Kwenda Illiana winnemore

Kwenda Illiana winnemore

Professionnal title : PhD candidate

Scientific fields : Crop Modeling Agronomy

Main affiliation : Department of Plant Production Sciences and Technologies, University of Zimbabwe, Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Secondary affiliation : CIRAD, UPR AIDA, Harare, Zimbabwe

Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe Harare

Contact by mail

+263775744630

https://www.linkedin.com/in/illiana-kwenda

Sowing resilience, shaping tomorrow’s food security!

Presentation

I am an agronomist and crop modeler with a strong interest in agricultural systems research and resilience. My work integrates experimental trials with crop modeling to explore crop growth dynamics, water and nitrogen interactions and grain nutritional quality in cereal-based intercropping systems for smallholder farmers across diverse climate gradients. I also investigate the impacts of climate variability on crop performance and system resilience. Through systems science approaches, I leverage agronomy, modeling, and sustainability to build resilient and nutrition-sensitive food systems.

What I can bring to this network ?

I contribute through knowledge exchange by sharing insights from crop modeling and experimental trials, including experiences with cereal-legume intercropping under different nutrient stress conditions and diverse. I bring systems insights on how agronomy, modeling and sustainability can be integrated to address resilience and nutrition-sensitive food systems. I value collaboration and look forward to working with peers on systemic solutions that strengthen agricultural resilience aiming to support smallholder farmers and advance sustainable food security.

What I seek in this network ?

I value collaboration and look forward to working with peers on systemic solutions that strengthen agricultural resilience aiming to support smallholder farmers and advance sustainable food security.

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