Dr Harison Kipkulei holds a Doctor rerum agriculturarum (Dr. rer. agr) in Agricultural Sciences in the subject of Economics and governance in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. He further holds a Master's degree (MSc) in Geospatial Information Systems and Remote Sensing from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geomatic Engineering and Geospatial Information Sciences (First class Honours) from the same University. He has vast experience providing scientific and technical support to academic, research, capacity building, and environmental and agricultural development programs in research institutes, stakeholders and higher learning institutions.
His research focuses on modelling the impacts of climate change on agricultural and food systems, and testing context-specific adaptations that have the potential for enhancing productivity while reducing the climate change effects through mitigation mechanisms. Dr Kipkulei applies a wide range of methods and technologies, including statistical analysis, artificial intelligence, crop modelling, GIS, remote sensing, and climate modelling, to analyse the spatial-explicit interactions of plant, soil, atmospheric and management factors across diverse agroecological divisions. He also combines survey data from longitudinal surveys such as the World Bank LSMS-ISA surveys to integrate socioeconomic analysis and develop a holistic understanding of human-natural interactions and their influences on agricultural systems from local to global scales. Dr Kipkulei is also actively engaged in writing project proposals on multidisciplinary topics around climate change, ecosystem conservation and sustainable agricultural production.
Dr Kipkulei has won various scholarships and awards, including the Vice Chancellor's academic award at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship. Dr Kipkulei has published widely and has over 30 peer-reviewed publications to his name in top journals. He has also presented in over 10 international conferences across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Dr Kipkulei currently teaches various courses and seminars, including Crop modelling, Modelling in Geosciences, GIS/Cartography, Geostatistics, Climate resilience of cultural ecosystems, and Climate change adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr Kipkulei maintains a deep interest in transforming livelihoods through science and practice, continuous acquisition, development, and application of his knowledge and skills through collaborative efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa. He very much looks forward to continued collaboration on the above topics with researchers around the globe.
