Barbara Mugwanya Zawedde

PARTNER

Barbara is the Director of Research in the Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) based in the Mukono Research Institute that serves the Central region with over 10 million people. She is also the Chairperon for NARO’s Institutional Biosafety Committee, and the Committee responsible for developing and implementing biodiversity conservation and sustainable use by NARO. Her PhD major was Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology with a doctoral specialization in Environmental Science and Policy from Michigan State University, USA. For seven (7) years, Barbara coordinated activities of Uganda Biosciences Information Center (UBIC). Prior to her PhD training, she was a Programme Officer in the Kampala Office for the Program for Biosafety Systems, a Program for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Her areas of interest include biosafety, biopolicy, bioethics, science communication, knowledge management, and other social and policy pathways to support adoption and sustainable use of biosciences for agriculture transformation.

Email: bmugwanya@gmail.com
Email: barbara.zawedde@naro.go.ug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarbaraZawedde