Profile - Dr Adijah Mukabana Olubandwa

Dr Adijah Mukabana Olubandwa

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Designation: SENIOR LECTURER
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Job Category: Teaching
Phone Number: +254725906866
Division / Faculty: Faculty of Education and Community Development Studies
Directorate / Dept: DEPT OF APPLIED COMMUNITY DEV. STUDIES
Section: ACADEMICS
Address: 18789

SUMMARY

Senior lecturer, Egerton University, Kenya. Highest qualification Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural extension. Involved in a number of consultancies the latest being “development Of Pandemic Preparedness With A One Health Approach Curriculum" Meeting of the 3rd Expert Working Group 31st January to 2nd February, 2019 Arusha, Tanzania” and “assessing famer learning pathways, preferences and agricultural technology uptake by small scale farmers in Kenya”.

Published widely the latest being “The Influence of Farmers' Gender on Factors Affecting Maize Production among Small Scale Farmers in the Agricultural Reform Era: The Case of Western Region of Kenya”, “Evaluation report of the 1st Pilot of the short course on pandemic preparedness with a one health approach. Report written for the Pan Prep Project funded by the Germany Government and implemented by GIZ in close collaboration with EAC Secretariat” and The Relationship between Small Scale Farmers’ Attitude towards Maize Farming and Maize Yield in the Agricultural Reform Era: The Case of Western Region of Kenya” .

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2007: Doctor Of Philosophy In Agricultural Extension

1998: Msc. Agricultural Extension

1992: Bsc Agriculture And Home Economics Extension

1986: Diploma In Agriculture And Home Economics

1982: kenya Advanced Certificate Of Secondary Education (2 Principals And 1 Subsidiary)

1980: Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education (Division 1)

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Agricultural Extension
Sustainable Community Development

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2021: Online meeting on Sensitization of the One Health PPOH Course on Tuesday 02nd March, 2021”

2020: The 9th ICAT conference hosted from Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa from November 23 – 27, 2020.

2019: development of pandemic preparedness with a one health approach curriculum Meeting of the 3^rd Expert Working Group 31^st January to 2^nd February, 2019

2016: Consultancy for assessing famer learning pathways, preferences and agricultural technology uptake by small scale farmers in Kenya.

2016: Attended “Digiteacher East Africa Planning Workshop” 3^rd -6^th August in Kampla Uganda.

2016: Commonwealth of learning certificate for Teacher ICT Integration 14^th -22^nd May Singapor

2015: Workshop on finalization of the EAC CAADP Compact 17-18 August 2015Kigali, Rwanda.

2015: Validation of the EAC CAADP Compact results framework, 19-21 August 2015, Kigali, Rwanda

WORK EXPERIENCE

1986: Divisional Home Economics Officer Lurambi Division Kakamega District

1988: District home Economics Officer Kakamega District

1989: Technician Department Of Home Economics Egerton University

1992: Teaching Assistant department Of Home Economics Egerton University

1998: Assistant Lecturer Department Of Applied Community Development Studies egerton University

2007: lecturer Department Of Applied Community Development Studies egerton University

2012 To Date: Senior Lecturer Department Of Applied Community Development Studies egerton University

KEY PROJECTS

2019: Short course on pandemic preparedness with a one health approach funded by funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and implemented by Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
2019: Short course on pandemic preparedness with a one health approach funded by funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and implemented by Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
2014: Desktop study to sift and summarize the AU Malabo declarations of Agriculture and Food Security and the regional Agriculture Investment plan
2006: Internal Impact assessment of the National Agriculture and Livestock Extension program phase 1, by designing and developing the instruments, training the staff on administering of the research instruments, data analysis, writing and editing the report.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Sustainable Community Development
Sustainable Agricultural Development
Gender And Development
Agricultural Extension

