John Ilukor
Agricultural Economist
Kampala,Uganda
Summary
Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Economist
World Bank
8 2016
- Support implementation and design of the World Bank Development Projects in agriculture, Irrigation and livelihoods
- Support Data and M$E in World Bank Development Projects
- Supporting the design, field staff training, fieldwork supervision, and analysis of methodological household survey experiments in Eastern and Southern Africa, particularly in Uganda and Malawi, that are supported under the LSMS Methodological Validation Program
- Some of the experiments included MAPS: Methodological Experiment on Measuring Maize Productivity, Soil Fertility, and Variety in Uganda, C-VIP: Methodological Experiment on Measuring Cassava Production, Productivity, and Variety Identification in Malawi, and the ongoing Banana Area Estimation and Variety Identification Experiment in Zanzibar among others
- Providing survey subject matter expertise to the LSMS survey task teams on mainstreaming of improved approaches to identify crop varieties and natural resource management practices during the design phase of the household surveys supported by the LSMS, particularly as part of the LSMS-ISA initiative in Uganda and Malawi
- Acting as Liaison officer with CGIAR Independent Science Partnership Councils-Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (CGIAR,ISPC_SPIA) secretariat staff at FAO, senior management, and agricultural scientists from CGIAR centers in Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa in effective fulfillment of the aforementioned LSMS responsibilities in support of improving household/farm survey methods for crop variety identification and natural resource management, and integrating these methods, where possible, into surveys that are supported by the LSMS
- Data analysis, writing of reports and peer reviewed papers.
Research Associate / Consultant
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council at the UN FAO Food and Agricultural Organization
08.2014 - 07.2016
- Adoption of agricultural technologies in Africa
- Tasks include: Liaise with SPIA Secretariat staff, senior management, and lead scientists from CGIAR centers in Africa to identify technologies for specific LSMS-ISA countries for which we need better data of extent of adoption
- Work with groups of CGIAR agricultural scientists (crop breeders, agronomists, water engineers etc) on determining how specific selected technologies might be uniquely identified
- Working closely with the LSMS team and their local counterparts, develop and field-test protocols for these specific technologies in LSMS-ISA countries
- Field-testing will be carried out either in parallel or piggybacked to LSMS-ISA survey operations
- Following the methodological testing, together with the LSMS team and local counterparts, identify specific survey rounds in the various LSMS-ISA countries where it is possible to introduce protocols for improved data collection
- Data analysis, writing of reports and peer reviewed papers.
Research tasks included
University of Hohenheim
01.2011 - 11.2014
- Conducting research on food security related topics
- Designing the study tools and implementing surveys related to food security
- Writing papers to be published in peer reviewed journals
- Conducting tutorials.
Research Consultant
GIZ
09.2013 - 07.2014
- Impact Assessment of Prosopis invasion and participative management approaches in the Ethiopian Afar region
- Tasks included: Designing the study tools, liaising with GIZ staff on the field logistics, working and coordinating with Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute staff, political leaders and government staff as well as liaising with the ecological team
- Presentation of national data and results to GIZ and political partners
- Socio-economic baseline study GIZ Innovation Centers for the Agriculture and Food Sector (Ethiopia)
- Training of the national expert and enumerators in research methodology and use of questionnaire, according to the training manual and steering of pilot test, feedback and improvement of training methodology
- Supervision of national expert and enumerators during field data collection and bearing responsibility for implementation of data collection plan and data quality during data collection period
- Coordinating with GIZ contact person in country of research before and during field data collection and bearing responsibility for well-functioning communication within the study team in the country
- Support to national expert and contact person for both national expert and local research organization and data analysis of collected quantitative data, using provided do file outputs, and qualitative data
- Presentation of national data and results to GIZ and political partners.
Lecturer
Makerere University Business School
11.2006 - 06.2014
- Lecturer for economics, econometrics, mathematics and research methods
- Tasks included: Conducting research and writing papers to be published in peer reviewed journals
- Supervising students research
- Conducting tutorials, lectures and examining students
- Other duties assigned by management.
