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Tutorial Fellow
Email: ekoech@chuka.ac.ke
Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Studies
Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Education and Extension
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
Lecturer, Agricultural Economics, Resource Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Microeconomics
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2019 to date: Tutorial Fellow, Chuka University
December 2014- July 2019: Agricultural Extension Officer-Mogogosiek Tea Factory
January 2014 to November 2014: Part-time Tutor Egerton University
June 2014 to September 2014: Research Assistant Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics-In progress
Master of Science Agricultural Economics
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics
KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
2013-2014: Socio-economic constraints and incentives for faster technology adoption
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
Koech K. E., Kosgei K. G., Mutai, K. B., Kibet, K. L. Determinants of Market Facilitators Choice by Smallholder Farmers in Laikipia County, Kenya. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science vol.8, January 2015. http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-javs/papers/vol8-issue1/Version-1/O08117882.pdf
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Technology Adoption
Value Chain Analysis
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation