Has over 25 years of research experience in Agricultural Economics and particularly in livestock value chain analysis – ranging from input supply analysis to production, marketing, consumption, climate change, globalization, food safety, commodity trade, policy analysis, food security and institutional challenges affecting livestock production.
Scientific and applied research in the field of Animal Breeding and Genetics; Education and training and Curriculum development with over 17 years’ experience.
Expert in Migration and Mobility Governance, Climate Change and Diplomacy with over 15 years’ experience in program management and currently coordinating implementation of a migration program towards a free movement regime in the seven IGAD countries.
Certified and licensed Veterinary Surgeon and Animal health Specialist with formidable experience in Clinical and translational research, livelihood systems and project development.
A veterinary epidemiologist with comprehensive and interdisciplinary expertise in the field of animal sciences with practical skills and knowledge in the efficient and sustainable production, management, and welfare of livestock including effective disease prevention strategies.
Dr. Kuria holds a BSc and MSc in Range Management, a PhD in Animal Production, and has 30 years of experience in Kenya's arid regions. He has worked on livestock-crop systems, managed goat and beef production, and led research on sustainable practices, forage development, and training for pastoralists across various counties.
Dr. Munyua, has over 35 years professional experience in environmental and livestock management including disaster risk reduction, development and operationalization of national and regional policy and legal frameworks, community based resilience development plans and Sanitary and phyto-sanitary strategies and standards.
Natural Resources Management Expert with a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Forestry and a practical experience of more than 25 years in research, development, commercialization and carbon credit project development. He designed, managed and implemented several large-scale Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) including REDD+ Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), Gold Standard, Fair-trade Carbon Standard and Plan Vivo Voluntary Verified carbon programs in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, South Sudan, Rwanda and Burundi. Strong coordination skills in validation and verification with accredited verra, ISO, Plan Vivo and Gold Standards VVBs such as SCS Global Services, DNV, Aster Global, TÜV NORD Cert and EPIC Sustainability Services.
