Am Msekiwa Matsimbe from Malawi, a young professional within the area of fish biodiversity and aquaculture.

I do have MSc degree in Agricultural extension, specifically in communication and innovation stream. I do have ample experience in Agriculture sector for the last twenty years in Ethiopia. Currently, I am working in an International NGO called Technoserve coffee initiative in Ethiopia which changes the livelihood of coffee farmers earning better income by exporting coffee through the formulation of cooperatives. I am a Senior Business Advisor of managing 10-15 cooperatives in the grass-root level.

YPARD Web and Communications Officer

I am an agronomist engineer since 2002. In 2010 I was trained in Belgium on methodology in Supporting Innovation in Professional family farming. Since 2004, I have been working for the Confederation of smallholder Farmers to Development as a Program Coordinator and for the service of farmers.

I wish attend in conference in order to building and knowledge sharing agricultural sector.

Plant breeder

I am a 38 years old Nigerian possessing BSc. Botany, MSc. and Ph.D in Plant Science, Horticulture and Crop Physiology option at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. I am married to Dr. Oloyede F.A., a lecturer at the Department of Botany of the same institution, we are blessed with 3 children. My research interest and passion has been in conservation of neglected horticultural crop species of the southwestern Nigeria. I have 10 published articles.

I am a young Zimbabwean agriculture scientist, holder of a BSc Honours degree in Agriculture (Soil Science) from the University of Zimbabwe and currently doing a Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) in Agriculture (Integrated soil fertility and water management) with the University of Zimbabwe. I am a Research Officer and Crop nutritionist and one of my career objectives if to leave a mark in the agricultural research, extension and advisory sectors through the pursuit of excellence and integrity.