Abstract: The role of stakeholders on the implementation of mango farming is important towards scaling rural incomes and reducing poverty for small-holder farmers. Improving market access for small-holder farmers has been a focus on this subject. However, this project project examined role of stakeholder’s management on implementation of mango farming projects in Murang’a County. The specific objectives of the study were; to examine the role out role of project planning, examine the role of project monitoring and evaluation, project risk management and project leadership. The study was guided by four theories namely project management theory; temporary organization theory; theory of change; resource base view theory; and open system theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design and targeted 200 management staff of farmers groups registered with the ministry of agriculture in the county. This study will used questionnaires to provide and efficient was y of collecting responses prior to quantitative analysis. The research instruments will be tested for validity and reliability. Permission will be sought from the Sub-County Crops Officer prior to data collection. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations) and inferential analysis (correlations and regressions) with the assistance of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 23).This findings were be presented using frequency distribution tables, Graphs and Chats. The study concluded that stakeholder Involvement in project planning skills and its influence on implementation of mango farming in Murang’a Stakeholder Involvement in project planning skills enhances assessment of stakeholder resources; enhance undertaking problem analysis to understand extent of stakeholder contribution, improving decision making process and addressing the concerns of stakeholders were taken care of influencing implementation of mango farming in Murang’a to a great extent.The study concluded that stakeholder’s Involvement in project monitoring and evaluation influence stakeholder involvement in budgeting for the project, identifying roles and responsibilities of personnel’ and availing of resources, influence implementation of mango farming in Murang’a to a very great extent. The study concluded that stakeholder Involvement in project risk management influence project performance. From the findings, majority of the respondents indicated that stakeholder Involvement in project risk management influence project performance to a very great extent.The study concluded that stakeholder Involvement project motoring and evaluation, taking action to collect errors that project require, identification of deviation in the project influencing project performance to a very great extent.based on the findings, the following recommendation was made.The study recommend that stakeholder Involvement in project identification should be enhanced as this would contribute significantly to implementation of mango farming in Murang’a through enhancing support of the project.The study recommends that stakeholder’s Involvement in project planning influence implementation of mango farming in Murang’a. From the findings, majority of the respondents indicated that stakeholder Involvement in budgeting for the project, identifying roles and responsibilities of personnel’s, availing of resources, and intervene in securing donor funding influence project performance to a very great extent.The study determined the influence of stakeholders’ engagement on implementation of mango farming in Murang’a County. Further studies should be carried out in different countries in Kenya for comparison. Studies could also be directed to establish challenges facing stakeholders’ Involvement in implementation of farming in general.
Keywords: ROLE, MANAGEMENT, MANGO FARMING PROJECTS.
Title: ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS MANAGEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF MANGO FARMING PROJECTS IN MURANG’A COUNTY
Author: GICHUHI NICHOLAS THAIRU, DR YUSUF MUCHELULE
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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