Sithembile Ndema Mwamakamba
Senior Programme Manager, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
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Sithembile Mwamakamba coordinates FANRPAN’s climate smart agriculture policy research and advocacy projects. Her work focuses on enhancing the research-to-policy interface between climate change, smallholder agriculture and poverty reduction by addressing the specific needs of vulnerable groups in Africa, including women, youth and small-scale farmers. Ms Mwamakamba has led case studies on current and emerging youth policies and initiatives with a focus on links to agriculture in ten countries in Sub Saharan Africa. She is a member of the Young Professionals for Agriculture and Development (YPARD) network Steering Committee and she represents FANRPAN in the Farming First Steering Committee. Ms Mwamakamba holds a master’s degree in development studies from the University of Pretoria and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Cape Town.