Research Assistant
Collaboration of Makerere University, Montana University and International Potato Research Institute (CIP)
09.2008 - 11.2010
- Research on trade-off analysis modeling
- Tasks included: Designing the study tools, liaising with CIP, MD TOA model team and other country teams on data collection and analysis
- Leading household surveys, working with potato and sweet potato breeders from National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and the International Potato Research Institute (CIP) Uganda to collect biophysical data required for the modelling exercise
- One paper published in the international refereed journal
- Master’s thesis published.
Research Assistant
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
08.2009 - 08.2010
- Projects on making rural services work for the poor, reconstruction and ensuring accountability of agricultural livelihood projects in post conflict areas: A case study for Northern Uganda
- Tasks included: Designing the study tools and organizing field visits
- One working paper published and two refereed journal articles.
Education
Ph.D. - Agricultural Economics- Economics of Governance
University of Hohenheim – Food Security Center, Germany
Stuttgart Germany 01.2011 - 11.2014
M.Sc. in Agriculture And Applied Economics, Major in Environment And Resources Economics -
Makerere University, Uganda
08.2008 - 12.2010
B.Sc. in Quantitative Economics -
Makerere University, Uganda
08.2002 - 07.2005
Skills
STATA
SPSS
MD-TOA
MS office
Research and analysis
Documentation skills
Research Planning
Project Management
Data Interpretation
Technical report writing
Fieldwork experience
Grant Writing
Data Compilation
Surveys and Interviews
Theoretical Development
Methodology Selection
Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Data Analysis
Effective Multitasking
Membershipofprofessionalbodies
- International Association of Agricultural Economics (IAAE)
- African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)
- International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE)
- European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE)
- Network of Economics of Animal Health Teaching (NEAT)
Specificexperienceinafrica
- Uganda, 2023, 2025, Alternative livelihoods and innovations for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development in Uganda
- Uganda, 2023, 2028, Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP)- I supported the design and will support the implementation, and M&E
- Uganda, 2023, 2028, National Uganda Social Action Fund (P179904) (NUSAF)-I support the design, implementation, and M&E
- Uganda, 2023, 2026, Strengthening Productive Capacity and Resilience of Smallholder Sweet Potato Producer Organizations in Uganda- I supported design and will support implementation and M&E
- Uganda, 2022, 2023, Improving the collection of agricultural statistics in Uganda
- Uganda, 2021, 2023, Uganda National Study on Objective Measurement in Agriculture (UNOMA)
- Uganda, 2020, 2021, Team member in the development of the Desert Locust Emergency Project and the small-scale irrigation project
- Uganda, 2020, Team member of the COVID 19 High Frequency Phone Survey
- Uganda, 2018, 2023, Agricultural Cluster Development Project (ACDP)- I support the implementation of the matching grants for agro-processing and value addition, M&E and statistics
- Uganda, 2018, 2023, Livelihood Support to Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP)-I support the implementation of livelihood support, Environment and Natural Resources Management), and M&E
- Uganda, 2018, Payment for Ecosystem Services in Agro-forestry Systems in Eastern Uganda
- Uganda, 2018, Banana Variety Identification and Soil Measurement Survey
- Uganda, 2017, 2022, Improving the collection of agricultural statistics in Uganda and Kenya
- Uganda, 2016, 2017, Methodological Experiment on Measuring Maize Productivity, Variety, and Soil Fertility (MAPS 2)
- Uganda, 2016, Piloting Uganda Annual Agricultural Survey
- Uganda, 2014, 2015, Methodological Experiment on Measuring Maize Productivity, Variety, and Soil Fertility (MAPS 1)
- Uganda, 2011, 2012, Conducted both household and service provider surveys on the provision of animal health services in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana
- Uganda, 2008, 2010, Project on participatory development and testing of strategies to reduce climate vulnerability of poor farm households in East Africa through innovations in potato and sweet potato technologies and enabling policies. GIZ funded project
- Uganda, 2009, 2010, Rebuilding Agricultural Livelihoods in Post-Conflict Situations: What are the Governance Challenges?
