Background:
PhD in Production Ecology and Resource Conservation (Wageningen University, The Netherlands),
MSc in Water Resources Engineering and Management (University of Zimbabwe)
BSc in Agriculture Honours in Soil Science (University of Zimbabwe)

I am a water and agricultural scientist with more than 25 years of experience in research, academic and non-profit organisations. After working in the government for five years, I joined the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Zimbabwe from 2000 to 2007, where my research was focused on smallholder farming systems. For three years, I then worked at a regional network, WaterNet, where I led a multidisciplinary Limpopo Basin Challenge Program on Water and Food research project. I then worked for non-profits in the United Kingdom for about three years. Since 2013 I have been in South Africa, and I have been pursuing research on water allocation, water governance, drought and climate change impacts on agriculture, indigenous knowledge, and water resource management. Since April 2022, I am leading the Research Chair in Governance and Economics of Water and Sanitation Sector Institutions, with broad objectives covering water security, governance, equity, and financial and economic viability of water sector institutions. I also facilitate other interdisciplinary projects, including partnership building, generating research income, and postgraduate opportunities.

Research interests:
Water governance, water and sanitation, farming systems, soil fertility management, indigenous knowledge