Daphine Kamusingize

Daphine Kamusingize

PhD Candidate, Wageningen University & Research

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
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Passionate about improving livelihoods of resource-poor farmers without compromising environmental integrity for sustainable development. 10 years of interactive working experience in small-holder farming communities of Sub-Saharan Africa with bias towards research in banana cropping systems. Key competences: 1) Agro-ecosystems research and training; 2) Farming systems analysis; 3) Developing agronomic solutions; 4) Multi-disciplinary stakeholder engagement; and 5) Designing, planning and implementation of R4D projects.

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Experience

  • National Agricultural Research Organisation - NARO Uganda

    National Agricultural Research Organisation - NARO Uganda

    8 years

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      PHD Fellow

      National Agricultural Research Organisation - NARO Uganda

      - Present 4 years

      NARL, Kawanda

      Defining & Re-designing banana cropping systems for production of multiple products for industrial use.

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      Research Fellow

      National Agricultural Research Organisation - NARO Uganda

      - 4 years 10 months

      NARL Kawanda

      Worked as a project manager for a 5m USD project focused on improving the scalability of banana agronomic practices to enhance productivity of banana production systems in the East African region, Uganda & Tanzania. Key deliverables: stepwise intensification & scaling approach for productivity improvement, farmer-centric communication packages, periodical technical & financial reports, project planning & management, multi-stakeholder coordination & linkages.

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    Research Assistant

    National Agricultural Research Organisation - NARO Uganda

    - 2 years 7 months

    NARL Kawanda

    Junior researcher on the climate smart agriculture project focused on assessing the drought tolerance of selected banana varieties in drought prone areas of Uganda

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    Organic Inspector

    Tatgem U ltd

    - 6 months

    Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

    Development of ICS, farmer inspection, farmer recruitment & training

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