Research Grants

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)

PARI and AERC have been collaborating since 2018 to strengthen research capacities in the field of agricultural and development economics in Africa. As part of this collaboration, PARI has provided research grants to 22 Masters and 5 PhD students in several universities across Africa as part of AERC’s studies programme.

Research grants provided by AERC

Onesmus Keli Musyoki

Participation in Milk Processing and Its Effect on Profitability of the Dairy Enterprise Among Smallholder Farmers: The Case of Kikima Dairy Cooperative Society in Makueni County, Kenya

Thesis

Title of thesis

Participation in Milk Processing and Its Effect on Profitability of the Dairy Enterprise Among Smallholder Farmers: The Case of Kikima Dairy Cooperative Society in Makueni County, Kenya

Supervisors

Prof. John Mburu, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Chepchumba Chumo, Department of Agricultural Economics Resource Management, Moi University, Kenya

Degree

Collaborative Masters in Agricultural and Applied Economics

University

University of Nairobi, Kenya, and University of Pretoria, South Africa

Country

Kenya

More publications

Musyoki, O. K., Mburu, J. and Chumo, C. (2022). Impact of Participation in Milk Processing on Smallholder Farmers’ Welfare: The Case of Kikima Dairy Cooperative Society in Makueni County, Kenya. East African Scholars Journal of Economics and Business Management, 5(6), 144-155.
Musyoki, O. K. (2022). Comparison of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Factors Influencing Participation in Milk Processing among Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Mbooni and Kilome Sub-Counties, Kenya. International Journal of Science and Research, 11(7), 1895-1902.

Abel Paul

Comparative Advantage and Trade Performance of Selected East African Countries Trading Coffee under “Everything but Arms” Export Trading Regime

Thesis

Title of thesis

Comparative Advantage and Trade Performance of Selected East African Countries Trading Coffee under “Everything but Arms” Export Trading Regime

Supervisors

Dr. Charles M. Mgeni, Prof. Khamaldin Mutabazi, and Prof. Ruben M. J. Kadigi.

All are from the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania.

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural and Applied Economics

University

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania

Country

Tanzania

More publications

C. M. Mgeni, K. Mutabazi and R. M. J. Kadigi. Comparative Advantage of Tanzania Coffee Sector under “Everything but Arms” Export Trading Regime. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol 13(4), 2022.

Angelique Kangondo

Rural Youth’s choice of Livelihood Strategies and their Effect on Food Security and Income Poverty in Rwanda

Thesis

Title of thesis

Rural Youth’s Schoice of Livelihood Strategies and their Effect on Food Security and Income Poverty in Rwanda

Supervisors

Prof Mdoe Ntengua S.Y, Prof Gilead I. Mlay, and Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy of the Sokoine University of Agriculture

University

Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

Country

Tanzania

More publications

Kangondo, A., Worsen, T., Mlay, G.I., Ndyetabula, D.W., Mdoe, N.S.Y. Determinants of choice of Livelihood Strategies among rural youth in Rwanda. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2023.2286198
Kangondo, A, Ndyetabula, D., Mdoe, N., Mlay, G.I. Rural Youths’ Choice of Livelihood Strategies and Their Impact on Income Poverty and Food Security in Rwanda. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-05-2022-0190

Galgalo Boru Mokena

Economic Efficiency of Maize Production: the case of Bule Hora District, West Guji Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Thesis

Title of thesis

Economic Efficiency of Maize Production: the case of Bule Hora District, West Guji Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Supervisors

Dr. Aemro Tazeze (Ass. Prof) and Dr. Alelign Ademe (Ass. Prof)

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural and Applied Economics

University

Haramaya University, Ethiopia

Country

Ethiopia

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Henry Too

Analysis of wheat importation and its associated effects on domestic wheat production in Kenya

Thesis

Title of thesis

Analysis of wheat importation and its associated effects on domestic wheat production in Kenya

Supervisors

Prof. Hillary Kiplangat Bett, and Dr. Raphael Gitau

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural and Applied Economics

University

Egerton University, Kenya

Country

Kenya

More publications

Too, H. K., Bett, H. K., & Gitau, R. (2021). What explains the trends of wheat imports in Kenya; a cointegration analysis using ARDL-ECM modelling. J Econ Sustain Dev, 12(6), 6-98.
Too, H. K., Bett, H. K., & Gitau, R. (2023). Determination of import demand of wheat in Kenya; A time series analysis from 2000 to 2019. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(3), 287-297.

