Project Leadership and Sustainability of Food Security Projects in Arid Lands, Kenya
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2022-06
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Despite the staggering economic, social, and ecological costs of meeting food demand, most food security efforts performed through implementation of various food security projects so far have failed to include sustainability considerations. Although inclination with execution related to food projects in many regions has displayed substantial improvements, the tendency with sustainability is relatively unsatisfactory, as less projects shows continuity. Upon realizing their importance, Counties have put measures by creating partnership to implement food security projects towards improving food access in low-income communities. However, their sustainability has been a challenge in the sense that some projects remain partially operational after the withdrawal of the main donor while others become defunct. This study sought to examine the influence of project leadership on the sustainability of food security projects in arid lands in Kenya. The study is anchored on project management competency theory. Positivist philosophy is deemed appropriate for this study. Descriptive and explanatory research designs were used. The study targeted 413 food security projects implemented between the year 2014 and 2017 and within eight Counties in arid lands in Kenya with a sample of 203 food security projects. The respondents were 243, consisting of project group leaders, UN agencies representative and County government representatives. Stratified random sampling was used to obtain proportionate samples from each of the eight Counties and primary data was collected using self-administered questionnaire. To explain the characteristics of the distribution, the study used means and standard deviation, while to assess the strength and direction of association Pearson’s correlations coefficients was used. Multiple regression models assisted to assess the cause effect association between the variables studied. Various diagnostic tests were carried out. The results indicated that project leadership had significant effects on sustainability of food security projects. The study recommends that project leaders should come up with clear guidelines which ensure they have the required qualifications to direct the project operations and resources.
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