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Freelance Econometrician, Statistician Data Analyst | Expert in Stata and Excel | Development and Social Economist

Profile Summary

A professional applied economist specializing in monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment with ten years of experience dedicated to tracking and reporting program indicators. Three years of prior experience in agricultural and related products value chain analysis and market studies and developing performance metrics. Professional experience and education have helped me to develop a comprehensive view of agriculture and related sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. You can find some of the analysis I have completed and published on this site https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2786-9032. I have completed a master's degree (coursework and research) in agriculture and applied economics and currently pursing a PhD in Agricultural Sciences. My expertise is in data management and analysis, research design and implementation and well as report writing.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ STATA
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Rural Development
• ☆ Econometrics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Market Research, User Research, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Research Fellow/PhD Candidate

Justus Liebig University

March 2023 - Present

Assistant Lecturer

Makerere University

May 2022 - Present

Research Associate

International Center for Tropical Agriculture

July 2021 - March 2023

Program Associate

World Food Programme

November 2017 - July 2022

International Institue of Tropical Agriculture

Research Fellow

June 2014 - September 2015

Education

PhD. Agricultural Sciences (Department of Agricultural Policy and Market Research)

Justus Liebig University

November 2023 - Present

Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resources Economics)

Makerere University

September 2015 - October 2018

Bachelors of Science in Agriculture (Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resources Economics)

Makerere University

August 2010 - June 2014

Certifications

• Non

  Non

  January 2023 - January 2023

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Kusiima, S.K., Egeru, A., Namaalwa, J., Byakagaba, P., Mfitumukiza, D., Mukwaya, P., Mensah, S., Asiimwe, R.(2023). Correction:Interconnectedness of Ecosystem Services Potential with Land Use/Land Cover Change Dynamics in Western Uganda(Land, (2022), 11, (2056), 10.3390/land11112056) . Land. 12. (2).

Erima, G., Egeru, A., Gidudu, A., Bamutaze, Y., Kabenge, I., Asiimwe, R.(2023). Determinants of households’ flood risk coping strategies in a high exposure system of the Manafwa catchment and Lake Kyoga Basin . Water Policy. 25. (5). p. 468-491.

Robert Asiimwe, Anthony Egeru, Martha Mwesiga Bbosa, Aggrey Siya, Isaac Mugume (2022). Micro-level analysis of climate-smart agriculture adoption and effect on household food security in semi-arid Nakasongola District in Uganda . Environmental Research: Climate.

A. Egeru, S. Mensah, D.A. Kuule, A. Siya, R. Asiimwe (2022). Analysis of adaptation diversity to climate variability and change among pastoral communities in north-eastern Uganda . African Crop Science Journal.

R. Asiimwe, J.B. Salamula, J. Namaawa, G.M. Diiro, A. Egeru (2022). Factors determining intensity of camel adoption in semi-arid north-eastern Uganda . African Crop Science Journal.

Hamazakaza, P., Kabwe, G., Kuntashula, E., Egeru, A., Asiimwe, R.(2022). Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture Intensification in Maize-Based Farming Systems of Katete District in Zambia . Land. 11. (6).

Kusiima, S.K., Egeru, A., Namaalwa, J., Byakagaba, P., Mfitumukiza, D., Mukwaya, P., Mensah, S., Asiimwe, R.(2022). Interconnectedness of Ecosystem Services Potential with Land Use/Land Cover Change Dynamics in Western Uganda . Land. 11. (11).

Bunyangha, J., Muthumbi, A.W.N., Egeru, A., Asiimwe, R., Ulwodi, D.W., Gichuki, N.N., Majaliwa, M.J.G.(2022). Preferred Attributes for Sustainable Wetland Management in Mpologoma Catchment, Uganda: A Discrete Choice Experiment . Land. 11. (7).

Asiimwe, R., Ainembabazi, J.H., Egeru, A., Isoto, R., Aleper, D.K., Namaalwa, J., Diiro, G.M.(2020). The role of camel production on household resilience to droughts in pastoral and agro-pastoral households in Uganda . Pastoralism. 10. (1).

Salamula, J.B., Egeru, A., Asiimwe, R., Aleper, D.K., Namaalwa, J.J.(2017). Socio-economic determinants of pastoralists’ choice of camel production in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda . Pastoralism. 7. (1).