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View article: Crowdfunding for sustainability: Key elements driving crowdfunding success across economic, social, and environmental goals
Crowdfunding for sustainability: Key elements driving crowdfunding success across economic, social, and environmental goals Open
This paper explores how key elements of crowdfunding campaigns contribute to the success of sustainable initiatives in terms of economic, social, and environmental dimensions, synthesizing existing literature on the intersection of crowdfu…
View article: Measuring the holistic performance of food and agricultural systems: a systematic review
Measuring the holistic performance of food and agricultural systems: a systematic review Open
Measuring the performance of food and agricultural systems is critical for their transformation towards a sustainable, healthy, and resilient future. To guide decisions and ensure agrifood systems deliver multiple functions, a holistic sys…
View article: Scaling models for Regreening Africa: enhancing agroecological integration through smallholders’ assets and agency in Kenya
Scaling models for Regreening Africa: enhancing agroecological integration through smallholders’ assets and agency in Kenya Open
Urgent action is needed to address climate change, land degradation, and biodiversity loss. The Regreening Africa project (2017–2023), recently recognized as a UN World Restoration Flagship, aimed to reverse land degradation over large are…
View article: Understanding farmer options, context and preferences leads to the co-design of locally relevant agroecological practices for soil, water and integrated pest management: a case from Kiambu and Makueni agroecology living landscapes, Kenya
Understanding farmer options, context and preferences leads to the co-design of locally relevant agroecological practices for soil, water and integrated pest management: a case from Kiambu and Makueni agroecology living landscapes, Kenya Open
Agroecology, as a holistic approach to sustainable food systems, is gaining momentum globally as a key approach to addressing current challenges in agricultural and food production. In sub-Saharan Africa, despite numerous efforts to addres…
View article: Asset-Based Adaptation Project Promotes Tree and Shrub Diversity and Above-Ground Carbon Stocks in Smallholder Agroforestry Systems in Western Kenya
Asset-Based Adaptation Project Promotes Tree and Shrub Diversity and Above-Ground Carbon Stocks in Smallholder Agroforestry Systems in Western Kenya Open
Agroforestry has potential to address the adverse effects of climate change through carbon sequestration, increasing biodiversity and improving adaptive capacity and resilience among smallholder farmers. However, this potential is context …
View article: The Relationship between Climate Change, Variability, and Food Security: Understanding the Impacts and Building Resilient Food Systems in West Pokot County, Kenya
The Relationship between Climate Change, Variability, and Food Security: Understanding the Impacts and Building Resilient Food Systems in West Pokot County, Kenya Open
This study integrated local and scientific knowledge to assess the impacts of climate change and variability on food security in West Pokot County, Kenya from 1980–2012. It characterized rainfall and temperature from 1980–2011 and the phen…
View article: How to stop wasting money in international development: Using a structured group selection approach to counter procedural inefficiency
How to stop wasting money in international development: Using a structured group selection approach to counter procedural inefficiency Open
A lot of money is wasted in international development, prompting research that identified various systemic and procedural features of the observed development inefficiency. Within procedural inefficiency, problems in project implementation…
View article: Asset-based adaptation project promotes tree and shrub diversity and above-ground carbon stocks in smallholder systems in western Kenya
Asset-based adaptation project promotes tree and shrub diversity and above-ground carbon stocks in smallholder systems in western Kenya Open
Our study aimed to determine the tree/shrub diversity and carbon stocks in different agroforestry systems within smallholder farms in two 100 km2 sites in the Nyando river basin, in western Kenya. Context-specific agroforestry adoption had…
View article: The Potentials and Challenges of Achieving Sustainability through Charcoal Producer Associations in Kenya: A Missed Opportunity?
The Potentials and Challenges of Achieving Sustainability through Charcoal Producer Associations in Kenya: A Missed Opportunity? Open
The charcoal industry, specifically charcoal production, is tremendously valuable to Kenya for its contribution to economic, social and environmental nexus. Considering the degradation of ecosystems and charcoal production’s critical role,…
View article: Group Selection Data in Nyando River Basin
Group Selection Data in Nyando River Basin Open
Data on the groups selected in Nyando River Basin, and on expert assessment on the performance of these groups. We investigated the possibility of using a structured stakeholder identification process to determine ex ante whether a communi…
View article: How to Effectively Enhance Sustainable Livelihoods in Smallholder Systems: A Comparative Study from Western Kenya
How to Effectively Enhance Sustainable Livelihoods in Smallholder Systems: A Comparative Study from Western Kenya Open
Increasing communities’ adaptive capacity is crucial to enhancing the sustainability of livelihoods and landscapes in smallholder systems. This study evaluates the contributions of an asset-based community-driven local development project,…