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Agricultural/Social Economist with nine years of professional experience in research, programme/ project management, monitoring and evaluation. Major strengths include quantitative and qualitative research design, field data collection, designing and managing big agricultural research datasets, data cleaning, econometrics and statistical analysis |
 Contact Charity Nhemachena
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
•Academic Independent Research Supervisor, Graduate School of Business Leadership, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA, Midrand, South Africa, 2021 – To date
•Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Social and Economic Research ( ISER ) RHODES UNIVERSITY, Grahamstown, South Africa, 2022 – 2023
•Post-Doctoral Fellow, Graduate School of Business Leadership, Department of Finance and Economics, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA, Midrand, South Africa, 2018 – 2021
•PhD Researcher - Agricultural Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, Pretoria, South Africa, 2012-2017
•Research Assistant, Bureau of Market Research (BMR), UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA, Pretoria, South Africa, 2011-2012
•Research Assistant - Agricultural Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, Pretoria, South Africa, 2007-2010
•Agriculture Economist, Department of Irrigation, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & MINISTRY of WATER, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2005 – 2006
•Research Assistant - Agricultural Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension, UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2004 – 2004
•Research Intern, Department of works, CITY OF HARARE MUNICIPALITY, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2003 – 2003
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Education: |
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I hold a PhD and MSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. A BSc Honours degree in Agricultural Economics. I have published nine articles in peer-reviewed journals as author and co-author and two forthcoming papers.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Awards
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AWARD
University of South Africa
2018-2021
PhD SCHOLARSHIP
University of Pretoria funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2012-2015
MSc POST - GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANT
African Economic Research Consortium
2006-2008
MSc POST - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
University of Pretoria, funded by the United States Agency for International Development in collaboration with Michigan State University
2007-2009
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
- Being headhunted – make me an
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