Juliette Wairimu Kariuki

Dr. Juliette Wairimu Kariuki serves as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh's Centre of African Studies, having joined in April 2021 as a Research Fellow. Her work centers on urban food systems and agriculture in Africa, specifically examining transformations in retail development and informal food distribution networks across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in African Studies, University of Edinburgh (2021)
• MSc in Development Planning and Administration, University College London

Dr. Kariuki's research integrates sustainable food production, climate-food security intersections, carbon market dynamics for smallholders, and digital agriculture ethics. Her feminist political economy analyses address work and social reproduction in African contexts through interdisciplinary lenses spanning urban geography, development economics, and agricultural systems.

She investigates how evolving food supply chains impact the right to food and human-centered economic models, emphasizing the need to understand production-to-consumption complexities for sustainable provisioning in Africa. Current work assesses delivery mechanisms ensuring equitable food access amid climate and digital transformations.