OUR FELLOWS
Janet Nabwami grew up watching her mother raise and harvest mangoes on the family’s small farm in Uganda. “She encouraged me to study agriculture, and I was particularly interested in soil fertility management,” Nabwami recalls.
Nabwami graduated with a BSc in agricultural land use and management from Makerere University and went on to do an MSc in soil science at the same institution. She served as a research assistant for two years at the university before responding to a newspaper advertisement placed by UP, which was recruiting academic staff in Rwanda.
It was a good opportunity, so I applied,” says Nabwami, who is now head of UP’s soil and environmental science department. “Being young in a senior role can be difficult, but the challenges make me more assertive and determined to get my work done.
Field of Research
Soil fertility management to increase crop yields in smallholder farming systems.