Philip Nyangweso

He is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Resource Management at Moi University. He served as Acting Principal, at Moi University Odera Akang’o College Campus for about 4 years and managed to lobby the County government of Siaya to apportion Kshs.35 million for the refurbishment of the campus. He served as Director of Academic Programmes, at Odera Akang’o College Campus for 3 years. He served as Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Resource Management, at Moi University, Kenya for 4 years.

He has published over 88 articles in refereed publications and international conference proceedings. In 2007 was awarded the Prize for the best scientific presentation at the African Association of Agricultural Economists in Accra, Ghana. He has attended over 41 international conferences in the USA, South America, Many parts of Africa, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Has organized and continues to organize international conferences in Africa and globally on Agricultural Economics and Farm Management issues by mobilizing funds and professionals as a Council member of the International Farm Management Association headquartered in the United Kingdom and a President of the Africa Farm Management Association.

He has supervised over 60 undergraduate, 30 master, and 20 Ph.D. students. He has also been involved in fundraising efforts either singly or collaboratively for professional associations, institutional grants for the purchase of equipment and books for his department, or multidisciplinary research on sorghum and maize and their implications for food security in East Africa.