Research Project: Determinants of women's empowerment and its influence on their dietary diversity

Julyann is a DRIP Msc Scholar supervised by Dr. Monica Fisher, Dr. Holger Kirscht (icipe) and Dr. Patrick Irungu (University of Nairobi, Kenya). Her research interest is in agricultural economic including gender mainstreaming research analysis, women’s empowerment in agriculture and agricultural policy. She is currently researching on the determinants of Women’s empowerment and its influence of their dietary diversity among pig and poultry farmers in Kiambu County, Kenya.

Julyann completed her BSc studies in Agricultural economics and rural development at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and is currently pursuing an MSc in Agricultural and Applied Economics in the University Nairobi.