Bio
Sulman is an award-winning agricultural and applied economist dedicated to implementing innovative research techniques to inform
sustainable policies for rural development and the agri-food sector. In 2023, he was recognised as the Best Collaborative Masters in
Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMAAE) student, an accolade awarded within the CMAAE programme that included eight major
universities across Eastern and Southern Africa. Earlier that year, he was also acknowledged as the second-best master’s student in the
Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Nairobi. Sulman is currently a Research Fellow at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
(IITA) and has undertaken numerous consultancy engagements with international research organisations, including IITA, World Agroforestry
(CIFOR-ICRAF), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. His research interests span
production and ecological economics, causal analysis, microeconomics, Bayesian econometrics, statistics, and quantitative modelling, with
a bias towards sustainable technology adoption and innovation systems as pathways to food sovereignty, poverty alleviation, and the
empowerment of marginalised communities and groups, while mitigating the impacts of climate change.
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Featured research
Fuchs, L.E., Orero, L., van Dien, L.C., Apondi, V., Kipkorir, L., Kamau, A., Muia, D., Michuki, G., Njiru, R., and Owili, S.O.
(2025).
Evidencing that process matters: Conceptualising and evaluating the contribution of an asset-based and agency-focused engagement approach to strengthening Regreening Africa outcomes in Kenya.
Working paper.
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Owili, S.O.; Otieno, D. J.; Chimoita, E. L.; Baijukya, F. P
(2024).
Heterogeneous efficiency effects of agro-ecological fruit fly management transition and intensification among smallholder mango farmers: A latent class stochastic metafrontier approach.
Workshop Presentation.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170186
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Nyawira, S.S.; Korir, H.; Bolo, P..; Omondi, K..; Owili, S.O.; Letty, B.; Wamaitha, C..; Njogu, M..; Anyango, E.; Baijukya, F.
(2024).
Performance assessment of agroecology in Makueni and Kiambu counties, Kenya.
CGSpace.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169052.
Owili, S.O.; Otieno, D. J.; Chimoita, E. L.; Baijukya, F. P
(2024).
Factors influencing adoption of agro-ecological pest management options for mango fruit fly under information constraints: A two-part fractional regression approach.
International Journal of Pest Management.
DOI:10.1080/09670874.2024.2413592
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Fuchs, L.E.; Orero, L; Kipkorir, L.; Apondi, V; Owili, S.O
(2024).
Scaling Models for Regreening Africa: Enhancing Agroecological Integration through Smallholders' Assets and Agency in Kenya.
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
DOI:10.3389/fsufs.2024.1449615
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Nyawira, S.; Bolo, P.; Ntinyari, W.; Orero, L.; Onyango, K.; Manjella, A.; Sakha, M.; Owili, S.O.; Gumo, P.; Mbelwa, M.; Korir, H.; Fuchs, L.E.
(2023).
Kenya Context Assessment Report: A desk-top review of the context of agroecological principles of Kiambu and Makueni counties.
CGSpace.
DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.36127.53928
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