Potential of cowpea as a neglected and underutilised species in the urban food system
Fellow : Dr Nokuthula Vilakazi
Mentors : Prof. Ibok Oduro, Dr Peter Ho
UP Host : Prof. Riëtte de Kock
South Africa
projects
Malawi
Financing to catalyse transformative food systems: The business case for crop-livestock farming systems in Malawi
Fellow : Dr Sera Gondwe
Mentors : Dr Gloria Essilfie, Dr Christopher Hassal
UP Host : Prof. Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu
Malawi
Birds, Insects, and crop interaction between subsistence farms and macadamia orchards in Malawi
Fellow : Dr Tiwonge Mzumara-Gawa
Mentors : Prof. Cecilia Onyango, Dr Steven Sait
UP Host : Dr Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf
Kenya
Adoption of an integrated crop-dairy goat production system and the promotion of value-addition techniques in dry areas, Kenya
Fellow : Dr Juliana Cheboi
Mentors : Prof. Marshall Keyster, Dr Henry Greathead
UP Host : Dr Thobela Nkukwana
Tanzania
The Smartphone Decision Support for Variable Rate Fertilizer Application (Smartphone-VRA)
Fellow : Dr Kadeghe Fue
Mentors : Prof. Osden Jokonya, Prof. Steve Banwart
UP Host : Prof. Lise Korsten
Investigating land contestation as a challenge to food systems in Africa: A case study of the Philippi Horticultural Area
Fellow : Dr Amiena Bayat
Mentors : Dr Gerald Yiran, Dr David Williams
UP Host : Dr Marc Wegerif
South Africa
Knowledge, perceptions and practices of feed producers, poultry farmers and Moringa oleifera producers regarding the use of Moringa as an additive in poultry feed.
Fellow : Dr Nobuhle Sharon Lungu
Mentors : Prof. Joyce Maina, Prof. Martin Dallimer
UP Host : Prof. Esté van Marle-Köster
Zambia
Consumer preference of cowpea: Improved nutrient uptake among children and mothers in Zambia
Fellow : Dr Natasha Mwila
Mentors : Dr Bernadette Moore, Prof. Riëtte de Kock
A gendered analysis of adaptive capacity and food security in Makueni County, Kenya
Fellow : Dr Phyllis Machio
Mentors : Dr Susannah Sallu, Dr Akwilina Mwanri, Dr Betty Waized
UP Host : Prof. Gyebi Duodu
Exploring the food use of cucurbit seeds (egusi) for community nutrition and food security in Northern Ghana
Fellow : Dr Abena Boakye
Mentors : Prof. Andy Dougill, Dr Agnes Mwangwela
UP Host : Dr Heather Legodi
