Dr. Daniel Micheal Okello

Assistant Lecturer - Agricultural Economics

Daniel is an Agricultural Economist with research interest in resource economics and policy analysis. He is currently an assistant Lecturer of Agricultural Economics in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Kabale University. His research specifically focuses on efficiency and performance of smallholder agricultural production systems. Daniel is an editorial board member of the following internationally peer review scientific journals: BMC Agriculture, Discover Agriculture and Discover Sustainability. He is a peer reviewer for several journals. Daniel is also an accomplished consultant for Value Chain and Market Systems Development, Agricultural Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Political Economy Analysis, Business Development, and Feasibility Studies.

Qualifications

PhD in Agriculture and Applied Bio-sciences – Agricultural Economics from the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University

Masters of Science in Agricultural Economics – College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences – Makerere University

Bachelor of Agriculture (Gulu University)

Research Interests

Smallholder productivity and Efficiency

Resources Allocation

Agricultural Policy Analysis

Rural Development

Food Security and Agribusiness

Publications

Finagnon Kevin Fassinou, Daniel M. Okello, Solomon Olum, Cresensia Asekenye, Stephen W. Kalule & Walter Odongo . (2025) . Does uptake of post-harvest handling technologies lead to better household nutrition? Empirical evidence from a project-based intervention in Northern Uganda . BMC Agriculture, [online] Volume 1, p. 14. Available at: https://bmcagriculture.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s44399-025-00016-8
Francis Atube, Ojara Bosco Christopher, Richard Luis Labeja, Daniel Micheal Okello & Charles Nelson Okumu . (2025) . Determinants of finger millet farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies to climate change in northern Uganda . Discover Agriculture, [online] Volume 3(2025), p. 103. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44279-025-00277-6
Christine Anyati, Daniel Micheal Okello, Edmond Nyuyki Mainimo & Ipolto Okello-Uma . (2025) . Nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practices among caregivers and nutritional status of children 6–24 months: evidence from Amuria and Soroti districts of Uganda . Discover Food, [online] Volume 5, p. 94. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44187-025-00369-8
Enos Katya Kule, Alfred Obia, David Agole, Daniel Micheal Okello, Walter Odongo . (2025) . Farmer perceptions and their implications for adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices . Discover Sustainability, 6(1), p. 210
Anthony Ogwal, Daniel Micheal Okello, Tony Aliro, David Okello Owiny, Elly Kurobuza Ndyomugyenyi . (2025) . Prevalence of Bovine Fasciolosis, Financial Losses and Risk Factors Associated with the Disease in Lira and Gulu Districts, Northern Uganda . Veterinary Medicine International, 2025(1), p. 7757654
Enos Katya Kule, David Agole, Alfred Obia, Daniel Micheal Okello & Walter Odongo . (2025) . Adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices: assessing the role of institutional and socio-economic factors amongst smallholder farmers . Cogent Social Sciences, 11(1), p. 2470373
Daniel Micheal Okello, Walter Odongo, Tonny Aliro, David Okello Owiny, Elly Kurobuza Ndyomugyenyi . (2025) . Innovation and market orientation in smallholder pig production: the roles for access to veterinary services and use of purchased feeds . Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
Deborah Akatwetaba, Daniel Micheal Okello, Apollo Kasharu, Anthony Egeru, Basil Mugonola . (2024) . Determinants of shea nut marketing arrangements in northern Uganda . Discover Agriculture , 2(1), p. 61
Paul Nampala, Stephen W. Kalule, Patience M. Mshenga, Daniel M. Okello, Anthony Egeru, Adipala Ekwamu . (2024) . Linkages with Practice for Higher-Education Curriculum Innovation . Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, [online] Volume 17(1), pp. 1-18. Available at: https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijcre/article/view/8913
Joseph A. Kut Aluong, Edmond Nyuyki Mainimo, Daniel Micheal Okello, and Basil Mugonola . (2024) . Cross border trade analysis of the rice value chain between Uganda and South Sudan: an insight from Elegu and Nimule border posts . Cogent Food & Agriculture , 10(1), p. 2389639
Tonny Aliro, Walter Odongo, Karl Ståhl, Michel Mainack Dione, Daniel Micheal Okello, Charles Masembe & Erika Chenais . (2023) . Actions and perceived impact of African swine fever control measures along the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda . Trop Anim Health Prod, [online] Volume 55, p. 410. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-023-03828-5
Esther J Cheyo, Edmond Nyuyki Mainimo, Daniel M Okello, Walter Odongo, Stephen W Kalule . (2023) . Participation and commercialization in producer cooperatives: Insights on the role of cooperative functioning and equity strategies . Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 95(3), pp. 815-834
Daniel Micheal Okello, Irine Akite, Francis Atube, Stephen Wamala Kalule, Duncan Ongeng . (2023) . Examining the relationship between farmers’ characteristics and access to agricultural extension: Empirical evidence from northern Uganda . The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 29(4), pp. 439-461
Richard M Ariong, Daniel M Okello, Michael Hilary Otim, Pamela Paparu . (2023) . The cost of inadequate postharvest management of pulse grain: Farmer losses due to handling and storage practices in Uganda . Agriculture & Food Security, 12(1), p. 20
Samuel Elolu, Alod Agako & Daniel Micheal Okello . (2023) . Household food security, child dietary diversity and coping strategies among rural households. The case of Kole District in northern Uganda . Dialogues in Health, 3, p. 100149
Godfrey Moses Owot, Kenneth Olido, Daniel Micheal Okello, Walter Odongo . (2023) . Farmer–trader relationships in the context of developing countries: a dyadic analysis to understand variations in trust perceptions . Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 13(2), pp. 613-630
Elias Munezero, Caleb I Adewale, Daniel Micheal Okello, Basil Mugonola . (2023) . Profit efficiency analysis of red onions production in Sironko district of Uganda . Cogent Food & Agriculture , 9(1), p. 2222516
Godfrey Moses Owot, Daniel Micheal Okello, Kenneth Olido and Walter Odongo . (2023) . Trust-supply chain performance relationships: unraveling the mediating role of transaction cost attributes in agribusiness SMEs . Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 7, p. 1113819
Irine Akite, Daniel M Okello, Apollo Kasharu, Basil Mugonola . (2023) . Smallholder Farmers’ Contextual Ingredients of Process, Functional and Product Upgrading Strategies for Improved Competitiveness in Uganda’s Rice Markets . Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 36(4), pp. 763-787
Deborah Akatwetaba, Basil Mugonola, Appolo Kasharu, Daniel M Okello, Anthony Egeru . (2023) . Drivers of value addition and product upgrading to shea nuts by collectors in northern Uganda . African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 15(3), pp. 349-361
Godfrey Moses Owot, Daniel Micheal Okello, Kenneth Olido, Walter Odongo . (2023) . Trust, but what trust? Investigating the influence of trust dimensions on supply chain performance in smallholder agribusinesses in Uganda . Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 14(4), pp. 812-828
Francis Atube, Daniel M Okello, Geoffrey M Malinga, Martine Nyeko, Ipolto Okello-Uma . (2022) . Farmers’ adaptation to climate change and crop yield: A case of Amuru and Apac districts of Northern Uganda . International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 20(5), pp. 967-981
Francis Atube, Geoffrey M Malinga, Martine Nyeko, Daniel M Okello, Basil Mugonola, George William Omony, Ipolto Okello-Uma . (2022) . Farmers’ perceptions of climate change, long-term variability and trends in rainfall in Apac district, northern Uganda . CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2(1), p. 46
I Akite, DM Okello, A Kasharu, B Mugonola . (2022) . Estimation of profit efficiency of smallholder rice farmers in Uganda: A stochastic frontier approach . Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 8, p. 100315
Edmond Nyuyki Mainimo, Daniel Micheal Okello, Wilson Mambo, Basil Mugonola . (2022) . Drivers of household demand for cooking energy: A case of Central Uganda . Heliyon, 8(3), pp. e09118
Daniel Micheal Okello, Tonny Aliro, Walter Odongo, Elly Kurobuza Ndyomugyenyi, David Okello Owiny . (2022) . Alone or a combination: Ascertaining factors associated with choice of pig health management strategies amongst smallholder farmers in northern Uganda . Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 199, p. 105562
Tonny Aliro, Erika Chenais, Walter Odongo, Daniel Micheal Okello, Charles Masembe, Karl Ståhl . (2022) . Prevention and Control of African Swine Fever in the Smallholder Pig Value Chain in Northern Uganda: Thematic Analysis of Stakeholders’ Perceptions . Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8(1), p. 707819
Benjamin Kenyi Bendere Lomira, Prossy Nassanga, Daniel Micheal Okello, Duncan Ongeng . (2021) . Non-attitudinal and non-knowledge based factors constrain households from translating good nutritional knowledge and attitude to achieve the WHO recommended minimum intake level for fruits and vegetables in a developing country setting: evidence from Gulu district, Uganda . BMC nutrition, 7(1), p. 68
I Akite, DM Okello, J Lamo, A Kasharu, B Mugonola . (2021) . Determinants of non-technological upgrading strategies for rice market improvements in Uganda . Scientific African, 14, pp. e01030
Daniel Micheal Okello, Walter Odongo, Tony Aliro, Elly Ndyomugyenyi . (2021) . An assessment of pig feed diversity amongst smallholder pig farmers in Northern Uganda . Cogent Food & Agriculture, 7(1), p. 1937867
Francis Atube, Geoffrey M Malinga, Martine Nyeko, Daniel M Okello, Simon Peter Alarakol, Ipolto Okello-Uma . (2021) . Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effects of climate change: Evidence from northern Uganda . Agriculture & Food Security, 10(1), p. 6
Daniel Micheal Okello, Walter Odongo, Tonny Aliro, Elly Kurobuza Ndyomugyenyi . (2020) . Access to veterinary services and expenditure on pig health management: the case of smallholder pig farmers in Northern Uganda . Tropical Animal Health and Production, 52(6), pp. 3735–3744
Daniel Micheal Okello, Jackline Bonabana-Wabbi, Basil Mugonola . (2019) . Farm level allocative efficiency of rice production in Gulu and Amuru districts, Northern Uganda . Agricultural and Food Economics, 7(1), p. 19

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