Dr. Beatrice Wambui Muriithi

Country of current residence

Kenya

Current position

Researcher

Current institute employer

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)

Since

2014

Website current institute

www.icipe.org

Profession

Agricultural Economist

Degrees / expertise

Msc. in Agricultural and Applied Economics(CMAAE), Egerton University, Kenya.

Bsc. in Agricultural Economics, Egerton University, Kenya

Professional experience

Research Assistant : International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi.

Junior Research and Extension officer: Agricultural Sector Coordination Unit (ASCU), Nairobi.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer: Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya

Supervisors of
doctoral work

Prof.Von Braun, ZEF;

Prof. Dr.George Noga, Internat. Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS)

Advisor at ZEF

Dr. Julia Anna Matz, ZEF

2015

Muriithi, B. W. and J.A. Matz. 2015. Welfare effects of vegetable commercialization: Evidence from smallholder producers in Kenya. Food Policy, 50 : 80-91 . Further Information

2013

Muriithi B. W. 2013. Does commercialization of smallholder horticulture reduce rural poverty? Evidence based on household panel data from Kenya. 4th International Conference of African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet-Tunisia. .

Muriithi B. W. 2013. Commercialization of smallholder Horticulture: Gender and intra-household Dynamics and poverty Implications in Kenya. Tropentag 2013, Agricultural development within the rural-urban continuum, September 17-19, 2013, Hohenheim, Germany. . Further Information

Muriithi B.W. and J. A Matz. 2013. Poverty impact of commercialization of smallholder horticulture: A panel data application on vegetable producers in Kenya. Spring meeting of young economists, SMYE2013, May 30-June 1, 2013, Aarhus University, Denmark.

Muriithi B.W. and J. A Matz. 2013. Determinants and constraints of smallholders’ participation in commercialization of horticulture: An application using panel data to vegetable producers in Kenya. 5th European Association of Agricultural Economists(EAAE),PhD Workshop,29-31 May 2013,Leuven.

Muriithi, B. 2013. Commercialization of smallholder horticultural farming in Kenya: Poverty, gender, and Institutional Arrangements. Doctoral thesis at Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn. Further Information

Muriithi, B.W., A. Bhaduri. and G. Noga. 2013. Commercialization of Smallholder Horticulture: A Panacea or a Deterrent to Reduction of. Rural Poverty, Asset Based Approach. Tropentag 2012 Resilience of Agricultural Systems Against Crises. September 19 - 21, 2012, Göttingen-Kassel/Witzenhausen, Germany. Further Information

2012

Gelan, A., and Muriithi, B. W. 2012. Measuring and explaining technical efficiency of dairy farms: a case study of smallholder farms in East Africa. Agrekon, 51(2) : 53–74 . Further Information

2010

Gelan, A., and Muriithi, B. W. 2010. Measuring and Explaining Technical Efficiency of Dairy Farms: A Case Study of Smallholder Farms in East Africa. selected paper for presentation at the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference Sep19,2010. Further Information

Muriithi, B. W., J. Mburu, and M. Ngigi M. 2010. Constraints and Determinants of Compliance with EurepGap Standards: A Case of Smallholder French Bean Exporters in Kirinyaga District, Kenya. Agribusiness, 27, p.1-12.. 27 : 1-12 . Further Information

Muriithi, B., W., J. Mburu and M. Ngigi. 2010. Compliance with International Food Safety Standards: Determinants, costs and implications of EurepGap standards on profitability among smallholders’ horticultural exporters in Kenya. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Germany . Further Information

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
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Research themes

Science Policy
Renewable energy

Research countries

Kenya

Additional information

Supervisors: Prof. Joachim von Braun & Prof. Dr. Georg Noga

Professional experience

Research Assistant : International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi. Junior Research and Extension officer: Agricultural Sector Coordination Unit (ASCU), Nairobi. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer: Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya

Degrees

Msc. in Agricultural and Applied Economics(CMAAE), Egerton University, Kenya.

Bsc. in Agricultural Economics, Egerton University, Kenya

Funding institutions

BMZ (DAAD)

Doctoral research funded by

BMZ (DAAD) &

Dr. Hermann Eiselen Doctoral Programm of the Foundation fiat panis

Supervisors of
doctoral work

Prof.Von Braun, ZEF;

Prof. Dr.George Noga, Internat. Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS)

Advisor at ZEF

Dr. Julia Anna Matz, ZEF

Former Junior Researcher

Former Division/Group:
Economic and Technological Change

Office E-Mail:
bmuriithi(at)icipe.org

Dr. Beatrice Wambui Muriithi

2015

2013

2012

2010

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