CURRICULUM VITAE PROF. PATIENCE M. MSHENGA

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE PROF. PATIENCE M. MSHENGA Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, Egerton University, 536, Egerton-20115, Telephone: KENYA. EDUCATION PhD., Agribusiness Management Research - Egerton University Coursework - Michigan State University M.B.A University of Nairobi, Kenya Bachelor of Agribusiness Management Egerton University, Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) Kabarak High School, Kenya Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E) Mgandini Primary School, Kenya SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PERIOD POSITION INSTITUTION Feb present Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Economics and Feb Senior Lecturer Department of Agricultural Economics and 1

2 Lecturer Department of Agricultural Economics and Assistant Lecturer Department of Agricultural Economics and Teaching Assistant Department of Agricultural Economics and RESEARCH INTERESTS Agricultural Marketing; Agrienterprise Development; Value chain analysis, Farm and non-farm Linkages, Agribusiness Strategic Management PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS 21-23, Jan, 2013 CMAAE/AERC/Worldbank, Living Standards Measurement Surveys Retooling Workshop, Gorillas Golf Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda 10-14, Oct, 2012 CMAAE/AERC / Worldbank, Living Standards Measurement Surveys Retooling Workshop, Hotel Cardoso, Maputo, Mozambique April, AGRODEP, Poverty Analysis and Measurement. IFPRI, Dakar, Senegal July 2011 RUFORUM, Scientific Data Management and Journal Publication training workshops, Royal Suites Hotel, Uganda 29 th Aug th Jan 2011 Embassy of Japan, Evaluating holistic management of livestock-wildlife land use in the dry lands of Kenya by analyzing livestock productivity and health; and by examining factors determining livestock-wildlife distributions. Loldaiga Ranch - Nanyuki, Kenya Sept, 2010 Personal Mastery and Soft Skills Training Workshop. Royal Suites Hotel, Uganda July, 2009 RUFORUM, Personal Mastery and Soft Skills Training Workshop. Egerton University Oct, 2009 IFIPRI, Agribusiness Management Curriculum Open Delivery System (Agrocuri). University of Nairobi 2

3 12-22, Nov, USAID/Michigan State University, Use of SPSS for Socio-Economic Analysis, Egerton University 19-21, Jan., 2000 DAAD, Scholarly Writing Workshop, University of Nairobi SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1 Giel T., N. O. Haddad, J. Bijman, M. Sraïri and P. Mshenga (2016). Organizational Challenges and the Institutional Environment: A Comparative Analysis of Kenya and Morocco. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Report Mshenga, P. M., M. Saidi, A. O. Nkurumwa, J. Magogo., S. I. Oradu (2016). Adoption of African indigenous vegetables into agro-pastoral livelihoods for income and food security: Evidence from Kenya. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. 6 (2), pp Mwambi, M. M.,. Oduol, J., Mshenga, P. and Saidi, M. (2016). Does Contract Farming Improve Smallholder Income? The Case of Avocado Farmers in Kenya. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 6 (1), pp Magogo, J. R., Mshenga, P. M., Saidi, M., Nkurumwa, A. Oradu, S. I., (2015). Determinants of Choice of Marketing Outlets for African Indigenous Vegetables among the Agro-Pastoral Maasai of Narok and Kajiado Counties of Kenya. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development. 6(8), pp Nyariki I., S. Kiprop, Bett K. H., P. Mshenga, N. Nyairo (2015). Analysis of Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Farmers in Kisii County, Kenya. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science. 8( 3). pp Jonah K. K., J. K. Lagat, P. Mshenga, A. M. Macharia (2015).Determining the Economic Value of Irrigation Water in Kerio Valley Basin (Kenya) by Residual Value Method. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development..6, (7), pp Muthui, J. N., P. Mshenga and B. O. Bebe (2014), The influence of livestock market structure, conduct and performance on herd productivity among smallholder dairy farmers in Western Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development. 3(1) pp Wachira, J. M., P. M. Mshenga and M. Saidi (2014). Comparison of the Profitability of Smallscale Greenhouse and Open-field Tomato Production Systems in Nakuru-North District, Kenya. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 6 (2) PP Murathi, N. K., M. Ngigi, P. M. Mshenga, (2014), Perception of Smallholder Farmers towards the Kilimo Plus Subsidy Program in Nakuru North District, Kenya. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science. 6 (6), PP Margaret Gachucha, B. Njehia, P. Mshenga, (2014). Opportunities in adoption of commercial fish farming as a new enterprise for small scale farmers in Kisii county, Kenya. Journal of Advanced Botany and Zoology. 1(1), pp Mutai, J. K., P. Mshenga, B. Njehia, and G. K. Kosgei (2013). Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Farmers Participation in Grain Warehouse Receipt System and the Extent of Participation in 3

