Impact of Agricultural Innovation Platforms on Smallholder livelihoods in Eastern and Western Kenya

The current study sought to analyse the livelihood impact of innovation platforms on small holders in the study areas based on the previous studies that identified successful Innovation Platforms in Eastern and Western Kenya. The study concentrated on four successful innovation platforms that were identified in a previous study In that study, fifteen innovation platforms were ranked based on a given criterion out of which the four innovation platforms were purposively chosen. The IPs included: Kakamega Focal Area Development Committee (FADC); Bungoma South Farmers Innovation Platform SIMLESA (BUSOFIPS); Nyeri Embaringo Commercial Village; and Embu QPM Innovation Platform