Professor Dr. Juliette Kariuki

Biography

Juliette Wairimu Kariuki is a Teaching Fellow at the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. Her current research interests and expertise center around urban food systems and agriculture, exploring the changing character of urban retail development and the informal production and distribution of food in contemporary Africa. With a Ph.D. in African Studies from the University of Edinburgh (2021), she focuses on the transformations of retail supply chains in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly assessing the delivery mechanisms needed to ensure sustainable food provisioning in Kenya. Her research spans multiple disciplines including urban human geography, development economics, retail, and agricultural systems, addressing the complexities of food supply chains and the challenges of ensuring the right food for human economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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