School of Graduate Studies

GAME Center Agribusiness Research Project
Jun 28, 2023 - The USIU-Africa GAME Center was one of the top 9 research organizations in Africa selected by Canada's International Development Research Center (IDRC) and the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) through a rigorous...    

Market and Value Chain Assessment For Refugee Livelihoods in Nairobi Metropolitan Area
Sep 23, 2022 - By `Prof. Amos Njuguna, Stephen Njenga, Salome Asena, Kelly Matayian | Commissioned by UNHCR. According to a report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency as of May 2022, there were 552,061 refugees in Kenya, a majority of who do not access the labor...    

Horticulture Scoping Study for Kenya
May 6, 2022 - The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) promotes and supports continuous inclusive and sustainable development of the horticulture industry. This report is an update to the 2016 report, providing businesses in the Netherlands and Kenya...    

Digital business training: a GAME-changer for young agripreneurs
Sep 10, 2021 - The Cultivate Africa’s Future Fund (CultiAF) is a ten-year, CA$35 million partnership (AUD$37 million) between IDRC and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). CultiAF funds applied research aimed at improving food...    

Coping with COVID-19: Researching resilience in young 'agripreneurs'
Aug 9, 2021 - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya, it exacerbated two familiar issues for young entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector: resilience and inequalities, particularly gender inequality. That is the main finding of a study led by the United States...    

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Project
Aug 7, 2020 - For more information on this project visit - https://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database/Grants/2011/02/OPP1011274    

ICIPE INSFEED Project
Aug 7, 2020 - INSFEED PHASE 2: INSECT FEED FOR POULTRY, FISH AND PIG PRODUCTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUB-GRANT FROM: THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY MAIN DONORS: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER (IDRC) AND THE AUSTRALIAN...    

Metro AgriFood Living Lab
Feb 16, 2019 - This is a unique research concept supporting Kenya’s entrepreneurs to actively engage in profitable agri-businesses. It is designed to identify and field test innovative business models for taking innovations to scale. The research uses the Metro...