Dr Willard Mbewe
Agriculture, Food Systems & Rural Development Lead
Leads agricultural analyses, value chain studies, seed system diagnostics, and food security assessments.
PhD Biological Sciences (Agriculture), MSc Environmental Sciences, BSc Forestry Sciences
Core Competencies
Crop disease surveillance
Value chain & market systems development
Agronomic assessments & irrigation analysis
Food security and livelihoods modelling
Key Responsibilities
- Design and supervise agricultural studies
- Integrate climate-smart agricultural approaches
- Oversee rural livelihood and nutrition-sensitive agriculture analyses
- Support data-driven agricultural forecasting