Immaculate Omondi

Immaculate Omondi

Scientist: Gender Research Economist

Immaculate Omondi is a Gender Research Economist at ILRI.
Immaculate holds a PhD. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Giessen, Germany. She also holds an MSc. degree in agricultural economics  and a bachelor's degree in agribusiness management from Egerton University, Kenya.  She conducted her post-doctoral research at ICIPE (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology).
Previously, she worked at ILRI as a Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation Scientist in Policies, Institutions and Livelihoods (PIL) Program. Earlier in her career, she worked at ILRI as a Research Technician – Agricultural Economist, attached to the East African Dairy Development project (phase 1) after completing her graduate fellowship at ILRI.

My Blog Posts

Using the pig weigh band

Empowering women in livestock: addressing gender barriers in Uganda’s pig sector

A livestock farmer in northern Ghana. (ILRI/Georgina Smith).

Opinion and analysis

Towards gender equality: A novel index to measure the empowerment of women in livestock keeping households

Harnessing digital innovations

Harnessing digital innovations for gender and social inclusion in Kenya and Rwanda

My Publications

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Gender dimensions in agricultural and livestock interventions: A review of economic modelling approaches

  • Mensah, Charles
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Factors influencing adoption of climate-smart livestock practices in eastern Africa: insights from Uganda

  • Mugumya, R.
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Behavior change in five communities in Uganda: Farmers adopt improved practices, agripreneurs find new markets, community members accept women providing pig artificial insemination and regulators enable women aggregators

  • Achandi, Esther L.
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Business-to-Business discussion tools: Improving livelihoods in pastoral systems through an entrepreneurial ecosystem approach to sustainable sheep and goat production

  • Oyieng, Edwin
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Business-to-Business discussion tools: Forms

  • Oyieng, Edwin
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A Gender Analysis of Nigeria’s Livestock Sector: a review of trends, constraints and opportunities

  • Abdulsalam-Saghir, Petra