Dr. Simon Mwaura
Narok, Kenya
Dr. Simon Mwaura is an accomplished agricultural economist and postdoctoral fellow at Bangor University (UK), specialising in natural resource economics, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation. He also serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Maasai Mara University, Kenya, where he teaches, supervises research, and mentors emerging scholars. His research focuses on sustainable agriculture, water resource management, and rural livelihood resilience in East Africa. He has published widely and secured competitive research grants from the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM). Beyond academia, Dr Mwaura leads Trendy Animal Feeds Ltd. (Signature Feeds) — a social enterprise promoting inclusive and sustainable livestock feed systems that empower women, youth, and persons with disabilities across Kenya. He is also active in business sustainability coaching, mentorship, project management, and consultancy, bridging research and practice to foster resilient and equitable agri-food systems. He can be contacted at ngangamwaura@gmail.com
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