Influence of household savings on investments in climate-smart agriculture technologies: Findings from a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) survey in the Nyando Basin, Kenya

Gikonyo N. 2019. Influence of household savings on investments in climate-smart agriculture technologies: Findings from a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) survey in the Nyando Basin, Kenya. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

This brief summarizes findings of “Using Climate-Smart Financial Diaries for Scaling in Nyando,” a research project led by the Amsterdam Center for World Food Studies (ACWFS) with participation of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in East Africa, University of Nairobi (School of Economics) and Wageningen Economic Research. It is based on baseline data of an ongoing bigger panel data study involving 122 households located in Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) and non-CSVs from 44 villages of Nyando Basin in Kisumu and Kericho Counties. The project’s focus is to assess the financial inflows and outflows of farming households by gathering and analyzing data on income, consumption, saving, lending and investment.