Publications, presentations and student works within Triple L
Here we present results from the projects under the Triple L umbrella.
Results
Kawira C, Hörnell A, Kunyanga C, Schumann B, Okoth M, Mureithi S, Lindvall K. 2025. Perspectives on nutritional resilience in a setting with persistent food insecurity in the drylands of West Pokot, Kenya. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2025.2592828
Nyaga MN, Mureithi SM, Nyberg G, Mpairwe D, Gonda HL, Bargués-Tobella A, Wredle E. 2025. Effects of manuring and grass-legume mixtures on herbaceous vegetation in semi-arid East African rangelands. African Journal of Range & Forage Science, DOI: 10.2989/10220119.2025.2570704
Schumann B, Turinawe A, Lindvall K, Lule Kyanjo J, Kuule DA, Kawira C, Mwangi A, Mwangi P, Hörnell A. 2025. Livelihood dynamics and challenges to wellbeing in the drylands of rural East Africa – the Drylands Transform study population in the Karamoja border region. Global Health Action, 18:1, 2490330, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2490330
Drew J, Knutsson P. 2025. Boundary making, tenure insecurity, and conflict: regional dynamics of land tenure change and commodification in East Africa’s pastoralist rangelands. World Development 194, 107068
Kyanjo JL, Turinawe A, Hörnell A, Lindvall K. 2025. Balancing maternal employment and child nutrition and health: a grounded theory study of rural communities in Northeastern Uganda. BMC Public Health 25(1):769. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21978-z.
Nabweteme H, Bostedt G, Turinawe A. 2025. Livelihood security shocks and coping strategies in the drylands of Kenya and Uganda – a seasonal analysis. Development Studies Research, 12:1, 2516434, DOI: 10.1080/21665095.2025.2516434
Bostedt G, Knutsson P, Muricho D, Mureithi S, Wredle E. 2025. Uninsured Pastoralists – Adoption and Attitudes towards Index-based Livestock Insurance in Four Kenyan counties. Rangeland Ecology and Management, Vol. 103, pp. 53-1
Bostedt, G., Mukoya, L., Muricho, D., & Nyberg, G. (2021). Saving and borrowing behaviour among agropastoralists in West Pokot County, Kenya. Journal of International Development, 33(6), 1043-1062.
Bostedt, G., Sandorf, E. D., Mureithi, S. M., & Muricho, D. N. (2022). Unravelling the pastoralist paradox–preferences for land tenure security and flexibility in Kenya. Environment and Development Economics, 1-23.
Knutsson, P., Mureithi, S., Wredle, E., & Nyberg, G. (2021). Perspectives on enclosures in pastoralist drylands: From contradictory evidence to the formulation of innovative land management strategies. World Development Perspectives, 23, 100351.
Mohamed Sala, S., Otieno, D. J., Nzuma, J., & Mureithi, S. M. (2020). Determinants of pastoralists’ participation in commercial fodder markets for livelihood resilience in drylands of northern Kenya: Case of Isiolo. Pastoralism,10(1), 1-16.
Nabweteme, Hawah. (2025). Shocks, coping strategies, and livelihood security in the drylands of Uganda and Kenya (Unpublished master’s dissertation). Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. https://makir.mak.ac.ug/handle/10570/15324
Ajal, Mary Theodorah. 2025. Characterisation and production of kitchen gardens and their contribution to food security and livelihoods in Karamoja, northeastern Uganda. Second cycle, A2E (MSc Thesis) 30 hp. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Molecular Sciences. Download at https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/21091/1/ajal-m-t_250605.pdf
Lomongin, Jean. 2024. Household food insecurity and its associated factors in Napak district, Karamoja sub-region, Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study. MSc Thesis. Dept. of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda.
