Professional Biography
Edward Mare Muya is a Land Resources Specialist with extensive expertise in soil health and water management for controlled ecosystem degradation and promotion of regenerative agriculture through efficient and sustainable use of limited land and water resources.
He has focused on natural resources management, monitoring and evaluation, using agro-ecology principles of holistic and sustainable approaches to farming and food systems. He has achieved this through demand-driven agro-ecosystems analysis to provide data to facilitate the formulation of context-specific technology packages for restoration of degraded ecosystems for enhanced integration of biodiversity, natural resource utilization and social equity.
Edward has worked to translate the results of these activities into practice through applied research, training, and development of demand-driven training materials on sustainable and efficient ecosystem management locally and internationally. His work spans over four decades of professional experience with organizations including GFA Consulting Group, National Irrigation Authority (NIA), FAO, World Bank, and the Kenya Ministry of Agriculture across irrigation development, soil survey, land evaluation, and climate-smart agriculture projects.
Education
Relevant Experience
2024–2025
Soil Water Agronomist Expert — GFA Consulting Group, Lower Nzoia
Establishment of water management regimes and sustainable soil health management strategies through soil characterization, mapping and clustering agricultural landscapes.
2023
Lead Scientist on SUSTAINABLE Agricultural Development Model — National Irrigation Authority (NIA)
Synthesis of agro-ecosystem, biophysical and socio-economic data for adapting agriculture to climate change through soil survey and land evaluation.
2022
Soil and Water Management Expert — Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Baringo County
Rehabilitation of degraded lands under irrigation. Promoting climate smart agriculture for sustainable irrigation functionality and development.
2018
Soil and Water Management Specialist — FAO
Training of Trainers for improved water and agricultural productivity. Development of training manual for enhanced water efficiency across Taita Taveta, Embu, Tharaka Nithi and Nakuru.
2017
Lead Water and Agronomy Expert, Trainer of Senior Agricultural Extension Staff — FAO, Turkana County
Promoting good agricultural practices to improve efficiency of agricultural production in 10 irrigation schemes. Training 13,000 farmers on sustainable crop and water management.
2014
Lead Scientist on Land and Water Potential Assessment — National Christian Council of Kenya (NCCK), Mara Catchment
Land use planning for Mara Catchment. Development of land use plan for sustainable ecosystem management.
2009
Soil and Water Management Specialist — ICRISAT, Burundi
Training of Irrigation Engineers and Technicians. Improvement of agricultural water management in southern and eastern Africa.
Experience: 40+ years in soil and water management for sustainable agriculture