Mr Richard Moyo |  Food Security  |  Best Researcher Award

Associate Consultant at  University of Malawi,  Malawi

Richard Steven Moyo is a pragmatic and results-driven economist with over five years of hands-on experience in evidence-based monitoring and evaluation. His expertise includes economic modeling, data collection, survey design, data analysis, and preparing research reports. Richard specializes in health economics, public sector economics, and evidence-based decision-making, using tools such as STATA, R, and Excel for economic evaluation.

Profile:

• Scopus

Education:

• Master of Arts in Economics (2024) – University of Malawi (Health Economics & Public Sector Economics)
• Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (2019) – Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Professional Experience:

• Associate Consultant (2022-Present) – ASPIRE Consultancy
  • Data Manager for the Malawi Water and Sanitation Project-1 (MWSP 1), overseeing customer satisfaction and willingness-to-pay surveys.
• Research Fellow (2024-2025) – Malawi Environment Protection Authority (MEPA)
  • Co-author of the Malawi State of Environment Outlook Report, contributing to environmental research and policy.
• Adjunct Lecturer (2024-Present) – University of Livingstonia
  • Teaching courses in Health Economics and Public Health.
• Research Fellow (2024-Present) – University of Malawi
  • Conducted economic impact assessments on the Art sector and evaluated the Titukulane Project with IFPRI Malawi.
• Research Supervisor/Data Analyst (2020-2023) – Center for Social Research (CSR)
  • Led impact evaluations of educational programs focused on reducing teenage pregnancies in Malawi.
• Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (2020-2023) – Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
  • Conducted data analysis on market trends and evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 Urban Cash Transfer Intervention.

Skills Profile:

• Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, STATA, R-Studio, SPSS.
• Leadership: Led teams in the implementation and evaluation of multiple research projects.
• Research: Conducted 4 baseline studies and 6 impact evaluations, achieving 20% savings in project budgets.

Publication Title Format:

• Moyo, R., & Chirwa, G.C. (2025). The economic implications of noncommunicable diseases on food security and resilience in Malawi. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 19, 101646.
• Moyo, R., Love, D., Mul, M., Mupangwa, W., & Twomlow, S. (2006). Impact and sustainability of low-head drip irrigation kits, in the semi-arid Gwanda and Beitbridge Districts, Mzingwane Catchment, Limpopo Basin, Zimbabwe. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 31(15-16), 885–892.