- Ethiopia, 2015, 2016, Socio-economic baseline study GIZ Innovation Centers for the Agriculture and Food Sector
- Ethiopia, 2013, 2014, Impact Assessment of Prosopis invasion and Participative Management Approaches in Afar region
- Malawi, 2020, Team member of the COVID 19 High Frequency Phone Survey
- Malawi, 2019, 2020, Methodological experiment on crop area and yield measurement under intercropping
- Malawi, 2014, 2017, Methodological experiment on cassava Production and variety identification
- Malawi, 2015, 2017, Living Standard Measurement Survey- Integrated Household Survey; Round 4
- Malawi, 2015, 2017, Living Standard Measurement Survey- Integrated Household Survey; Round 5
- Kenya, 2011, 2012, Conducted both household and service provider surveys on the provision of animal health services in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/06/1981
- Nationality: Ugandan
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
Ateso
English
Kiswahili
Germany
Publications
- Kibrom A. Abay, Christopher B. Barrett, Talip Kilic, Heather Moylan, John Ilukor, Wilbert Drazi Vundru (2023): Nonclassical measurement error and farmers’ response to information treatment. Journal of Development Economics
- Opolot Deogracious John Ilukor, S B Mukasa, J Mugisha (2023): Fuel from the Farm: An analysis of the profitability and factors driving farmers' decisions to produce bioethanol from cassava in Northern Uganda. African Journal of Rural Development
- Munshi Sulaiman Danish Us Salam John Ilukor[...]Joseph Oryokot (2023): Multisectoral Nutrition Programming in Action: Impact Evaluation of Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project
- John Ilukor, Irene Kawuma, Jackline Bonabana (2023): Tradeoffs and Economic Impacts of Replacing Tobacco with Alternative Crops in Smallholder Cropping Systems in Hoima District, Uganda Forthcoming in Journal of Agricultural Systems
- Giulia Ponzini, Stephen Baryahirwa, Chiara Brunelli, John Ilukor, Talip Kilic, Stephane Mugabe, Andrew Mupere, Patrick Okello, Flavia Oumo, Vincent Ssennono 2022: The integration of socio-economic and agricultural surveys by national statistical offices: The case of the Uganda Integrated Household Survey. Statistical Journal of the IAOS
- Kibrom A. Abay, Christopher B. Barrett, Talip Kilic, Heather Moylan, John Ilukor, and Wilbert Drazi Vundru 2022: Nonclassical Measurement Error and Farmers' Response to Information Reveal Behavioral Anomalies, Journal of Development Economics
- John Ilukor Akello Joyce Simon Peter Okiror 2022: The impacts of COVID-19 on cattle traders and their response in agro-pastoral and pastoral regions in Uganda: A case of Karamoja and Teso cattle traders. Journal of Pastoralism and Policy
- Aziz Atamanov, Frederic Pierre Francois Hugue Cochinard, John Ilukor, Talip Kilic, Andrew Mupere, Giulia Ponzini, Vincent Ssennono: 2021 Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Households in Uganda (Vol. 2): COVID-19 Sixth Round Tables
- Talip Kilic, Heather Moylan, John Ilukor, Clement Mtengula, and Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri 2021. Root for the tubers: Extended-harvest crop production and productivity measurement in surveys. Journal of food policy.
