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Assistant Lecturer
E-mail: direri@chuka.ac.ke
Faculty: Agriculture and Environmental Studies
Department: Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Education and Extension
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
Lecturer – Agricultural Economics
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2019 to Date: Assistant Lecturer – Agricultural Economics, Chuka University
October 2017 to June 2019: Research Assistant
March 2016 to February 2019: Part-time Tutor, Egerton University
January 2016 to June 2018: Part-time Tutor, Laikipia University
2013 to 2015: Accounting tutor
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics-In progress
Master of Science Agricultural and Applied Economics
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics
KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
May to Nov 2019: Project ATM Milk policy scenario analysis in six towns of Kenya
2017 – 2018: Project: Appraisal of Dairy, Aquaculture and Horticulture value chains in Kenya
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
Nientao, A., Mwangi, D., Ayuya, O.I., and Kergna, A.O., (2019). Resource Optimization in Crop Livestock Integrated Production System among Small-scale Cotton Farmers in Southern Mali. Advances in Agricultural Science 7(1): 85-98
Okello, D.O. and Ireri, D.M. (2017). Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Use of ICT Tools by Rural Agrientrepreneurs in Kenya. International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies 5(9):302-307
Ireri, D.M. (2017). Stakeholder Analysis of Irrigation Water Institutions in Mbeere South, Kenya. Journal of Resources Development and Management
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Big Data Analysis in Agriculture