
Dr. Joseph Karuga
Coordinator of the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) for Eastern and Central Africa at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya
Dr Karuga holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Alberta, Canada. ReSAKSS is an information and knowledge management initiative with the objective of providing data, information and knowledge to stakeholders to improve the formulation, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of agricultural and rural development strategies in Africa. Regional nodes have been established to provide such support to Regional Economic Communities and their member states. ReSAKSS-ECA supports COMESA, EAC and IGAD.
Prior to joining ILRI, Dr Karugia served as the Research Manager at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). He has been a faculty member at the University of Nairobi for more than twenty years