- Priyakant Sinha, Andrew Robson, Derek Schneider, Talip Kilic, Harriet Kasidi Mugera, John Ilukor, and Jimmy Moses Tindamanyire 2020. The potential of in-situ hyperspectral remote sensing for differentiating 12 banana genotypes grown in Uganda. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- N Nantima, J Ilukor, W Kaboyo, A R O Ademun, D Muwanguzi, M Sekamatte, J Sentumbwe, F Monje, G Bwire 2019 The importance of a One Health approach for prioritizing zoonotic diseases to focus on capacity-building efforts in Uganda Rev. Sci. Tech. Off. Int. Epiz
- N Nantima, A R O Ademun, J Sentumbwe, J Ilukor, M M Kirumira, E Muwanga, M F Nakanjako, D Ndumu, D Kiconco, E Arinaitwe, I Monne, G Pavade, A Kamata, S Von Dobschuetz 2019 Managing the challenges of a highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 outbreak in Uganda: a case study Rev. Sci. Tech. Off. Int. Epiz
- Patchimaporn Udomkun ChaninTirawattanawanich, JohnI lukor, Piyanut Sridonpaid, Emmanuel Njukwea, Pélagie Nimbonae Bernard Vanlauwe 2019 Promoting the use of locally produced crops in making cereal-legume-based composite flours: An assessment of nutrient, antinutrient, mineral molar ratios, and aflatoxin content
- Patchimaporn Udomkun, John Ilukor, Jonathan Mockshell, Gaudiose Mujawamariya, Christopher Okafor, Renee Bullock, Nsharwasi Léon Nabahungu, Bernard Vanlauwe 2018. What are the key factors influencing consumers’ preference and willingness to pay for meat products in Eastern DRC? Journal of Food Science and Nuitrition
- Frédéric Kosmowski, Abiyot Aragaw, Andrzej Kilian, Alemayehu Ambel, John Ilukor Biratu Yigezu and James Stevenson 2018. Varietal identification in household surveys: Results from three household-based methods against the benchmark of DNA fingerprinting in southern Ethiopia. Cambridge journal of experimental agriculture
- John Ilukor, Talip Kilic, Sydney Gourlay, James Stevenson, Frédéric Kosmowski, Andrzej Kilian, Julius Sserumaga, and Godfrey Asea 2017. Blowing in the Wind: The Quest for Accurate Crop Variety Identification in Field Research, with an Application to Maize in Uganda. Forthcoming
- John Ilukor 2017 Improving the delivery of veterinary services in Africa: insights from the empirical application of transaction costs theory in Uganda and Kenya. Rev. Sci. Tech. Off. Int. Epiz., 2017, 36 (1), 279-289
- John Ilukor, Simone Rettberg, Anna Treydte, Regina Birner 2016. To eradicate or not to eradicate? Recommendations on Prosopis julifora management in Afar, Ethiopia from an interdisciplinary perspective. Journal of Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
- Mesfin Tilahun Gelaye, Regina Birner, and John Ilukor, 2016. Households’ demand for mitigation of Prosopis Juliflora invasion in the Afar Region of Ethiopia: a contingent valuation. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.
- John Ilukor and Regina Birner (2015). Addressing Governance Challenges in the Provision of Animal Health Services: A Review of the Literature and Empirical Application Transaction Cost Theory. Journal of Preventive Veterinary Medicine 122(1-2), 1-13
- John Ilukor, Regina Birner, P.B Rwamigisha, and Noelina Nantima (2015). The provision of veterinary services: who are the influential actors and what are the governance challenges? A case study of Uganda. Cambridge Journal of Experimental Agriculture 15, 408–434
- John Ilukor, Regina Birner, Mesfin Tilahun Gelaye and Negusse Gebreyohannes Yigzaw 2015. Economic Impact of Prosopis Juliflora on Animal Health and Production: A Case of Afar Region, Ethiopia. A paper presented during Regional Conference on Invasive Species in ASAL: Managing Prosopis Juliflora for better (agro-) pastoral livelihoods in the Horn of Africa 01 – 02 May, 2014 Desalegn Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- John Ilukor, Mekdelawit Yeshitila Minyleshewa and Regina Birner 2015. A Cost Benefit Analysis of Prosopis Juliflora Participatory Management Approaches: A Case of Afar Region, Ethiopia A paper presented during Regional Conference on Invasive Species in ASAL: Managing Prosopis Juliflora for better (agro-) pastoral livelihoods in the Horn of Africa 01 – 02 May, 2014 Desalegn Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- John Ilukor, Regina Birner (2014). Measuring the quality of clinical veterinary services for Cattle: an application of a role play experiment in rural Uganda BMC Research Notes 2014, 7:894
- John Ilukor, Fredrick Bagamba, Bernard Bashaasha (2014). Application of MD TOA model to assess adoption potential of improved sweet potato technologies by rural poor farm households under climate Change: A case of Kabale district in Uganda. Journal of Food Security 6:359–368
- John Ilukor, Thea Nielsen, Regina Birner (2014). Determinants of referrals from paraprofessionals to veterinarians in Uganda and Kenya. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 114: 164-173
- Mockshell, J., Ilukor, J., Birner, R. (2014). Providing animal health services to the poor in Northern Ghana: rethinking the role of community animal health workers? Tropical animal health and production 46: 475–480.