Kudzai Chidzikwe

Assessing the potentials of using digital communication technologies in agricultural production by smallholder farmers in Goromonzi district

Thesis

Title of thesis

Assessing the potentials of using digital communication technologies in agricultural production by smallholder farmers in Goromonzi district

Supervisors

Dr T. Pedzisa, and Dr S. Tatsvarei

Degree

Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics (MAAE)

University

University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Country

Zimbabwe

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Kolapo Adetomiwa

Consumer Segmentation and Market potential for Biofortified foods in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Nigeria

Thesis

Title of thesis

Consumer Segmentation and Market potential for Biofortified foods in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Nigeria

Supervisors

Prof. T.A. Akeem

Degree

Master’s Degree

University

Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Country

Nigeria

More publications

Kolapo, A. (2023). Heterogeneous preferences and market potentials for biofortified foods in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria. Future Foods, 8, 100278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2023.100278

University of Hohenheim

PARI has supported 12 Master and 6 PhD Students enrolled at the University of Hohenheim to assist them in the their field research.

Research grants provided by the University of Hohenheim

Bisrat Getnet Awoke

Performance evaluation of small hp tractors and planters used for small-scale conservation tillage and crop protection systems in Eastern Africa

Thesis

Title of thesis

Performance evaluation of small hp tractors and planters used for small-scale conservation tillage and crop protection systems in Eastern Africa

Supervisors

Prof.Dr. Regina Birner, Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Köller, and Prof. Dr.Thomas Daum

Degree

PhD

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Ethiopia

More publications

Tikuneh, D. B., & Beri, Abebe Fanta, Awoke, B. G. (2023). Design, manufacture, and performance evaluation of a single-axle tractor-operated potato digger elevator. Cogent Engineering, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2023.2251744
Tefera, Y. D., & Awoke, B. G. (2023). Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: hiring service transactions, mechanization clusters and land consolidation. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, ahead-of-p. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-06-2022-0127
Daum, T., Seidel, A., Awoke, B. G., & Birner, R. (2023). Animal traction, two-wheel tractors, or four-wheel tractors? A best-fit approach to guide farm mechanization in Africa. Experimental Agriculture, 59(e12), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479723000091
Dereje Alemu, Workineh Abebe, Awoke Bisrat G., Fitsum, A., & Laike, K. (2022). Chapter 15 Tef Mechanization In: Kebebew Assefa, Solomon Chanyalew, Dejene Girma and Zerihun Tadele (eds.). 2022. Principles and Practices of Tef Improvement. Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research and Agricultural Transformation Institute (Issue November). https://doi.org/10.48350/17416
Daum, Thomas and Seidel, Anna and Getnet, Bisrat and Birner, Regina, Animal traction, two-wheel tractors, or four-wheel tractors? A best-fit approach to guide farm mechanization in Africa (April 25, 2022). Hohenheim Working Papers on Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4092687 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4092687
Deribe, Y., Awoke, B. G., Kang, T. G., & Tesfaye, A. (2022). Benchmarking the Status of Agricultural Mechanization in Ethiopia. In SSRN Electronic Journal (Issue January 2021). https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3968527
Alemu, D. Fanta A, and Getnet B., (2021) Performance Evaluation of Engine Operated Potato Grader. Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 31, No.2, pp 61-71,2021 https://www.ajol.info/ index.php /ejas/article/view/206713
Getnet, B., Baudron, F., Antille, D. L., Kebede, L., Alemu, D., Belay, D., Aikins, K. A. (2020). Evaluation of two-wheel tractor attached seeders used in conservation agriculture systems of Ethiopia. ASABE Paper No.: 2000334. St. Joseph, MI.: ASABE. 2020 Annual International Meeting, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202000334
Baudron F,Misiko M, Getnet B, Nazare R, Sariah J, Kaumbutho P (2019) A farm-level assessment of labor and mechanization in Eastern and Southern Africa. Agron Sustain Dev 39(2):17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-019-0563-5
L. Kebede & B. Getnet 2016. Performance of Single Axle Tractors in the Semi-Arid Central Part of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 27, No.1, pp 37-53, December 2016. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejas/article/view/150341
B. Getnet, L. Kebede and Hae Koo Kim., Evaluation of conservation tillage techniques for Maize production in the central rift valley of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 25, No.2, pp 47-58, June 2015. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejas/article/view/142814

Evelyne Wairimu Njuguna

Digitalization of Agriculture in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Kenya

Thesis

Title of thesis

Digitalization of Agriculture in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Kenya

Supervisors

Prof Dr. Regina Birner; Prof. John Mburu; and Prof Dr. Thomas Daum

Degree

PhD Program for Agricultural Economics, Bioeconomy and Sustainable Food Systems (IPPAE)

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Kenya

More publications

E.W. Njuguna and J.Mburu (2021). Household determinants of competing land uses in the Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105793

