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Assistant Lecturer
Email: isamoita@chuka.ac.ke
Faculty: Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Education & Extension
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
Agribusiness and Policy
WORK EXPERIENCE
2019 June – date: Assistant Lecturer, Chuka University
May 2014 – June 2019: Part-time Tutor, Egerton University
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Ongoing
Master of Science in Agribusiness Management
B.Sc. in Agribusiness Management
KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
2014: Agricredit+ project of influence of insurance, credit and farm inputs for smallholder sorghum farmers
2013 – 2015: Hortinlea project on indigenous vegetables in three counties (Kisii, Kakamega and Kiambu)
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
1. Karanja, J.W., Lagat J.K., Mutai B.K., Nyariki I., 2019. Market participation of smallholder pigeon pea farmers in Makueni County, Kenya: DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-16-12
2. Kiprop, N. I., Hillary, B. K., Mshenga, P., & Nyairo, N. (2015). Analysis of technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in Kisii County, Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, 8(3), 50-56.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Food security, farm productivity and agricultural policy