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Gabriel_Kihara

Gabriel Kihara

M&E & Agriculture Specialist

M&E & Agriculture Specialist

Head of Function – Team Leader M&E at KCDF | Agriculture & MEALA Specialist

11 Years Experience
MEALA Expert
KCDF M&E Leader
Multi-Donor Advisor

✦ Executive Biography

Gabriel Kihara is a seasoned researcher, trainer, and agriculture specialist with eleven years of professional experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning and Adaptation (MEALA). He currently serves as Head of Function – Team Leader M&E at the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF).

His extensive background spans regional initiatives across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Tunisia, designing complex M&E systems and delivering research for major donor organizations including SIDA, USAID, IGAD, UNDP, WWF, DANIDA, and the European Union.

✦ Notable Programmes & Initiatives

Climate Action

NETFUND Green Innovation Awards

Focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives.

Youth & Development

Green Growth Youth Employment

Food security, poverty reduction, and gender mainstreaming.

Agribusiness & Safety

Agri-FI Food Safety Programme

Renewable energy, conservation agriculture, and food safety.

Market Systems

DMDP Programme

Market access for banana farmers, women & youth empowerment.

🤝 Donor Partners

SIDA, USAID, IGAD, UNDP, WWF, DANIDA, European Union (EU)

🌍 Geographic Reach

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Tunisia

🔬 Core Expertise

M&E Systems Design
GIS Dashboards
Agriculture
Climate Adaptation
Food Security
Quasi-Experimental Studies