- Kwapong, N., Korugyendo, P., Ilukor, J. (2013). Why a Few Agricultural Co-operatives Survived the Crisis in the Co-operative Movement in Uganda while Many Others Collapsed. International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2(6), 53–64.
- John Ilukor, Bernard Bashaasha, and Fredrick Bagamba (2012): The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change: An Assessment of Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change Using Innovations in Sweet Potato Technologies in Uganda, Lambert Publishers.
- Nana Afranaa Kwapong, John Ilukor, Markus Hanisch, Ephraim Nkonya (2012): Making Rural Services Work for the Poor: Micro-level Evidence from Rural Uganda World rural observation Vol 4(1) 3-12.
- Regina Birner, Marc Cohen, and John Ilukor (2010): Rebuilding Agricultural Livelihoods in Post-Conflict Situations: What are the Governance Challenges? The Case of Northern Uganda, International Food Policy, and Research Institute Publications
References
- Prof. Dr. Regina Birner, Chair of Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development, University of Hohenheim, Wollgrasweg 43, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany, +49 (0) 711 459 22514, Regina.Birner@uni-hohenheim.de
- Dr. Joseph Oryokot, Sr. Agriculture Specialist, World Bank, KAMPALA, UGANDA (IBRD), +256 772 200 261, joryokot@worldbank.org
- Talip Kilic, Senior Program Manager, Development Data Group | World Bank, 1818 H St. NW Mail Stop: MC2-208 Washington, DC 20433, +1-202-473-9110 (o) | +1-703-473-0910 (m)
Key Qualifications
Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Development and implementation of household [socio-economic] surveys using both papers based, and computer assisted personal interviews (CAPI) such as survey Togo and survey solutions software even in the marginal areas. Management of multidisciplinary research and field staff. Analysis of household survey data sets using STATA. Works independently, solves problems, networks effectively, has good inter-personal and communication skills. Strong analytical skills in agricultural economics / econometrics. Specific experience in Africa.
Timeline
Research Associate / Consultant
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council at the UN FAO Food and Agricultural Organization
08.2014 - 07.2016
Research Consultant
GIZ
09.2013 - 07.2014
Research tasks included
University of Hohenheim
01.2011 - 11.2014
Ph.D. - Agricultural Economics- Economics of Governance
University of Hohenheim – Food Security Center, Germany
01.2011 - 11.2014
Research Assistant
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
08.2009 - 08.2010
Research Assistant
Collaboration of Makerere University, Montana University and International Potato Research Institute (CIP)
09.2008 - 11.2010
M.Sc. in Agriculture And Applied Economics, Major in Environment And Resources Economics -
Makerere University, Uganda
08.2008 - 12.2010
Lecturer
Makerere University Business School
11.2006 - 06.2014
B.Sc. in Quantitative Economics -
Makerere University, Uganda
08.2002 - 07.2005
Economist
World Bank
8 2016