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Michael L. Kadigi (PhD) is an Agricultural Economist, Lecturer, Research scientist and Consultant for over 10 years. Currently, Michael serves as a Lecturer, Researcher and Consultant in the Department of Policy Planning and Management under the college of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro Tanzania. Michael holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics and MSc in Agricultural Economics and a BSc in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). Michael has been working as a Lecturer teaching diverse courses cutting across areas of Economics (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics), Impact evaluation, Rural Finance, Statistics, Production economics, Agricultural Marketing, Sustainable Development, Social and public policy Analysis, Research Methodology (Quantitative & Qualitative), Project-Planning-Monitoring and evaluation.
His interest for research and consultancies include Agricultural marketing, Value chain analysis and development, experimental economics (Discrete choice experiments-DCE), Behavioural economics and Consumer preference studies, Econometrics of choice modelling, Agricultural technology innovations, Agricultural Impact evaluation (evaluating the farm-level impacts of agricultural production and policies), Agribusiness and entrepreneurship, Monitoring and evaluation, Risk assessment, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), Policy analysis, Horticulture and livestock economics, Farming systems, Agricultural economics, credit & finance, Agricultural technologies adoption, Natural resources economics, Capacity development, Market linkage and networking, Climate change and sustainability, Climate smart agriculture, Food security and Nutrition, and Livelihoods related studies. He also assesses the implications of policy decisions at the farm level, recognizing the risk embedded in farm management technologies and Simulation for policy decision-making.
Michael is well versed with different analytical packages such as SPSS, STATA, Dedoose, Ms excel, FRONIER, R – programming, GAMS-CGE, and Risk Analysis Tools notably Simetar (FARMSIM). He has application skills of electronic data management platforms/tools include but not limited to ODKs, Survey CTO, and CSPro, Kobo collect.
Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agricultural Economics
Master’s Degree of Science (MSc.) in Agricultural Economics
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Milk Value Chain Project -MVCP Project SUA.—Iringa and Tanga. IDRC funded project between 2011 – 2013—Co-Researcher
Consultancies
Subject Matter Expert—Evaluation Researcher Tanzania: Feed the Future Tanzania Mboga na Matunda Program -Final Evaluation between October, 2021 – March, 2022
Country Consultant for PIATA: Linking farmers to input and out markets to spur maize, beans and soybean productivity in Ihemi-Ludewa Cluster of Iringa and Njombe Regions of Tanzania. The Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (PIATA) in 2019.
Co-Researcher (Farmers’ preferences and adoption): The Fast-Tracking the Access to Improved and Popular Varieties of Root Crops by Small Holder Farmers: A Case of Sweet potato and Cassava Project in 2018.
Agricultural Economist and social economist—Co-Researcher (economics of tea): Assessing Benefits (Gains and Losses) of releasing 1350ha of land to Unilever for tea farming or maintaining a forest plantation at Ngwazi – Saohill Forest Plantation. Clients: Unilever, Sao Hill Tanzania Forest Services (TFS), SUA, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism in 2017.
Evaluation Researcher: Improving Rural Access in Tanzania (IRAT): Assessing Transport Outcomes and Impact. Clients: ITAD UK DFID and BACAS-Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania in 2015.
Evaluation Researcher: Rural Livelihood Enhancement through Agricultural Development (LEAD). Clients: ITAD UK DFID and BACAS-Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania between 2015, October, 2016.
2015 – 2016: Co-Evaluation Researcher: Evaluation of DFID Tanzania’s Growth Programmes. Clients: ITAD UK DFID and BACAS-Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania.
Training Veterinarian graduates on entrepreneurship business and via Trainer of veterinarian entrepreneurs and facilitating creating business plan: The training program was initiated by ZOETIS financed by the USAID and Bill and Melinda Gate for enhancing Animal productivity and Health Advancement in Africa.
Book chapters
Mdoe, N.S.Y; Mlay, G.I and Kadigi, M. L (2015). Farming Systems in Tanzania: Empirical Evidence of Changes in Livelihood Patterns and Poverty Among Smallholder Farmers. In: Lal, R; Singh, B.R; Mwaseba, D.L; Kraybill, D; Hansen, D.O and Eik, L.O (eds), Sustainable Intensification to Advance Food Security and Enhance Climate Resilience in Africa. pp. 55-57. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-09360-4_29
•Kadigi, M. L., Kilima, F.T.M., Coles, C., Akyoo, A., Mvena, Z.K., Nombo, C. and Ngeti, M. (2015). Choice of Marketing Channels among Small Scale Urban Dairy Farmers in Tanzania and its implication on Growth of the Sector. Eastern and Southern Africa Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Vol. 10, pp 1-17.
•Kadigi, M.L. (2020) Consumer Preferences and Purchase Motivation for Dairy Products in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. A thesis Submitted n fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agricultural Economics.
•Kadigi, M. L. (2013). Factors Influencing Choice of Milk Outlets among Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Iringa Municipality and Tanga City, Tanzania. MSc. Agricultural Economics Dissertation.
Contacts
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA),
College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH),
Department of Policy Planning and Management,
P.O. Box 3035, Morogoro.
Email: michaelkadigi@yahoo.com and michael.kadigi@sua.ac.tz
Mobile phone Number: +255752549774 and +255684549774.
Skype: michael.kadigi