Benadette Ayebare

Advancing cattle genetics: a comparative exploration of innovation systems in Kenya and Uganda

Thesis

Title of thesis

Advancing cattle genetics: a comparative exploration of innovation systems in Kenya and Uganda

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, and Dr. Thomas Daum

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Uganda

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Olabisi John Agboola

Economics of Mechanized Chemical Crop Protection: A Case Study in Kenya

Thesis

Title of thesis

Economics of Mechanized Chemical Crop Protection: A Case Study in Kenya

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Regina Birner; and Prof. Dr. Thomas Daum

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Nigeria

More publications

Ashagidigbi Waheed M, Charles Nkechi P, Agboola J, Salau Sheu A. The Impact of Covid 19 Pandemic on the Food Security Status of Women Farmers in Southwest, Nigeria. Nutri Food Sci Int J. 2023. 12(3): 555839. DOI:10.19080/NFSIJ.2023.12.555839
Agboola O, Odubote K, Richenhagen M. (2022). Assessment of the emerging impact of covid-19 pandemic on small-scale poultry farmers in Zambia. University of Zambia Journal of Agricultural and Biomedical Sciences. Available at: https://journals.unza.zm/index.php/JABS/article/view/744
Adeboye, Kehinde & Oyetunde, Oyeboade A. and Agboola, O. John. (2021). Advancing seed system for food security in the face of climate change and COVID-19 pandemic – a review.

Paul Effah

Agrobiodiversity, risks, and resilience: Insights from Ghana and Burkina Faso

Thesis

Title of thesis

Agrobiodiversity, risks, and resilience: Insights from Ghana and Burkina Faso

Supervisors

Prof. Regina Birner, Dr. Thomas Daum;
Local partner supervisors: Prof. Felix Ankomah Asante, Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Research, Innovation, and Development, University of Ghana; and Dr. Nerbéwende Sawadogo, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso.

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Ghana

More publications

Etuah, S., Adams, F., Mensah, J. O., Osei, A. A. A., Mensah, A., Liu, Z., … & Halid, N. (2023). Waste generation and management in the food service sector: Evidence from Ghana. Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy, 6, 100067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clcb.2023.100067

Michael Ademilola Olaitan

Crop and Genetic Diversity: A Comparative Case Study of Ghana and Burkina Faso

Thesis

Title of thesis

Crop and Genetic Diversity: A Comparative Case Study of Ghana and Burkina Faso

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, and Prof. Dr. Thomas Daum

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Nigeria

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Maria Oguche

A literature review on neglected livestock species in Africa – the cases of grasscutter, guinea pig, guinea fowl, rabbit and donkey

Thesis

Title of thesis

A literature review on neglected livestock species in Africa – the cases of grasscutter, guinea pig, guinea fowl, rabbit and donkey

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, and Dr. Juliet Kariuki

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Nigeria

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Malik Olaye

State of agricultural input use in Nigeria: Consistency, complementary use, and credit – Evidence from LSMS-ISA panel data

Thesis

Title of thesis

State of agricultural input use in Nigeria: Consistency, complementary use, and credit – Evidence from LSMS-ISA panel data

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, and Dr. Christina Bosch

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Nigeria

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Kwamboka Tirimba

Digital tools for livestock farming – A scoping review (Master)

Interactions between the environmental impact, economic efficiency and productivity within livestock systems in the tropics (PhD)

Thesis

Title of thesis

Digital tools for livestock farming – A scoping review (Master)

Interactions between the environmental impact, economic efficiency and productivity within livestock systems in the tropics (PhD)

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Mizeck Chagunda, Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, and Dr. Juliet Kariuki

Degree

M.Sc. Organic Agriculture and Food Systems
PhD Agricultural Sciences

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Kenya

More publications

Tide Global Learning (September 2016). Global Learning: Lenses on the World. https://www.tidegloballearning.net/resources/lenses-world
Book under production:
Chagunda, M., Agbor, K.E., Mwai O., Tirimba, K., (Unpublished) Contribution of African livestock production systems to green gas emissions (GHGE) and global warming in the face of climate change. In M.E. Ibeagha-Awemu, O.S. Peters, A. Djikeng, O. E. J. Rege, O (Ed.), Sustainable development goals series. Africa livestock genetic resources and sustainable strategies: Unlocking a treasure trove and guide for improved productivity (Section 1). Springer Nature.

Sharon Mayienga

Use of technology in machinery service provision in Kenya

Thesis

Title of thesis

Use of technology in machinery service provision in Kenya

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Regina Birner

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Kenya

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Oluwakayode Anidi

The uberization of mechanization services; A case study of Hello Tractor in Nigeria.

