Enhancing the livelihood opportunities of smallholder African indigenous vegetable (AIV) producers through the development and implementation of IPM measures for arthropod and nematode pests in Kenya and Tanzania

The SSIA Unit is involved in identifying socio-economic constraints and opportunities for value addition of selected African indigenous vegetables both in production and in marketing. This is achieved through extensive household and community level surveys that analyzes the impact of IPM training on AIV contribution to household income.  

Donors:

• BMZ/GIZ

Collaborators:

• AVRDC – Tanzania & Taiwan
• University of Bonn, Germany
• Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)
• Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
• National Biological Control Program, Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security (MAFS), Tanzania,
• Horticulture Research and Training Institute (Horti), Tanzania
• Kenyatta University (KU), Kenya
• Real IPM Ltd., Kenya
• Biocontrol Research Laboratories (BCRL), Bangalore, India.