About Dorothy's Work
Dorothy Birungi Namuyiga is a Research Scientist at the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI)-National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) in Uganda. She is responsible for socio-economics fisheries and aquaculture research that involves both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the fisheries value chain, profitability analysis, evaluating demand and supply of fish and related products, monitoring, evaluation and learning regarding fish research for development interventions, development of market strategies and business models to enhance market access by small to large-scale actors. She is passionate about research for development especially towards the improvement of livelihoods and income security.
​Born in Uganda, Dorothy holds a Master of Science degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Makerere University/University of Pretoria, a Bachelor of Agribusiness Management of Makerere University and currently pursuing a Doctorate specializing in Ecology and Natural Resource Management at the University Of Bonn, Germany.