Dr. Noah Kibet
Dr. Noah Kibet has over 15 years of experience in teaching and research in various fields, including climate change, household welfare analysis (which encompasses poverty and food security), technology adoption and impact analysis, risk analysis in agriculture, agricultural production, marketing, and agriculture and trade policy. He earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Egerton University, where his research focused on risk analysis in French Beans Production in the face of Global-GAP standards. Throughout his career, Dr. Kibet has made significant contributions by teaching, conducting research, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students, developing curricula, and fulfilling administrative responsibilities.
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Lecturer
- +254796337564
- nkibet@kabianga.ac.ke
Papers in referred journals
Kibet, N. (2024). Poverty in the Face of Global-Gap Standards: The Case of Smallholder French Beans Farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. ISRG Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (ISRGJAVS), 1(2) 8-14
Dismus Kipruto Yego, Noah Kibet, & Millicent Otiende. (2024). Effect of Selected Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies on Poverty among Small Scale Potato Farmers in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya. International Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM), 11(4),37–43.
Kibet, N., Obare, G. and Lagat, J. (2019). Determinants of Vulnerability to Expected Poverty among French Bean Farmers in Kenya. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 10 (10): 107-118.
Kibet, N., Lagat, J. and Obare, G. (2019). Logistic Regression Analysis on Factors Influencing Income-Poverty among Smallholder French Bean Farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 11(12): 272-285.
Kibet, N., Obare, G.A. and Lagat, J.K. (2018). Effects of Risk Attitudes on Private Standards Certification Decisions among Smallholder French Beans Farmers in Kenya. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 18(June): 18-29.
Kiprop J., Mulungu K., Kibet N. and Macharia A. (2017). Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Irrigation Water in Kerio Valley Basin, Kenya. Journal of Sustainable Development, 10(2): 135-142.
Jebet, C., Kibet, N., Getabu, A. and Omasaki, S. K. (2017). Assessment of The Value of the Small Scale Fish Farming Enterprises in Nyamira County, South West Kenya. International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, 4(9):90-95.
Okech, S. O., Ngigi, M., Basweti, E., Kibet, N. and Okeyo, B. O. (2015). Towards Macroeconomic Convergence and Monetary Coordination: Challenges to Regional Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa. Maseno University Journal, 1:1-343.
Okech, S.O., Ngigi, M., Kimurto, P. K., Obare, G., Kibet, N. and Mutai B. K. (2014). One and One Half Bound Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation of Consumers’ Willingness-to-Pay for Pearl Millet Products: Evidence from Eastern Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 9(42):3146-3155.
Kibet, N., Lagat, J.K. and Obare, G.A. (2011). Identifying Efficient and Profitable Farm Enterprises in Uasin-Gishu County. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3(5): 378-384.
Kibet, N., Obare, G.A. and Lagat, J.K. (2011). The Role of Extraneous Incentives and Drivers in Crop Farming Diversification: The Case of Passion Fruit (Passiflora Edullis) in Uasin-Gishu County. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3(5):358- 365.
Conferences & Invited Presentations
February 2024: Attended online Workshop on: A Dialogue on African Indigenous Vegetables.
February 2024: Attended Training on Consultancy, Linkages and Collaboration Policies, University of Kabianga.
September 2023: Presented a Paper During the 3rd University of Kabianga International Multidisciplinary Conference.
May 2023: Attended CBC Sensitization Workshop, University of Kabianga
May 2023:Attended Quality Assurance Training Workshop, University of Kabianga.
April 2023: Attended Gender Policies Sensitization Workshop, University of Kabianga.
August 2021: Attended Online training on “Skills for Prosperity Online Education" facilitated by the Open University, United Kingdom.
November 2015: Attended ICDD conference and PhD workshop, TISS Guwahati, India.
December 2014: Attended ICDD conference and PhD workshop, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan.
March 2014: Attended ICDD conference and PhD workshop, University of Kassel, Germany.
April 2013: Attended Research Training Workshop in Kericho Town Organized by Kisii University.
February 2012: Attended Training on Internal Quality Auditing in Nairobi Organized by Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and Coffee Research Foundation (currently Coffee Research Institute) Ruiru.
July 2011: Attended Thesis Dissemination Workshop in Nakuru Town Organized by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and Collaborative Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMAAE).
September 2010: Presented a Paper during 4th Annual Research Week and International Conference at Egerton University.
PhD (Agricultural Economics), Egerton University, Kenya
MSc. (Agricultural and Applied Economics), Egerton University, Kenya in Collaboration with University of Pretoria, South Africa.
BSc. (Agricultural Economics), Egerton University, Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Simotwo High School
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Imaniat Primary School
Teaching Interest
Microeconomics
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Agricultural Policy
Production Economics
Resource and Environmental Economics
Agricultural Marketing
New Institutional Economics
International Trade
Research Interests
Climate Change
Household Welfare Analysis (Poverty and Food Security Analysis)
Technology Adoption and Impact Analysis
Risk Analysis in Agriculture
Agricultural Production
Agricultural Marketing
Agriculture and Trade Policy
Research Projects
Project Title: “Transformative Change for Biodiversity & Equity (TC4BE)”
Funding Agency: European Union (EU)
Duration: 2022-2026
Role: Research Expert (Agricultural Economics)
Member, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya)
Chairperson, School Undergraduate Admission Committee
Academic Leader, Master of Science in Agricultural Economics and Resource Management Programme.
Member, Board of Graduate Studies
Member, Sub-Committee of Deans