OUR FELLOWS
Esperança Tiago Sabino Michaque recalls frequent childhood visits to the large farms owned by her grandfather and uncle in southern Mozambique, where they produced tomato, sugar cane, banana, sweet potato, watermelon, and other crops. However, as she grew older, she saw the crop yields dwindle, along with the size and output of her relatives’ farms.
While pursuing a BSc in Agriculture at ISPM, Michaque began to understand some of the factors behind the crop failures in her country.
Field of Research
To increase access to food, improve nutrition, and reduce rural poverty, we must transform Mozambique’s subsistence-oriented agricultural sector into a more productive one— and soil science is part of the answer.