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Makaiko G. Khonje

@makaiko

Agricultural Economist Nairobi Kenya

 Kenya
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Joined June 2009
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In our latest publication, we find that women's off farm employment improves household nutrition in Malawi. Congrats to Chris and Kelvin for excellent publication and collaboration. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… – at Nairobi, Kenya
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Using data from 4 African countries, our latest publication suggests that providing pest alerts to farmers via digital tools improves farm productivity and income. scijournals.onlinelibrary.wi… – at Nairobi, Kenya
Provision of pest alerts is associated with better farm performance in Africa

Provision of pest alerts is associated with better farm performance in Africa

Provision of pest alerts on invasive crop pest control in Africa was linked with a higher likelihood of adopting integrated pest management practices, as well as an improvement in crop yield and...

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Aquaculture has tremendous potential to improve nutrition and income among smallholder farmers in developing countries. But does the choice of tilapia species matter in influencing income and diets? For answers, read our newest publication:tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…. – at Nairobi, Kenya
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Kelvin Mulungu@kmulungu14 Jan 2025
Starting the year on a high! Our paper is out in Agricultural Economics. doi.org/10.1111/agec.12876
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Matin Qaim@MatinQaim2 Jan 2025
With panel data from 6 African countries we show that increasing local & regional production diversity is more promising to improve diets than increasing diversity on each single farm. Markets matter more for diet diversity than own-farm production. doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-0…
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Robertson RB Khataza@RKhataza13 Dec 2024
Why do farmers wait so long before adopting agroforestry in Malawi? Landowners take up to 4 years. What can help shorten the adoption lag? @RKhataza and co-authors show in their recent Agroforestry Systems article. doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-0…. @Luanarofficial @CIFOR_ICRAF @ICRAF
Why do farmers wait so long before adopting fruit tree-based agroforestry technologies in Malawi?...

Why do farmers wait so long before adopting fruit tree-based agroforestry technologies in Malawi?...

Agroforestry Systems - Advocates widely promote fruit tree-based agroforestry (FTA), but its adoption is generally slow and low. We used a hazard duration analysis to determine factors that...

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Tierprodukte verbessern die #Ernährung von Kindern in #Afrika: Milch, Eier und Fisch sind gut für die Entwicklung, zeigt eine Studie von @MatinQaim und Dr. Makaiko Khonje @CABI_News veröffentlicht in @PNASNews. Mehr: uni-bonn.de/de/neues/237-202… & pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
Tierprodukte wie Milch, Eier oder Fisch können das Risiko einer gravierenden Mangelernährung von Kindern in Afrika verringern.

ALT Tierprodukte wie Milch, Eier oder Fisch können das Risiko einer gravierenden Mangelernährung von Kindern in Afrika verringern.

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Animal products improve child #nutrition in #Africa: milk, eggs and fish are good for child development, shows a study by @MatinQaim and Dr. Makaiko Khonje @CABI_News published in @PNASNews. More: uni-bonn.de/en/news/237-2024 & pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
Animal products such as milk, eggs or fish - can reduce the risk of serious malnutrition in children in Africa.

ALT Animal products such as milk, eggs or fish - can reduce the risk of serious malnutrition in children in Africa.

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Animal products improve child nutrition in Africa

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Animal-sourced foods improve child nutrition in Africa, CABI-led study finds - CABI.org cabi.org/news-article/animal… – at Nairobi, Kenya
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CABI is an international, inter-governmental, not-for-profit organization that improves people’s lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in...

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Matin Qaim@MatinQaim3 Dec 2024
With representative panel data frm five countries we show that animal-sourced foods (ASF) help improve child nutrition in Africa. Reduction of ASF is important where consumption is high, but we need to differentiate between rich & poor. Congrats, @makaiko doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2319009…
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Using panel data from 5 African countries, we find that animal-sourced foods reduced child stunting by ~7%. This a must-read for #FAO, #UNICEF, #WFP, #WHO, #GAIN, etc. In PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2319009….
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In our newest publication in GFS, using survey data from over 8000 consumers in 5 LMICs, we find that pesticide residue is a major food safety concern for FV market. Pesticide risk reduction is key to stimulate consumer demand for FV in the Global South. urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=http… – at Nairobi, Kenya
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Several countries are using input subsidies to increase the adoption of improved seed varieties (ISV). However, do these ISV spur long-term food security? In our new publication, we find that ISV increased food security in Malawi. Congrats@ dinahsalonga link.springer.com/article/10…?
Can adoption of improved seed varieties spur long-term food security in Malawi?

Can adoption of improved seed varieties spur long-term food security in Malawi?

Environment, Development and Sustainability - Adoption of improved seed varieties (ISV) is considered one of the key ingredients to sustainably increase crop yields and incomes and reducing hunger....

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Matin Qaim@MatinQaim7 Aug 2024
We develop new geocoded metrics of food environments & link these to child diet & nutrition data in Malawi. Food market variety is positively associated with child dietary diversity & negatively associated with stunting. Congrats @vivienhuelsen. OA paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.20…
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DAY 1: An exciting start to #ICAE2024 as PM @narendramodi inaugurates the conference at NASC, highlighting India’s advancements in sustainable agri-food systems and global agricultural #foodsecurity challenges #NewDelhi2024 #MeetInIndia @MatinQaim Video: pmindiawebcast.nic.in
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Jorge Sellare@jsellare31 Jul 2024
Tech dev is often seen as an important pathway to make #FoodSystems more sustainable. But how does the innovation landscape in #AgriFood VCs look like? Are we making the right investments? We explore these question in our new paper out in #FoodPolicy 1/4 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Robertson RB Khataza@RKhataza3 Jul 2024
Are extension agents promoting agri-environmental innovations inadequate? Use WhatsApp and other ICT-based channels. @RKhataza & co-author show positive evidence of ICT promoting adoption of agroforestry in Malawi. doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-0…
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Matin Qaim@MatinQaim3 May 2024
With data from Kenya we show how institutional innovation can help increase adoption of veterinary technologies among smallholders. Increasing smallholder livestock productivity is key for nutrition security and climate change mitigation. @zef @ILRI doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12…
Journal of Agricultural Economics | Wiley Online Library

Journal of Agricultural Economics | Wiley Online Library

Poor health conditions of livestock cause sizeable losses for many farmers in the Global South. Veterinary services, including vaccinations, could help but often fail to reach farmers under typical...

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