitative Poverty Analysis (Mwabu)
Bridging the Qualitative-Quantitative Methods of Poverty Analysis (Njero)
Mixing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Analyzing Poverty Dynamics (Barrett)
Poverty Mapping: The Case of Kenya (Kilele and Ndeng’e)
Social Aspects of Dynamic Poverty Traps: Cases from, Vihiga, Baringo and Marsabit Districts, Kenya (Mango, Cheng’ole, Kariuki, and Ongadi)
Indices and Manifestations of Poverty: Informing Anti-Poverty Policy Choices (Oluoch-Kosura, Marenya, Place and Barrett)

Dr. Kevin Smith (USAID-Kenya), Prof. Germano Mwabu (University of Nairobi and KIPPRA), Dr. Festus Murithi (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute) and other workshop participants listen to a workshop presentation.