Browsing by Author "Mbeche, R. M."
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Consumers’ Salient Beliefs Regarding Foods From Edible Insects In Kenya: A Qualitative Study Using Concepts From The Theory Of Planned Behaviour
Pambo, K. O.; Mbeche, R. M.; Okello, J. J.; Kinyuru, J. N.; Mose, George N. (2016-11)Population growth, urbanization and climate change, are among the factors that have created uncertainties and pressures on current global food and economic systems. Agricultural intensification can no longer support the ... -
The influence of privatised agricultural extension on downward accountability to smallholder tea farmers
Mbeche, R. M.; Mose, George N.; Ateka, J. (2021-06)Purpose To assess the extent to which privatised extension service, which is premised to be demand-driven, delivers downward accountability to smallholder farmers who are both owners and users of agricultural services. ... -
Institutional Innovations for Smallholder Agricultural Production Systems in Kenya: A Case of Smallholder Tea Subsector
Mose, George N.; Mbeche, R. M.; Ateka, J. (2016-10)The smallholder tea sub-sector which is part of the larger Kenyan tea industry has enjoyed considerable success since its inception in the early 1960s. The planted area under the smallholder system, expanded from 2,522 ... -
Intentions to consume foods from edible insects and the prospects for transforming the ubiquitous biomass into food
Pambo, K. O.; Mbeche, R. M.; Okello, J. J.; Mose, George N.; Kinyuru, J. N. (2018-12)Edible insects are a potentially less burdensome source of proteins on the environment than livestock for a majority of rural consumers. Hence, edible insects are a timely idea to address the challenges of the supply side ...