Muyanga’s research focuses on agricultural land and water constraints, agricultural markets, and poverty and inequality issues. He was the first prize winner of the 2007 Global Development Network’s medal on the best research on household exposure to risk theme. Prior to his doctoral studies, Milu Muyanga worked as a Research Fellow with Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development, Egerton University (Kenya) between 2004 and 2007. Before then he worked as an Economist in the Ministry of Planning and National Development in the Government of Kenya between 1997 and 2003.