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

2019: Adijah M. Ali-Olubandwa. Relationship between maize marketing strategies and maize yield in the western region of Kenya. EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review -Peer Reviewed Journal. Volume - 7, Issue- 8, August 2019 | e-ISSN : 2347 - 9671| p- ISSN : 2349 - 0187
2018: Adijah M. Ali-Olubandwa* and Timothy E. O. Wesonga: The Relationship between Small Scale Farmers’ Attitude towards Maize Farming and Maize Yield in the Agricultural Reform Era: The Case of Western Region of Kenya. Book chapter ISBN Number: 978-81-934224-8-9. Current Perspective to Economics and Management Ed. 1
2018: Agnes Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Milcah Mulu-Mutuku, Adijah Ali-Olubandwa, Stephen Wambugu Maina: assessing farmer learning pathway preferences and agricultural technology uptake by small scale farmers in lurambi and machakos sub-counties of kenya. A consultancy report submitted to biovision africa trust for the ecological organic agriculture initiative in africa under support from swedish society for nature conservation (ssnc) December, 2018
2016: Japheth Kennedy Oreyo Otieno, Catherine N. Munyua and Adijah Olubandwa: Effects of participatory monitoring and Evaluation on Stakeholder Relationships and Project Quality in the Local Authority Service Delivery Action Plan (LASDAP) Process in Bondo Sub County in Siaya County, Kenya. Developing countries studies ISSN 2225-0565. Vol 6. No. 4. 2016.
2016: Josephat W. O. Smollo, Adijah M. Ali-Olubandwa, Catherine M. Ng’endo
Influence of Utilising Animal Husbandry Information from Mobile Phones on Milk Yield Among Small Holder Dairy Farmers in Njoro Sub-County, Kenya. International Journal of Agricultural Extention. 04(01) 2016.41-47.
2015: M. Adijah Ali-Olubandwa1*, N. J. Kathuri2, Dolphine Odero-Wanga1 and W. A. Shivoga3. Impact of Agricultural Reform Measures on Maize Production among Small Scale Farmers: The Case of Western Province of Kenya. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 5(3): 137-146, 2015; Article no.AJAEES.2015.047 ISSN: 2320-7027
2015: George Okoth Omuga, Adijah Olubandwa and Dolphine Odero-Wanga.The influence of Mechanical plucking machines on employees income in Sotik tea companies Limited, Bureti District, Kenya.IIARD International Journal of Economics and Business ManagementVol. 1 No. 6 2015
2015: Adijah M. Olubandwa and Timothy E. Wesonga: Understanding the Malabo declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods. Technical report for Eastern and Southern Africa small scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF)
2015: Aggrey Oyiego Ambani, Adijah Ali-Olubandwa, Nancy O. Openda: The influence of selected factors of motivation on women’s participation in contract sugarcane farming in Mumias Division, Kakamega County, Kenya. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development.Vol 6 No. 14 (2015)
2015: MilcahMulu-Mutuku, Dolphine –OderoWanga, Adijah Ali-Olubandwa: Female entrepreneurship in Kenya: How do female micoentrepreneurs learn to be entrepreneurial.Microthink Institute Case Studies in Business and Management ISSN 2333-3324 2015, Vol2, No.1
2015: Mutinda M.M., P.M. Oeyo, M., M. Mutuku, A. Olubandwa: Contribution of constituency Development fund Busary on the provision of secondary Education of Ogiek Girls in Njoro Sub-County, Kanya. International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2(2): 77-85.
2014: Catherine Athanasa Mulwale, Catherine Ng’endoMunyua, AdijahOlubandwa. Relationship between fodder production practices and Dairy production in Homabay and NdhiwaDistricts,Kenya in American International Journal of Social Science Vol. 3, No. 2; March 2014
2014: DamarisAchar, DolphineOdero-Wanga, Ali-OlubandwaAdijah M. “ Knowledge of perimenopausal phase and symptoms women experienced in Njoro District, Kenya” In International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 4, No.3; February 2014
2013:Dolphine –OderoWanga, MilcahMulu-Mutuku, Adijah Ali-Olubandwa ‘Overcoming the odds: Strategies used by women entrepreneurs in milk micro enterprises. Published in the American Journal of Human Ecology Vol; Vol. 2, No. 2; 2013
2013:MilcahMulu-MutukuDolphine –OderoWanga, Adijah Ali-Olubandwa, Joyce Maling’a and Amos Nyakeyo“ Commercialisation of traditional crops: Are cassava production and Utilisation promotion Efforts Bearing Fruits in Kenya?” . Published in the Journal of Sustainabl Development; Vol. 6, No. 7; 2013
2011: Ali-Olubandwa, A.M. Odero-Wanga D. A., Kathuri N. J. and Shivoga W. A.” Challenges Facing Small Scale Maize Farmers in Western Province of Kenya in the Agricultural Reform Era” Publised in the American Journal of Experimental Agriculture Vol 1 (4), pp226-236, October 2011
2011: Ali-Olubandwa, A.M. Kathuri N. J. and Wesonga T.E.O..” Effective Extension Methods for Increased food production in Kakamega District. ” Publised in the Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Vol 3 (5), pp95-101, May 2011
2010:Odero -Wanga D., Mulu-Mutuku M.&Ali-Olubandwa A. ‘Women in milk micro enterprisesin Kenya: Challenges and opportunities,.Published in the n Journal of Business Administration and Management. Vol. 5,
2009: Ali-Olubandwa, A.M. Odero-Wanga D. A., Kathuri N. J. and Shivoga W. A.” Adoption of improved maize production practices among small scale farmers in the Agricultural Reform Era: The case of Western Province of Kenya” Publised in the Journal of International Agricultural and Extension EducationVol 17 (1)
2009: Ali-Olubandwa, A.M. Odero-Wanga D. A. and Kathuri N. J. and Shivoga W. A.” Factor affecting involvement of small scale women farmers in maize productionduring the agricultural Reform Era: The case of Western Province of Kenya” Publised in the Journal of Organisation of Social Science in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) Kenya Chapter
2009:Odero -Wanga D., Mulu-Mutuku M.&Ali-Olubandwa A. ‘Value added milk products: Constraints to women milk microentrepreneurs in Kenya,. Published in the n Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics Vol 1 (7 pp. 144-149
2008: Ali-Olubandwa, A.M. Odero-Wanga D. A. and Kathuri N. J. “Attitude of women small scale farmers towards maize production in the agricultural reform era: The case of Western Province of Kenya” Published outlook on Agriculture.
2007: Ali-Olubandwa, Adijah.M. Factors affecting maize production among small scale farmers during the agricultural reform era: The case of Western Province of Kenya. PhD Thesis, Egerton University.
2006:Mulu-Mutuku M., Ali-Olubandwa A &Odero -Wanga D. “ Case study: Challenges to the advancement of of women-owned dairy processing micro enterprises in Kenya.” Published in the Gender inequalities in Kenya in Creighton C. et al ed
2005: Ali-Olubandwa, A.M. Kathuri N. J. and Wesonga T.E.O..” Women groups: an extension channel for improving agricultural production in Kakmega District of Kenya ” Published in the Egerton Journal
2003:Odero -Wanga D Mulu-Mutuku M., Ali-Olubandwa A &. “ Empowering Kenyan women through participation in dairy micro-entrprise : Reporting a Kenyan Research Project.” Published in Australian Review of African Studies, Vol. XXV No. 2 pp. 90-95
2002:Odero -Wanga D., Ali-Olubandwa A. &.Mulu-Mutuku M., “ Management of technology among women entrepreneurs in Micro and Small Enterprises in the Dairy Industry: A Kenyan situation ( Technical report submitted to the Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa)

CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS