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Sulman Olieko Owili

MSc Agricultural and Applied Economics

University of Nairobi

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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Working papers

Owili, S.O.; Otieno, D. J.; Chimoita, E. L.; Baijukya, F. P (2025). Heterogeneous multidimensional efficiency effects of agro-ecological pest management transition and intensification in smallholder systems: Evidence from mango fruit fly control in Kenya. Preprint. .
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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). Heterogeneous pathways of an asset-based, agency-focused approach to sustainable land and livelihoods restoration in Kenya: A mixed-methods approach. Working paper. .
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Fuchs, L.E., Orero, L., van Dien, L.C., Apondi, V., Kipkorir, L., and Owili, S.O. (2025). Gendered impact of asset-based community development on sustainable forest, tree and agroforestry systems: An analysis of farmer perspectives. Working paper. .
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Nyawira, S.S., Bolo, P., Onyango, K., Korir, H., Owili, S.O., Baijukya, F. P., Sanchez, A.C., and Jones, S.K. (2025). Assessing the agroecological performance of smallholder households in Kiambu and Makueni counties in Kenya. Working paper. .
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Owili, S.O. Korir, H., Onyango, K., Bolo P., Baijukya, F.P., Nyawira, S.S., Anyango, E., Adoyo, B., and Geck, M. (2025). Behavioural mechanisms and social capital in pro-agroecological transitions-a comparative analysis of two case studies in Kenya. Working paper. .
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Owili, S.O. (2025). Agro-ecological pest control options for improved eco-efficiency of smallholder farming systems in the face of invasive alien pests. Book chapter. .
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