This paper assesses the preferences of yogurt attributes among urban consumers in Nairobi, Kenya. Data were collected through a survey of 190 urban consumers and analyzed using descriptive statistics...

The paper examines the determinants of vulnerability to expected poverty in Tanzania. Following Landau et al. (2012), Chaudhuri (2000) and Chaudhuri et al. (2003) on estimating Vulnerability to…

Abstract The human health and ecological risks resulting from exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Ekulu River sediments were estimated in this study. The Ekulu River receives…

Although there is growing recognition that that extreme weather events pose significant challenges to Central American agriculture, little is known about what factors influence farmers' implementation...

This study was undertaken in Laikipia County, Kenya, to identify factors influencing the choices of strategies by pastoralists to adapt to climate change. The study particularly evaluates the role of…

Abstract Resource-conserving technologies are widely reported to benefit both the environment and the people who adopt them. Evidence for these “win-win” claims comes largely from modeling or non…

Implications for Participatory Forest Management and Payments to Communities for Ecosystem Services Communities living near Kenya’s forests place a monetary value on conservation. Mountain forests are…

Payment for ecosystem service (PES) programs are increasingly being promoted as suitable mechanisms for addressing degradation of forest resources in developing countries. While interest in PES has…