• Dataset for AABS baseline/characterization in Kenya (wp3) 

  Manyise, Timothy; Dompreh, Eric Brako; Juma, Fredrick .et al. (2024-10-31)

  This baseline study was conducted in October 2024 as part of the Asia Africa BlueTech Superhighway project. The study comprised of different modules: demographic characteristics, personal characteristics, market dynamics, ...
• Exploring regenerative aquaculture initiatives for climate-resilient food production: Harnessing synergies between technology and Agroecology 

  Ogello, Erick; Muthoka, Mavindu; Outa, Nicholas (MDPI, 2024-12-05)

  This review evaluates regenerative aquaculture (RA) technologies and practices as viable pathways to foster resilient, ecologically restorative aquaculture systems. The key RA technologies examined include modern periphyton ...
• Exploring future scenarios for advancing low emission development in Kenyan aquatic food systems 

  Ogello, Erick; Schindler, Lisa; Chan, Chin Yee.et al. (WorldFish, 2024-12-13)

  This study aims to closely explore the potential of sustainable climate smart aquaculture (CSA) technologies, innovations and management practices (TIMPs) and sustainable fisheries management practices to reduce GHG emissions ...
• Nutritional Profile of Economically Valuable Fish Species in the Lake Victoria Basin: Implications for Food and Nutrition Security Among Local Communities 

  Munguti, JM; Muthoka, M; Iteba, J.O.et al (researchgate, 2025-04-30)

  Fish can help address human nutrient deficiencies but is often overlooked in nutrition policies due to insufficient evidence. This study evaluates the nutritional profiles of five economically significant fish species ...
• Historical Origin of Trout Farming in Kenya: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects 

  Kyule, Domitila; Munguti, Jonathan; Muthoka, Mavindu .et al (Wiley, 2025-08-12)

  Rainbow trout farming in Kenya remains an underdeveloped yet high-potential sector within the country’s aquaculture industry, despite the availability of suitable ecological conditions in high-altitude regions. This review ...
• A synthesis of agroecology indicator frameworks and application for East Africa 

  Ogello, Erick; Ogindo, Harun; Outa, Nicholas.et al. (CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2025-09-03)

  Agroecology has the potential to address food security and sustainability challenges in East Africa, but regional complexities require customized indicator frameworks that stakeholders, including smallholder farmers, ...
• Optimizing Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) production: effects of substrate variation on biomass, nutritional quality, hatchability, fecundity, and frass quality 

  Ogello, Erick; Outa, Nicholas; Muthoka, Mavindu .et al (Frontiers, 2025-07-16)

  Insects such as the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens, BSF) are increasingly recognized for their potential to convert organic waste into high-quality protein and fertilizer inputs, contributing to circular bioeconomy ...
• Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) Aquaponics Enhances the Productivity of Fish and Crops: Trials on Nile Tilapia, African Catfish, Lettuce, Spinach and Basil 

  Outa, Nicholas; Ogello, Erick; K'Otuto, George (wiley, 2025-08)

  This study investigated the efficiency of nutrient film technique (NFT) aquaponic systems in enhancing the productivity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), and leafy vegetables ...
• Synergistic Microbial Interactions Between Algae and Bacteria Augment Growth and Immune Performance in Red Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) 

  Menaga Meenakshisundaram, Jimmy B Mboya, Felix Sugantham, Akshaya Panigrahi, Juliana L Gamba, Sevgan Subramanian, Shaphan Y Chia, Dennis Beesigamukama, Jonathan Munguti, Erick Ogello, Rodrigue Yossa, Chrysantus M Tanga (MDPI, 2025-08-25)

  This study investigated the effects of integrating biofloc with microalgae on growth performance and immune gene expression in red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.). The experiment consisted of four treatments: C (Biofloc), T1 ...
• Effects of Farmers' Socio-economic Characteristics on Adoption of Push Pull Technology in Western Kenya: Insights from UPSCALE Project 

  Esther Ng'ong'a, Benjamin Ombok, George Odhiambo, Fredrick Aila (SSRN, 2025)

  Agricultural technologies are being developed and improved to help in curbing constraints associated with agricultural production and income. Push pull Technology (PPT) is an organic approach in pest management that ...
• The Effect of Cropping Systems on component crop productivity and Land Resource Use 

  Cosmas Kiprono, George Odhiambo, Fredrick Aila, Benjamin Ombok (SSRN, 2025-06-27)

  Adoption of intercropping has the potential to make efficient use of scarce land resource in densely populated AEZs of western Kenya and provide both livestock feed and human food while ensuring climate resilience. Most ...
• Modeling a Sub-National Agroecology Policy for Sustainable Agriculture: The Case of Vihiga County, Kenya. 