Thesis

Title of thesis

The uberization of mechanization services; A case study of Hello Tractor in Nigeria.

Supervisors

First level: Prof (Dr) Regina Birner; Second level: Prof (Dr) Karlheinz Koller

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Nigeria

More publications

Daum, T., Villalba, R., Anidi, O., Mayienga, S. M., Gupta, S., & Birner, R. (2021). Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria. World Development, 144, 105480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105480

Oluwafemi Ogunjimi

Exploring the Aspirations of Youths in Agriculture from a Gendered Perspective in Rural Zambia

Thesis

Title of thesis

Exploring the Aspirations of Youths in Agriculture from a Gendered Perspective in Rural Zambia

Supervisors

Prof Regina Birner, Dr. Thomas Daum, & Dr. Juliet Karuiki

Degree

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

University

University of Hohenheim, Germany

Country

Nigeria

More publications

Arowolo, O.O; Ogunjimi, O.K; Abdul sallam- Saghir, P.B and Ojebiyi, W.G (2017), Knowledge of HIV and Attitude towards Voluntary Counselling and Testing among Rural Farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol 13, No 1

Center for Development Research (ZEF)

As part of ZEF’s doctoral studies programme, PARI has provided supplementary research funding to 7 PhD students.

Research grants provided by ZEF

Essa Chanie Mussa

Long-term effects of childhood work on human capital formation, migration decisions, and earnings in rural Ethiopia

Thesis

Title of thesis

Long-term effects of childhood work on human capital formation, migration decisions, and earnings in rural Ethiopia

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun

Degree

Ph.D Agricultural Sciences

University

University of Bonn, Germany

Country

Ethiopia

More publications

Will be added later

Charles Yaw Okyere

Water Quality in Multipurpose Water Systems, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health Outcomes in Ghana

Thesis

Title of thesis

Water Quality in Multipurpose Water Systems, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health Outcomes in Ghana

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, and Prof. Dr. Michael Frei

Degree

Ph.D Agricultural Sciences

University

University of Bonn, Germany

Country

Ghana

More publications

Will be added later

Annet Adong

Armed Conflicts and Forced Displacements: Incentives and Consequences on Consumption and Social Preferences

Thesis

Title of thesis

Armed Conflicts and Forced Displacements: Incentives and Consequences on Consumption and Social Preferences

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun

Degree

Ph.D Agricultural Sciences

University

University of Bonn, Germany

Country

Uganda

More publications

Adong, A., Kornher, L., Kirui,O., & von Braun, J. (2021). Conflict exposure and food consumption pathways during and after conflict: Evidence from Northern Uganda. World Development https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105636
Adong, A., Tinker, J., Levine, D., Mbowa, S. (2020). Encouraging fertilizer Adoption through a Risk-Free Sales Offer: A randomized Control Trial in Uganda: Development Perspectives. DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2020.100230
Adong, A. (2014). Impact of households’ membership of farmer groups on the adoption of agricultural technologies in Uganda: Evidence from the Uganda Census of Agriculture 2008/09. Agricultural Economics Research, Policy and Practice in Southern Africa (AGREKON) . https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2014.915485
Adong, A., Kornher, L., & Kirui,O (2020). Us and Them: Prosocial Attitudes between Refugees and Host Communities exposed to Armed Conflict. Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda. ZEF – Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 292, Center for Development Research, Bonn, February 2020, pp. 47

Makafui Dzudzor

Household food safety, dietary diversity and malnutrition in an urban context: Evidence from urban Ghana

Thesis

Title of thesis

Household food safety, dietary diversity and malnutrition in an urban context: Evidence from urban Ghana

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim

Thesis advisor: Dr. Nicolas Gerber

Degree

Ph.D Agricultural Sciences

University

University of Bonn, Germany

Country

Ghana

More publications

Dzudzor, M.I., Gerber, N. & Asante, F.A. Food safety and dietary diversity in African urban cities: evidence from Ghana. BMC Public Health 24, 888 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18297-0
Makafui I. Dzudzor, Nicolas Gerber. Urban households’ food safety knowledge and behaviour: Choice of food markets and cooking practices. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Volume 14, 2023, 100728, ISSN 2666-1543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100728.
Usman, M.A., Adong, A., Injete, E., Dzudzor, M., Getahun, T.G., Lulie, J. and L. Kornher. 2022. The Effect of COVID-19 and Associated Lockdown Measures on Household Consumption, Income, and Employment: Evidence from sub-Saharan African Countries. (ZEF Working Paper 218). https://www.zef.de/fileadmin/webfiles/downloads/zef_wp/ZEF_WP_218.pdf