4 Nakuru District, Kenya. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development. 4(19) PP Ogeto, R. M., P. Mshenga, E. Cheruiyot and C. N. Onyari (2012). Influence of Institutional Factors on Sorghum Production in Nakuru County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development. 1(6) pp Mshenga, P. M., and R. Richardson (2013). Micro and small enterprise participation in tourism in coastal Kenya. Small Business Economics. 41, Isaboke, H. N., P. Mshenga and M. Saidi (2012). The Effect of Butternut Squash (Cucurbita moschata) on the Incomes of the Small-Holders in Suba District, Kenya. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 4(5): Mshenga, P. M., R. Richardson, B. K. Njehia and E. A. Birachi, (2011). Antecedents to Kenyan Coast Hotels Purchases of Agricultural Products. International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Systems. 4 (2), Ngore, P. M., P.M. Mshenga, G. Owuor and B. K. Mutai (2011). Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Meat Value Addition by Rural Agribusinesses in Kenya. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences. 3(6), pp Mshenga, P. M., R. Richardson, B. K. Njehia and E. A. Birachi, (2010) The Contribution of Tourism to Micro and Small Enterprise Growth Tourism Economics.Vol.16, (4), pp Mshenga, P. M., G. Owuor, (2009). Opportunities Available to Micro and Small Scale Businesses in the Tourism Sector: The Case of the Kenyan Coast. KCA Journal of Business Management, Vol. 2, (2), pp Owuor, G., A. S. Ouma, M. Ngigi, and P. Mlongo (2009), Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Farmers In Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Rural development, Vol. 3, pp Barbieri, C. and P. Mshenga, (2008), The Role of Firm and Owner Characteristics on the Performance of Agritourism Farms", Sociologia Ruralis, 48 (2), pp Owuor, G., S. M. Wangia, S. O. Onyuma, P. M. Mshenga and P. Gamba (2006), Selfhelp Groups: A Social Capital for Agricultural Productivity- The Case of Smallholder Maize Farmers in Siaya, Kenya Egerton Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education series, Vol. V1, (2 and 3). pp Mshenga, P.M., J. Maalu and G. Owuor (2004), Market Segmentation and Micro- and Small Business Growth -The Case of Furniture Manufacturers in Mombasa District, Kenya Egerton Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education series, Vol. V, (1), pp RESEARCH GRANTS The Mastercard Foundation. USD 27,000,000. Transforming African Agricultural Universities to meaningfully contribute to Africa s growth and development (TAGDev). Collaborator Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (WOTRO). Euro 923,000. Local and International Business Collaboration for Productivity and Quality Improvement in Dairy 4

5 Chains in Vietnam, Indonesia, Tanzania and Kenya (LIQUID). Collaborator ACP-EU Co-operation Programme in Higher Education (EDULINK II). Euro 496,368. Strengthening University capacity to enhance competitiveness of Agribusiness in East and West Africa. Coordinator Ford Foundation (through RUFORUM). $ 57,375. Transforming Universities to Stimulate Pro-Poor Agri-Enterprise Development in Eastern Africa using Value Chain and the Round Table Approach to Postgraduate Training. Principal Investigator Netherlands Initiative for Capacity development in Higher Education (NUFFIC) EURO 1,150,000. Building capacity to deliver competent graduates for enhanced competitiveness in the dairy value chain. Collaborator CMAAE Faculty Research Grant. $ 15,000. Potential of Integrating Underutilized Vegetables into Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods for Income and Nutritional Security in Kajiado and Narok, Counties of Kenya. Principal Investigator National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) $ 33,000. Linking Agriculture to Tourism Livelihoods in Coastal Kenya. Collaborator Kenya Agricultural Productivity and Agribusiness Project (KAPAP), $62,500. Value Chain analysis and Evaluation of Sorghum Genotypes for Domestic and Industrial uses in Kenya. Collaborator USAID/Peanut Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP). Improving the health and livelihood of people of East Africa by addressing aflatoxin and gender-related constraints in peanut production, processing and marketing. $619,997. Collaborator CMAAE Faculty Research Grant, $ 15,000. A comparative Analysis of Breeding Information Sourcing and Net Margin Estimates of Inseminations and Replacement Decisions of Smallholder Dairy Farmers. Collaborator CONSULTANCIES Food and Agriculture Organization and Wageningen University (LEI), Organizational and Institutional Challenges in Dairy Cooperatives Syngenta/ Enactus, Judge of Agribusiness competition USAID, Facilitating Business Plan Development Workshop to Smallholders and Small and Micro Enterprises 2012 European Union, Entrepreneurship and Gender in the Dairy Value Chain 2011 RUFORUM, Curriculum Development in Agrienterprise Development. PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP 5

6 Member of the African Growth and Development Policy Modeling Consortium (AGRODEP) REFEREES Prof. B. K. Njehia Dept of Agribusiness Management and Trade, Kenyatta University, P. O Box Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: Dr. E. A. Birachi CIAT, P.O. Box Kigali, Rwanda. Tel: