OUR FELLOWS
Tawina Kopa-Kamanga is determined to alleviate poverty and hunger among rural households in Malawi through increasing women’s participation in irrigation research, field work, and smallholder farming. “My work involves making a difference in the lives of rural women who comprise more than 53 percent of Malawi’s irrigation farmers. They are a driving force for development,” said Kopa-Kamanga, the only female head among eight division leaders in her department.
My work involves making a difference in the lives of rural women who comprise more than 53 percent of Malawi’s irrigation farmers. They are a driving force for development,” said Kopa-Kamanga, the only female head among eight division leaders in her department.
Field of Research
Researching households’ knowledge and perceptions of water management in irrigation systems and looking at water user’s rights and women’s land rights and how they interface with irrigation water-management issues.