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=PROFILE= Ms Tasokwa Kakota is a lecturer in mathematics in the department of Basic sciences at Bunda College of Agriculture in Malawi.She holds a Bachelor of education majoring in mathematics from chancellor college,University of Malawi and Master of Education from Virginia Tech and State university, USA.. Tasokwa is also a curriculum specialist in mathematics. She has assisted her country to develop curriculum for secondary and primary school mathematics. She is also a trainer of trainers in participatory and constructivism approaches. Tasokwa has good presentation and facilitation skills. She has presented mathematics papers in a number of international conferences. Tasokwa is affiliated to a number of professional bodies namely; Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association (SAMSA), Mathematics Association of Malawi (MASAMU) and International Network for Women Scientists and Engineers (INWES).Her current research interests are on the application of Mathematics in agriculture and also in Gender in Mathematics and science. Tasokwa’s vision is to venture into mathematical modelling. She is currently enrolled as a PhD Student in drylands resource management at the University of Nairobi.

=CONTACTS= Tasokwa Vida Musa Kakota, Bunda College of Agriculture, P.0 BOX 219, Lilongwe, Malawi, Cell:+265 8 513264, Fax:+265 1 277281, Email:tasokwakakota@yahoo.co.uk vkakota@bunda.unima.mw