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Consortium Members

The project is being implemented by a consortium of organizations working on issues related to on-farm conservation in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and the UK, regionally and internationally. Team members working on the project include experts in biodiversity and participatory approaches:

Elizabeth Cromwell (Project Coordinator) is an agricultural economist working with the Overseas Development Institute in London. She is particularly interested in the economic and policy aspects of on-farm biodiversity conservation.
E-mail: e.cromwell@odi.org.uk
Carlos Barahona is a statistician working with the Statistical Services Centre at the University of Reading, UK. He is interested in research methods, and in particular how to combine qualitative and quantitative methods. He led the design of project methodologies and data analysis.
E-mail: c.e.barahona@reading.ac.uk
Tamiru Mulualem graduated in biological sciences, with an MSc in Plant Genetics. He worked for the Ethio-Organic Seed Action (EOSA). He is particularly interested in research on rural biodiversity and the conservation of genetic resources. He worked on the Ipongo and EOSA case studies.
Joanne Manda has a background in agriculture and natural resource management. She has over 8 years experience in community based research and development initiatives relating to household food security within the Southern Africa region. She has a keen interest in environmental issues and how they impact on rural development. She is currently working for DFID in Zimbabwe. Joanne worked on the SALRED and EOSA case studies.
E-mail: j-manda@dfid.gov.uk

Martin Kimani is a farmer participatory training and research specialist working with CABI International Africa Regional Centre in Nairobi. He has been working with Farmer Field Schools in Kenya and the region for the last six years, and has also been involved in participatory approaches totraining and research in over 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and The Caribbean. Before then he spent several years involved in the development of organic agriculture in Africa. Martin worked on the IPPM/FFS case study.
E-mail: m.kimani@cabi.org

Abisai Mafa is a geneticist working with the Department of Science and Technology Development in Zimbabwe focusing on issues of biotechnology and biosafety policy. He is particularly interested in agro-biodiversity conservation and household food security. Mafa worked on the SALRED and IPPM/FFS case studies.
E-mail: absmaus@yahoo.com or mafa@zarnet.ac.zw
Arthur Nkonde works for the Zambia Biodiversity Conservation Network. He is particularly interested in agricultural biodiversity, and is currently working with three communities in Zambia to promote local seed production. He is also involved in environmental education and plant gentic resources. Arthur worked on the Ipongo and OPPAZ case studies.
E-mail: arthurnkonde@hotmail.com
Elijah Rusike is a rural livelihoods training and facilitation specialist working for Intermediate Technology Development Group (Southern Africa) based in Zimbabwe. He has been working on participatory farmer research and extension for the past 13 years in marginal areas of Zimbabwe both in NGO and Govt. He is particularly interested in biodiversity conservation and its role in reducing the vulnerability of rural communities. Elijah was involved in the IPGRI/FAO case study.
E-mail: erusike@yahoo.com or elijahr@itdg.org.zw
Morag Ferguson is a specialist in crop biodiversity and molecular breeding. She is currently working for IITA, and was previously based in the Plant Biodiversity and Genomics Centre at ILRI in Nairobi. Morag worked on the IPGRI/FAO case study.
E-mail: m.ferguson@cgiar.org