REBECCA BIODATA

Biodata for Rebecca Lubinda

Rebecca Kiwanuka Lubindais a Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Education at the University of Zambia.She currently lectures Agribusiness mananagement Prior to that she lectured Agricultural Extension at Bukalasa Agricultural College from 1991 to 1999. Thereafter, lectured various Business and Economics related at Zambia Insurance Business College Trust(2000-2002).She has facilitated development of business plans and offers business advisory services. She also serves as an External Examiner at the Natural Resources Development College (NRDC), Zambia. She has served as a member on the Task Force for Small, Medium and Large Enterprise Development in Zambia and served on various commitees focusing on rural development and poverty reduction. She has carried out various research work in the area of Impact assessment and Adoption studies, Food security, Contract farming, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.Has written journal papers,commissioned papers and training manuals.Her research interests include: Agricultural marketing and policy, Value chain addition development, Rural development, Project impact assessment, Rural livelihood strategies, Organic farming and Environmental issues. Currently she is conducting a research on Enhancing Small Scale Farmers Access to Improved Common Bean Seed in Zambia.She can be contacted at The University of Zambia;School of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Education P.O. Box 32379 Lusaka ZAMBIA,Office phone: 260 211 295419; Cell Phone 260 955 998957.

Email: namubinda@yahoo.com or rlubinda@unza.zm