Efficiency in Response to a Changing Climate by Agribusiness SMEs in Kiambu and Kajiado Counties, Kenya

Primary data was gathered from 383 owners or managers of agribusiness SMEs in the study sites of Kiambu and Kajiado utilizing a multi-stage stratified sampling approach. The two Counties, Kiambu and Kajiado, were divided into 15 sub-counties and 19 towns, which were purposively selected for the study. Individual SMEs were then randomly chosen based on their willingness to participate and the inclusion of the 3 key business types: trading, manufacturing, and food service. The primary objective of the study was to investigate the weather-related risks that significantly impact these businesses, as well as the expenses related to weather impacts and adaptation responses incurred by these enterprises. Trained enumerators collected the data in December 2021 in Kajiado, and in January and February 2022 in Kiambu. Data consists of the attributes of the entrepreneur, the enterprise, and the SME environment, as well as the costs of the weather risks and of the responses taken.

本研究采用多阶段分层抽样法（multi-stage stratified sampling approach），从肯尼亚基安布（Kiambu）与卡贾多（Kajiado）两个研究区域的383家农业中小企业（agribusiness SMEs）采集原始数据。上述两个郡共划分为15个分区（sub-counties）与19个镇区，均为本研究特意遴选的调研点位。随后，研究基于受访主体的参与意愿，以及覆盖贸易、制造、餐饮服务三大核心业态的筛选标准，随机选取符合条件的农业中小企业作为调研对象。本研究的核心目标为：探究对上述企业造成显著影响的气象相关风险，以及此类企业因气象影响产生的损失成本与适应应对措施所投入的成本。经过专业培训的调研访员（enumerators）分别于2021年12月在卡贾多、2022年1月至2月在基安布完成了数据采集工作。本次采集的数据涵盖创业者个体特征、企业经营状况、中小企业经营环境三类信息，同时包含气象风险造成的损失成本与应对措施的投入成本。