Prof. Dr. Gideon A. Obare

Area of Expertise

Institutional and Rural Development Economics

Current Research

Research Countries

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

Professional Experience

see CV

Current FSC Status

Visiting Professor

Year of FSC Scholarship

2010 until 2011

Institute during FSC Scholarship

FSC, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Home Institute

Egerton University, Kenya

Doctoral Institute

Egerton Universty, Kenya

Dissertation

The Effect of Road Infrastructure on Input Use and Farm level Productivity in Nakuru District

Degrees

Dipl.-Ing. Agr. (Kiel, 1989); B.Sc. Agric. (Nairobi, 1984)

Important Publications

Heidhues, F., Obare, G., 2011. Lesson from Structural Adjustment Programs and their effects in Africa. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 50(1):55-64.
 
Murage, A.W., Obare, G., Chianu, J., Amudavi, D. M., Pickett, J.A., Khan, Z.R., 2011. Duration Analysis of Technology Adoption Effects of Dissemination Pathways: A Case of 'Push-Pull' Technology for Control of Striga Weeds and Stemborers in Western Kenya. Crop Protection 30(5):531-538.
 
Odendo, M., Obare, G., Salasya, B., 2010. Farmers’ Perceptions and Knowledge of Soil Fertility Degradation in two Contrasting Sites in Western Kenya. Land Degradation & Development 21(6):557-564.

Ouma, E., Jagwe, J., Obare, G.A., Abele, S., 2010. Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Participation in Banana Markets in Central Africa: The Role of Transaction Costs. Agricultural Economics 41(2):111-122.