Member Profile
Membership type: full
Mary Ng'endo Kanui
Country of origin: Kenya Currently in: Kenya, Nairobi General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
2015 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Nutrition and Food Security, Natural Resource Management
Publications resulting from Research:
1. Ng’endo, M. and Bhagwat, S. (2018) The role of agroforestry in habitat conservation and biodiversity use at household level. In: M. Mosquera-Losada and R. Prabhu (eds.) Agroforestry for Sustainable Agriculture. Cambridge: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Chapter 8 (in press): https://shop.bdspublishing.com/checkout/Store/bds/Detail/WorkGroup/3-190-72732
2. Ng’endo, M., Bhagwat, S. and Keding, G.B. (2018) Challenges and opportunities for market integration to improve food security among smallholder farming households in Western Kenya. International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food 24(2) 229-252: http://www.ijsaf.org/archive/24/2/ngendo.pdf
3. Ng’endo, M., Bhagwat, S. and Keding, G.B. (2018) Contribution of nutrient diversity and food perceptions to food and nutrition security among smallholder farmers in Western Kenya: A case study. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 39(1) 86-106. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0379572117723135
4. Ng’endo, M., Bhagwat, S. and Keding, G.B. (2016) Influence of seasonal on-farm diversity on dietary diversity: A case study of smallholder farming households in Western Kenya. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 55 (5): 403-427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2016.1200037
5. Ng’endo, M., Keding, G.B., Bhagwat, S. and Kehlenbeck, K. (2015) Variability of food plant diversity and its contribution to food security: A case study of smallholder farming households in Western Kenya. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 39 (10): 1071-1103. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2015.1073206
6. Keding, G.B. and Ng’endo, M. (2015) Diversifying local agriculture: Agricultural diversity on smallholder farms and in local markets in Western Kenya. Policy Brief. Rome: Bioversity International. URL: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/diversifying-local-agriculture-agricultural-diversity-on-smallholder-farms-and-in-local-markets-in-western-kenya/
7. Ng’endo, M., Catacutan, D., Kung’u, J., Muriuki, J., Kariuki, J. and Mowo, J. (2013) The policy environment of conservation agriculture with trees (CAWT) in Eastern Kenya: Do small scale farmers benefit from existing policy incentives? African Journal of Agricultural Research 8 (23):2924-2939. URL: http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/9DAED3135993
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Research
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Other Awards
Jul 2018Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Women in Science MentorshipSep 2011Rhodes ScholarshipSep 2010Mwalimu Nyerere African Union ScholarshipSep 2009Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) short course ScholarshipAug 2008Gold Award, President’s Award Scheme of Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award