Our fellows

University of Ghana

Mentors : Dr Stephen Whitfield, Prof. Jane Ambuko

UP Host : Prof. Frans Swanepoel

Project: The Complexities of the Adoption of Climate-smart Agricultural Practices: Reflections from Ghana

University of Ghana

Mentors : Prof. Charles Jumbe, Dr Katy Roelich

UP Host : Dr Elizabeth Mkandawire

Project: Towards a Framework for Appropriate Conservation Agriculture Mechanisation of Smallholder Rice Production in Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Mentors : Dr Agnes Mwangwela, Prof. Andy Dougill

UP Host : Dr Heather Legodi

Project: Exploring the food use of cucurbit seeds (egusi) for community nutrition and food security in Northern Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Mentors : Dr Faith Mabiki, Dr Christine Bösch, Dr Henry Greathead

UP Host : Prof. Naushad Emmambux

Project: Valorising Fruit By-products for Sustainable Small Ruminant Production in Ghana

University of Nairobi

Mentors : Prof. Marshall Keyster, Dr Henry Greathead

UP Host : Dr Thobela Nkukwana

Project: Adoption of an integrated crop-dairy goat production system and the promotion of value-addition techniques in dry areas, Kenya

University of Nairobi

Mentors : Dr Betty Waized, Dr Susannah Sallu, Dr Akwilina Mwanri

UP Host : Prof. Gyebi Duodu

Project: A gendered analysis of adaptive climate change adaptation strategies and food security in Samburu County, Kenya

Malawi University of Science and Technology

Mentors : Dr Freda Elikplim Asem, Dr Emma Louise Andersen

UP Host : Dr Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie

Malawi University of Science and Technology

Mentors : Prof. Cecilia Onyango, Dr Steven Sait

UP Host : Dr Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf

Project: Birds, Insects, and crop interaction between subsistence farms and macadamia orchards in Malawi

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Mentors : Prof. Claire Quinn, Dr Issahaka Fuseini

UP Host : Prof. Liesel Ebersöhn

Project: Optimising synergies and navigating trade-offs in multi-sectoral interventions for transforming agri-food systems in Malawi

University of the Western Cape

Mentors : Dr Eleonora Morganti, Dr Petronella Chaminuka, Dr Melvin Holmes

UP Host : Dr Ansie Smit

Project: Effective Data Technology for Quality Monitoring and Logistic Decision Support in Cold Chains of Fresh Agricultural Products

University of the Western Cape

Mentors : Dr Gerald Yiran, Dr David Williams

UP Host : Dr Marc Wegerif

Project: Investigating land contestation as a challenge to food systems in Africa: A case study of the Philippi Horticultural Area

University of Dar es Salaam

Mentors : Dr David Mkwambisi, Dr Effie Papargyropoulou

UP Host : Dr Selma Karuaihe

Project: Stakeholder Collaboration Framework for Post-harvest Loss Reduction: The Case of Tomato Production in the Iringa and Morogoro Regions of Tanzania

University of Dar es Salaam

Mentors : Dr Chewe Nkonde, Prof. Diane Holt

UP Host : Dr Colleta Gandidzanwa

Project: Exploring the Household Use and Economic Potential of Indigenous Crops in Tanzania: A Value Chain Analysis Approach

Sokoine University of Agriculture

Mentors : Prof. Osden Jokonya, Prof. Steve Banwart

UP Host : Prof. Lise Korsten

Project: The Smartphone Decision Support for Variable Rate Fertilizer Application (Smartphone-VRA)

Sokoine University of Agriculture

Mentors : Prof. Lise Korsten, Prof. Yun Yun Gong

UP Host : Prof. Hettie Schönfeldt

Project: Drivers of Food Choices: Implications for Nutrition and Safety in Tanzania

University of Zambia

Mentors : Dr Stellah Mukhovi, Prof. Peter Howley, Dr Laura Dixon

Project: Climate-resilient and Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Eastern Zambia

University of Zambia

Mentors : Prof. Riëtte de Kock, Dr Bernadette Moore

Project: Consumer preference of cowpea: Improved nutrient uptake among children and mothers in Zambia

University of Pretoria

Mentors : Prof. Joyce Maina, Prof. Martin Dallimer

UP Host : Prof. Esté van Marle-Köster

Project: Knowledge, perceptions and practices of feed producers, poultry farmers and Moringa oleifera producers regarding the use of Moringa as an additive in poultry feed.

University of Pretoria

Mentors : Prof. Ibok Oduro, Dr Peter Ho

UP Host : Prof. Riëtte de Kock

Project: Potential of cowpea as a neglected and underutilised species in the urban food system

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Mentors : Dr Christopher Hassal, Dr Gloria Essilfie

UP Hosts : Prof. Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Dr Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie

Project: Financing to catalyse transformative food systems: The business case for crop-livestock farming systems in Malawi