Bark, Caroline, 2024. Assessing the Impact of Restoration Interventions in the Kenyan Rangelands: A Case Study of the Chepareria Livestock Cafés. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences/Uppsala University. UPTEC STS 24038, Examensarbete (MSc Thesis) 30 hp. Download at Assessing the Impact of Restoration Interventions in the Kenyan Rangelands : A Case Study of the Chepareria Livestock Cafés (shared with Restore4More)
Krueger, Josefine. 2024. NEW COMMONS. A Feminist Perspective on Enclosures in Pastoralist West Pokot, Kenya. Master Thesis in Global Studies. School of Global Studies, Gothenburg University. (Supervisor James Drew)
Ward, Cecilia, 2024. The knowledge spread and role of kitchen gardens in Kenyan drylands, including a fertiliser experiment with human urine. Second cycle, A2E (MSc Thesis). Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Crop Production Ecology. Download at The knowledge spread and role of kitchen gardens in Kenyan drylands.Including a fertiliser experiment with human urine - Epsilon Archive for Student Projects
Mamo, Elema. 2022. Perception and management strategies for climate-induced risks among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists. A case study from dryland farming systems in northern Kenya. MSc Thesis 30 hp, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Economics, 1482 • ISSN 1401-4084. Download at: Perception and management strategies for climate-induced risks among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists - Epsilon Archive for Student Projects
Sänger, Theresa. 2022. Pastoralists’ Livelihood Resilience under changing Land Tenure. A case study of West Pokot County, Kenya. Master Thesis in Global Studies. School of Global Studies, Gothenburg University. (Supervisor Per Knutsson)
Swärd, A.L.E. (2023). Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands. MSc thesis, SLU.
https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/19543/
Virginia Maria Bile. 2023. Effectiveness of soil conservation practices in semi-arid enclosed rangelands of Northern Kenya. Supervisors: Dr. Elena Bresci, (UNIFI, Italy), Dr. Giulio Castelli (UNIFI, Italy), Dr. S.M. Mureithi; (LARMAT, University of Nairobi, Kenya). Sponsor: Drylands Transform Project.
Chepkemoi Ritah Setey (2020): An Economic Evaluation of the Role of Land and Livestock Dynamics in Livelihood Diversification in Baringo County, Kenya. Master’s Thesis, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Cirani, M. (2020). Pokot Young Pastoralists at the Crossroads-Tradition, Modernity and Land Tenure Transformations in East Pokot, Kenya. Master Thesis in Global Studies, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.
Linet Cherono Rutoh (2019): Determinants of Agro-Pastoralist’s Participation in Emerging Land Markets and its Effects on Livelihoods in Laikipia and West Pokot Counties, Kenya. Master’s Thesis, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
· Winowiecki, L.A., Bargués-Tobella, A., Maina, J., Musembi Kimeu, J., & Vågen, T.G. (2023).
Baseline assessment of soil and land health indicators within the ‘Drylands Transform’ and ‘Drylands Restore’ sites in Kenya and Uganda using the LDSF. World Agroforestry (ICRAF). Available at: https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/UJVTK8
Öborn I, Nyberg G, Bargués-Tobella A. 2025. Landscapes, Grazing Managament and Livelihoods in Transition – Prospects for a Bio-Based Economy in the African Drylands. In: Innovation and Drivers for Circularity and Bioeconomy. Swedish FAO Committee, Publication series 16, 41-46 (ISSN 1652-9316) (in English and Swedish) Download: fao-2025_sv.pdf fao-2025_eng.pdf
Öborn I, Bargués Tobella A, Bostedt G, Hörnell A, Knutsson P, Lindvall K, Mpairwe D, Mureithi S, Nyberg G, Nyberg Y, Schumann B, Turinawe A, Vågen T, Wakjira D, Winowiecki L, Wredle E. 2021. Restoring rangelands for nutrition and health for humans and livestock. In: IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 28. (URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/24/1-2/28)
Bargués-Tobella, A., Winowiecki, L.A., Ahmad, M.N., Kiunga, W., Lundberg Ingemarsson, M., Mohamoud, A., Mpairwe, D., Munyua, D., (…) Vågen, T.G. (2025). Scaling rangeland restoration in East Africa through synergies in the biodiversity–water–climate nexus. In: Proceedings of the XII International Rangeland Congress, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 577–580. https://irc2025.rangelandcongress.org/
(Presents preliminary results from the land-health assessments in Drylands Transform.)
Videos
Agri4D Conference 2023 — Panel: Building resilient food systems in drylands: Challenges and lessons learned from transdisciplinary research in East Africa
- Part I
Overview of the LDSF field campaign and data-collection approach
(starts at 13:35)
Watch: https://vimeo.com/864431035/2bf122f248 - Part II
Presentation of preliminary land-health findings from the baseline assessment
(starts at 00:10)
Watch: https://vimeo.com/864444034/47348e2e72
Other presentations
Paradox land-tenure-workshop-2018.pdf
paradox-workshop---dryland-scenarios.pdf
paradox-workshop---survey-results.pdf