Msuya is a versatile researcher and consultant having spent considerable time of his career in research and university teaching. With a first degree in agriculture, a Masters in Human Nutrition from University of Otago in New Zealand and a Doctorate in Food Economics from Kiel in Germany, Msuya combines academic and development expertise with a focus on fighting malnutrition and related consequences. More recently, he has taken interest in the subject of nutrition-sensitive agriculture for development in Africa.