A5086399014- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Land Rights and Reforms
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
2024
Université Catholique de Bukavu
2019-2023
University of Kinshasa
2023
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
2022
Introduction Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are increasingly promoted as cost-effective, and environmentally friendly source of protein in animal nutrition. However, there is limited information about farmers' adoption rates the factors influencing their decisions Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This article assesses livestock actual potential BSFL determinants decisions. Methods In this paper, we used treatment effect framework approach on data collected from 1,885 fish, poultry, pig smallholder...
Although global assessments of the initial impacts coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have focused on income, jobs, and health conditions, this study constitutes one first studies that assessed impact COVID-19 food security in DRC established short-term implications outbreak rural households' DRC. In addition, recommendations contributed to shaping government interventions toward pandemic Country. The used data from four western provinces country 1339 households. Our results show 80 % households...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), entrepreneurship in agriculture sector remains for youth a key pillar income creation. However, few are attracted by agribusiness despite stakeholders’ efforts toward engaging agriculture. Therefore, this study examines relationship between entrepreneurial potential characteristics and desirability to start an enterprise among 514 young people Eastern DRC. This revealed that South Kivu have different features levels according their gender living...
Insects can represent a valuable and cost effective source of animal feed in Africa. Recently, the interest incorporating black-soldier fly larvae (BSFL) has increased tremendously. However, many factors, including food neophobia social cultural context may affect consumers' perception insect-technologies-derived products. This study shed light on usage BSFL as consumption, buying, commercialization from animals fed DR Congo, Mali, Niger. We used data 1560 consumers that were analysed...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether agribusiness could be competitive compared non-agribusiness employment opportunities in terms technical efficiency and profitability. We used data collected on all seven operating cassava community processing centers (CCPCs) 150 comparable enterprises South Kivu province. A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), as well cost–benefit ratios net monthly revenue, were examine Our results showed that more than ratio shows every dollar invested earns...
Access to adequate and nutritious food is accepted as a human right worldwide. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kasai Oriental province one most vulnerable provinces in country terms insecurity. However, its current depth insecurity root factors have not been studied. Against this background, study used cross-sectional data from 318 households analyze magnitude socioeconomic drivers among rural province. We developed two security indicators: consumption score (FCS) household access...
This paper analyzes gender, education and poverty in DRC through a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition approach. The latter was needed this study to judge the difference level of consumption expenditure per adult equivalent day depending on whether household is headed by man or woman. Preliminary results based regression variable interest (consumption day) endogenous variables considered (the age head his education) showed that negatively influences dependent when positively it It has also been...
Soil erosion is part of significant factors that trigger or sustain land degradation, limiting agricultural productivity in the Eastern DR Congo. For years, research and development institutions disseminated a range soil conservation practices (SCPs) meant to reduce erosion’s fallout region. Since said SCPs recorded low rate adoption, this study was carried out, with purpose assessing influencing farmers’ regarding some involved SCPs. A random sample – made up 500 households selected across...
The sustainability of the debt is an important pillar a healthy economy, especially as it illustrates country's ability to meet its obligations without recourse relief or arrears. This paper analyzes DR Congolese public debt. It starts from origin through analysis situation after completion point PPTE initiative finally analyze and risks faces. Globally, was noted that initiative, DRC's external indicators would have exceeded applicable thresholds: 30% GDP, 100% exports 200% revenues, but...