Participating CG Centers

• IFPRI (6)
• ILRI (7)
• CIAT (4)
• ICRAF (4)
• ICRISAT (3)
• CIMMYT (2)
• IITA (5)
• TSBF-CIAT (4)
• CIFOR
• INIBAP
• IPGRI
• WARDA
• World Fish (2)
  

Participating US Institutions

• Cornell University (8)
• Michigan State University (4)
• University of Hawaii (3)
• Iowa State University (3)
• Penn State University (2)
• Texas A&M University (2)
• University of Florida (2)
• University of Illinois (2)
• George Mason University (2)
  
• Oklahoma State University
• Purdue University (3)
  
• University of California, Davis (2)
• University of Connecticut
• University of Georgia
  
• University of Iowa
• University of Minnesota
• University of Vermont
• University of Arizona
• North Carolina State University
  

Countries Represented

• Burundi
• Cape Verde
• Dem. Rep. of the Congo
  
• Ethiopia
• Ghana (2)
  
• Ivory Coast (2)
• Kenya (10)
• Malawi
• Mali (2)
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria (4)
  
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Tanzania (3)
  
• Thailand
  
• Uganda (4)
• Zimbabwe (2)
• Philippines
• Mexico
  

Hikuepi Katjiuongua

Namibian, Hikuepi Katjiuongua is enrolled in the PhD program at Michigan State University in the department of Agricultural Economics. The main objective of her research is to evaluate and estimate the potential economic and welfare effects of trade policy alternatives of SACU member countries with the EU. Specifically she will evaluate the (1) EPA-SADC with the EU; (2) the South African bilateral trade agreement (TDCA) with the EU and (3) Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), on sensitive agricultural sectors: the beef sector (Namibia, Botswana) and the sugar sector (Swaziland). Dr. Dave Weatherspoon at Michigan State University and Dr. Ousmane Badiane at IFPRI are mentoring Ms. Katjiuongua. She will be conducting her fieldwork in Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and South Africa under the supervision of her IFPRI mentor.

Elliot Mghenyi

Kenyan, Elliot Mghenyi is enrolled in the Ph.D. program at Michigan State University in the department of Agricultural Economics. The main objectives of his research are 1) to study rules for efficient sharing of agricultural risks in the context of group credit contracts when members can bargain on the basis of common information about farmer-specific risks and common shocks; 2) to estimate the impacts of group credit on the demand for seed-fertilizer technology, farm labor (both family and hired), and maize yields; (specifically, the study will attempt to use detailed information regarding loan applications, group membership, current lending rules, and historical participation in credit markets to separate the demand side of the market from the supply side, which would enable econometric identification of the effects of credit access); 3) to study optimal commitments that could allow farmers with time-inconsistent preferences to benefit from trends in output prices. Dr. Robert Myers and Dr. Thomas Jayne at Michigan State University, and Dr. Hugo De Groote at CIMMYT are mentoring Mr. Mghenyi. He will be conducting his fieldwork in Kenya under the supervision of his CIMMYT mentor.

Richard Miiro

Ugandan, Richard Miiro is enrolled in the PhD program at Makerere University in Uganda and Iowa State University in the department of Agricultural Extension/Education and Sociology respectively. Mr. Miiro’s research will investigate the role of networks of market oriented farmer organizations in enhancing the organizations’ performance. The research will study these organizations so as to draw appropriate policy and practice lessons for agricultural service needs, value chain engagement, livelihood demands, organizational acuity, and general self confidence and efficacy. Dr. Frank Matsiko at Makerere Univeristy, Dr. Robert Mazur at Iowa State University and Dr. Pascal Sanginga at CIAT are mentoring Mr. Miiro. He will be conducting his fieldwork in Uganda under the supervision of his CIAT mentor.

Margaret Onyango

Kenyan, Margaret Onyango is enrolled in the PhD program at University of Hawaii at Manoa in the department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. Ms. Onyango’s research aims to establish and evaluate the morphology and horticultural characteristics of the ‘Apple’ and ‘Muraru’ clones at Kisii, Kenya. Classifying and standardizing the names of these bananas should also facilitate communication and exchange of knowledge among scientists. Molecular methods and flow cytometry are being used to determine ploidy level and the genomic composition. Dr. Richard Manshaardt at University of Hawaii at Manoa and Dr. Deborah Karamura at INIBAP, ESA are mentoring Ms. Onyango. She will be conducting her fieldwork in Kenya under the supervision of her INIBAP mentor.

Sheila Onzere

Kenyan, Sheila Onzere is enrolled in the PhD program at Iowa State University in the department of Sociology. Her research focuses on how organizational innovation transforms the structure of social networks and consequently enables farmers to improve their position in emerging marketing chains. The objectives of her research are to determine 1) what transformations occur in the social networks of small-scale farmers as a result of organizational innovations, 2) how these changes affect the farmers’ ability to gain access to maintain and improve their position in emerging domestic marketing chains, and 3) through what social and institutional mechanisms do these changes become institutionalized. Dr. Robert Mazur at Iowa State University and Dr. Pascal Sanginga at CIAT are mentoring Ms. Onzere. She will be conducting her fieldwork in Uganda under the supervision of her CIAT mentor.

Enoch Quayson

Ghanaian, Enoch Quayson is enrolled in the PhD program at University of Ghana in the department of Food Science. Mr. Quayson’s research focuses on the effects of cooking methods on the micronutrient content of plantains. Specifically, he is looking to determine the full effects of food processing on plantains in order to guide any attempts to address nutritional deficiencies through plantains. Dr. James Giovannoni at Cornell University and Dr. Rony Swennen at INIBAP/IPGRI are mentoring Mr. Quayson. He will be conducting his fieldwork in Ghana under the supervision of his INIBAP mentor.

Soul Shava

Zimbabwean, Soul Shava is enrolled in the PhD program at Rhodes University in the department of Environmental Education. Mr. Shava’s thesis entails research on the educational implications of the relationship between the representation and application of Indigenous Knowledge at the interface between institutional and community knowledge. The objectives of his research are to 1) investigate the genealogy of selected representations of plant-based Indigenous Knowledge in environmental education processes in a southern African context and 2) critically investigate the power/knowledge relationships that arise when plant-based Indigenous Knowledge is mobilized at the interface between community and modern educational, research and development institutions in selected cases in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Dr. Marianne Krasny at Cornell University and Dr. Margaret Kroma at WARDA are mentoring Mr. Shava. He will be conducting his fieldwork in Benin under the supervision of his WARDA mentor.