  Chumba, R.K.B; Ogemah, V; Muyekho, F.N; Wambui, C.C; Aluso, L; Mugendy, M.M (International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2024-05-22)

  Vihiga is a densely populated county in western Kenya (1047 persons/sq.km) with a peri-urban agriculture landscape and limited land carrying capacity. Sustainable agriculture and Agri-food systems using agroecology ...
• Exploring the Potential of Aquaponics Systems in Advancing Food Security in Kenya: A Scoping Review 

  Outa, Nicholas; Ogello, Erick; Wambui, Caroline (Science and Education Publishing, 2024-08-11)

  The pressing issue of global food insecurity demands immediate attention, particularly in developing nations like Kenya. Traditional agricultural methods in these regions often involve high resource consumption, limited ...
• Determinants of Households’ Resilience to Covariate Shocks: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from the Kenyan Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors 

  Ochieng, Silas; Ogello, Erick; Obiero, Kevin; Cheserek, Maureen (MDPI, 2024-09-13)

  This paper analyzes the factors influencing households’ resilience capacities to shocks within Kenya’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors and draws from primary data collected from 419 fish-dependent households across Kisumu, ...
• The role of Multi Actor Communities of practice in dissemination of push-pull technology 

  Ngonga, Esther; Ombok, Benjamin; Osewe, D.O; Aila, Fredrick; Odhiambo, George (Ajol, 2024-09-12)

  Maize production is the main source of income in rural western Kenya, where 70% of the population lives below the poverty line. Many maize farmers over the years have been experiencing losses in their production that are ...
• Determining the pathway for commercialization of bioenergy technologies and products among stakeholders in the bioenergy value chain in Baringo County, Kenya 

  Onyango, Lilian Achieng; Ingasia, Oscar Ayuya; Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse (Discover Agriculture, 2024-04-04)

  Bioenergy has emerged as a suitable alternative to fossil fuels with a potential to significantly contribute to the country’s energy targets. However, the well-established fossil fuel industry presents a challenge for ...
• Are dairy farmers willing to pay for improved forage varieties? Experimental evidence from Kenya 

  Osiemo, Jamleck; Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse; Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja; Notenbaert, An MO (Pergamon, 2024-04-01)

  Though improved forage varieties have the potential to supply high quality feed for livestock and optimize livestock nutrition and production, demand for them in developing countries is low. To inform interventions aiming ...
• Determinants of commercialization of African Indigenous Vegetables among smallholder farmers in Bungoma County, Kenya 

  Nambafu, Scolastica Nanjala; Bett, Hillary; Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse (Springer International Publishing, 2024-04-04)

  Rising awareness of various lifestyle diseases and illnesses has led to an increased understanding of healthy eating habits, the increased demand for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs), and a strict healthier diet in ...
• Sustainability of Fish-Hydropower Dam Interaction: A Case Study of River Nyamugasani ecosystem, Albertine Graben 

  Samuel Bassa, Henry Massa, Shaban Bogere, George Owour, Herbert Nakiyende, Joseph Nyaundi, Anthony Taabu-Munyaho, Erick Ochieng Ogello, John Stephen Balirwa, Winnie Nalukenge Nkalubo, Albert Getabu (Ajol, 2024-05-17)

  This study examined the River Nyamugasani ecosystem in western Uganda, evaluating fish diversity status before and after construction of a hydropower dam between 2015 - 2019 and 2021 - 2022. Using both electro fisher and ...
• Socio‐economic impacts of climate change and adaptation actions among smallholder fish farmers in Sub‐Saharan Africa 

  Mavindu Muthoka, Kevin Okoth Ouko, Jimmy Brian Mboya, Merceline Ndinda Ndambuki, Nicholas Outa, Erick Ogello, Kevin Obiero, Robert John Ogola, Dick Chune Midamba, Lucy Njogu (Wiley, 2024-06)

  Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing food-producing sector, making it a significant contributor to food and nutrition security for the globally growing human population. Nevertheless, its long-term growth is limited ...

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