Nelly Njiru

Nelly Njiru

Research officer, Gender and Socio-economic Expert

I am a research officer at ILRI, working within the ILRI Gender Team. My academic background is a BSc in Agricultural Education and Extension (AGED); an MSc in Agricultural and Applied Economics, and Gender and development studies. My areas of expertise include: Assessing restrictive gender norms in the diverse livestock contexts; assessing the local conceptualizations of empowerment among women and men within the livestock contexts; assessing the impact/effects of gender transformative approaches (GTAs) and gender accommodative approaches (GAAs) on women's and men's ability to participate in livestock enterprises, and on empowerment; value chains analysis, towards equitable, and transformative interventions. Steering business to business engagements (B2B) among livestock value chain players, and publishing of peer reviewed scientific outputs. 

My Projects

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ACTIVE

Goat Health: Harnessing Bacteriophages for Mastitis Prevention in Kenya (GO HEAL MASTITIS)

My Publications

Field researcher guide: Gender-responsive study of phage adoption opportunities for chicken keepers in Kenya

  • Campbell, Zoë A.
  • Njiru, Nelly M.

Tick treatment practices in the field: Access to, knowledge about, and on-farm use of acaricides in Laikipia, Kenya

  • Mutavi, Faith
  • Heitkönig, I.
  • Wieland, Barbara
  • Aarts, N.
  • Paassen, A. van

Tanzania and Ghana Poultry Sector Policy Review

  • Naggujja, J.
  • Njiru, Nelly M.
  • Msoffe, P.
  • Naazie, A.
  • Kelly, T.
  • Enahoro, Dolapo K.
  • Ouma, Emily A.

Program for climate-smart livestock systems. Country stocktake: Ethiopia

  • Thornton, Philip K.
  • Enahoro, Dolapo K.
  • Njiru, Nelly M.
  • Wijk, Mark T. van
  • Ashley, Laurie
  • Cramer, Laura K.
  • Ericksen, Polly J.
  • Graham, Michael

Program for climate-smart livestock systems. Country stocktake: Uganda

  • Thornton, Philip K.
  • Enahoro, Dolapo K.
  • Njiru, Nelly M.
  • Wijk, Mark T. van
  • Ashley, Laurie
  • Cramer, Laura K.
  • Ericksen, Polly J.
  • Graham, Michael

Program for climate-smart livestock systems. Country stocktake: Kenya

  • Thornton, Philip K.
  • Enahoro, Dolapo K.
  • Njiru, Nelly M.
  • Wijk, Mark T. van
  • Ashley, Laurie
  • Cramer, Laura K.
  • Ericksen, Polly J.
  • Graham, Michael