PROF. JONATHAN MAKAU NZUMA
Year Institution Certificate
2004 - 2007 University of Guelph, Canada PhD. Agricultural Economics & Business
Field of Concentration: Economic Theory
Agricultural Policy
Agricultural Trade Policy
Mathematical Programming
PhD Thesis: “An Economic Evaluation of the Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Kenya’s Maize Sector”, (2007)
1998 – 2001 University of Nairobi M.Sc. Agricultural Economics
(2001)
Field of Concentration: Economic Theory
Statistics
Econometrics
Agricultural Marketing
Msc Thesis: Adoption of Improved Maize Production Technologies among
Smallholder Farmers in the Semi-arid Zones of Kenya; The
Case of Improved Seeds and Inorganic Fertilizers in
Machakos District, 2001
1993 – 1997 University of Nairobi B.Sc. Agriculture (1997)
(1st class Honours)
Specialization: Agricultural Economics Option
1988 – 1991 Moi High School-Mbiruri, Embu KCSE (B plain 85 points out of
120)
1980 – 1987 Kiseuni Primary School, Machakos KCPE (62 points out of 72)
Prof. Nzuma holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics and Business from the University of Guelph Canada. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, where he specializes in Agricultural Policy, International Trade, Microeconomics, Production Economics, Commodity Markets, International Development, Feasibility Assessments, Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Research Methods. He has extensive experience in teaching both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition he has supervised over 5 PhD and over 25 Masters students.