FRANKLIN SIMTOWE, PhD.
P.O. Box 1041-00621; Nairobi, Kenya
Citizenship:
Malawian
SENIOR AGRICULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIST
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
 I am an Agricultural Economist with over 18 years of experience facilitating policy
processes, facilitation and the development of agricultural value chains and in conducting
Impacts Assessment and Monitoring and Evaluation of Development projects with a strong
practical experience in the development of Theories of Change as well as Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning Frameworks.
 Exception Manager and Researcher with as successful record in coordinating Regional
Development projects, and conducted Results Based Monitoring, quantitative Impact
Evaluations of Social programs implemented by the Consultative Groups of the International
Agricultural Research (CIMMY, ICRISAT, ILRI, Africa Rice) using modern quantitative
evaluation methods in West Africa (Benin, Mali, Guinea, ) East Africa, (Kenya, Tanzania,
Rwanda, Uganda) and Southern Africa (Malawi, Zambia Mozambique), AGRA, Africa
Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) and the World Bank.
 Successfully coordinated the formulation and implementation of Policies for Markets,
Fertilizers and Seed in 15 countries in sub-Sahara Africa while working as a policy
Economist at the Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa based in Ghana and later in
Kenya. Extensive experience in the policy analysis and advocacy and management of
partnerships in Africa
 Certified Microfinance Trainer/Tutor by the World Bank Institute (WBI) in 2006 and
successfully tutored microfinance practitioners from Africa, Europe, and Asia in 2007 and
2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Agricultural Economist- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
(CIMMYT) January 2014 to Present• Lead the Application of Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation and conducting Impact
assessments, of Maize value chains in Eastern and Southern Africa
• Manage, train and mentor staff and project teams to apply ME&L tools in their research
activities
Senior Agricultural Economist and Head of Impact Assessment, Monitoring Evaluation
and Learning at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) - January
2014- October 2015
• Lead the development and application of tools and methods for measuring and analyzing
research partnerships’ end of program outcomes (theory of change) including indicators
like changes in livelihood, gender, innovations, nutrition/health, value-chain development
etc
• Oversee and support the design and use of ME&L tools within projects and Manage, train
and mentor staff and project teams to apply ME&L tools in their research activities
• Design and implementing a comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L)
system together with partners within and outside of ILRI
Policy Officer responsible for Market, Fertilizer and Seed policy Development for the
Africa Region at the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) April 2012 December 2013
• Identifying policy, institutional and regulatory constraints to the success of AGRA
programmatic interventions and contributing towards a comprehensive policy strategy;
• Evaluating and assessing the relevance of agricultural policies across AGRA targetcountries in Africa and working with communities to develop regional frameworks for
the harmonization of agricultural and trade policies;
• Conducting analytical work to develop evidence-based policy and institutions for AGRAtarget countries; and Assisting governments in designing and implementing pro-poor
policies for accelerating uptake of green revolution technologies;
• Designing marketing and pricing policy instruments for smallholder farmers and
supporting the building of national policy advocacy platforms for influencing agricultural
policy formulation;
• Working closely with regional organizations on policy roundtable consultative processes
with stakeholders; and Monitoring and evaluating impacts of agricultural policies on key
indicators.
Scientist-Agricultural Economist responsible for Impacts, markets and policy Analysis at
the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)based in Nairobi- January 2009 – April 2012
• Coordinating Intervention and Research activities on Markets and Impacts for
Smallholder farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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Conduct economic impact assessments of sorghum, millet, groundnuts, pigeonpea,
chickpea and livestock/crop linkages on the livelihoods and welfare of farmers in Eastern
and Southern African countries.
Contribute to the development of individual and institutional capacity in Impact
Assessment of NARS in the region through offering backstopping to the NARS
economists in the implementation of their impact studies.
Impact Assessment economist- (Post-Doctoral Fellow) Africa Rice Center (WARDA),
Cotonou, Benin: November 2007 to December 2008:
• Conduct economic impact assessments of rice technologies on the livelihoods and
welfare of rice farmers and communities and on the economies of sub-Saharan African
countries.
• Methodology development, survey design and implementation, data analysis and writeup of research and donor reports
• Contribute to the development of individual and institutional capacity in Impact
Assessment of NARS in the region through offering backstopping to the NARS
economists in the implementation of their impact studies in the Countries of duty: Benin,
Sera Leon, Nigeria, Colt devoir. The Gambia, Bukina Faso, Ruwanda, Burundi.
Lecturer/Research Fellow, University of Malawi- Malawi Centre for Agricultural Research
and Development, December 2006- November15th 2007:
• Teaching of both graduate and undergraduate courses and conducting research
Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn and
Hohenheim, Germany and Research Fellow University of Malawi: August 2003December 13th 2006:
• Conducting a PhD Research on the Impact on Microfinance and attending course work
Research Fellow, Centre for Agricultural Research and Development, University of
Malawi- Malawi - April 2000- 30th July 2003:
• Preparation of research proposals for submission to different clients, Design and
implementation of field surveys , Conduct field surveys, Supervision of data entry
• Research data analysis and report writing. Teaching of both graduate and undergraduate
courses
Economist for the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
(ICRISAT) Lilongwe Malawi -May 1999- 30th March 2000:
Msc student in Agricultural Economics (University of Malawi) and Research Associate for
the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on a project titled Design
and sustainability issues in Rural credit in Malawi- July 1998 -April 1999Research Analyst for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on the Joint
UNICEF/IFPRI Research, Training and capacity- strengthening programme in Food,
Agriculture, and Nutrition policy Research in Malawi-1st January 1996 - 20th April
1998:
Research Assistant for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)'s Multicountry research programme on Rural Financial Policies and Food Security on the Poor –
based in Malawi: 1st August 1995 - December 31st 1995-
EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING
Education and Academic Degrees
2003-2006:
2013-2015
1998-2000
1993-1995
1990-1993
PhD-Agricultural Economics, December 2006 with Doctoral Dissertation
“Performance and Impact of microfinance: Evidence from joint liability
lending programs in Malawi”, University of Bonn and Hohenheim and Bonn,
GermanyMaster of Science in Finance and Economic Policy management- University
of London (peding)
Master of Science in Agricultural Economics with credit, University of
Malawi
Bsc in Agricultural economics with Credit, University of Malawi- Malawi
Diploma in Agriculture with credit, University of Malawi- Malawi
Country working experience: I have working experience in the following countries, Malawi,
Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Germany
Languages: Fluent in English, French and Swahili (East Africa), Nyanja (Chewa, Malawian and
Zambian Languages) Good understanding of Deutsch (Germany)
Other certificates and short courses:
1. Certificate of Completion in Impact Evaluation in Agriculture provided by the Center of
Evaluation for Global Action- United States of America
2. Certified Trainer of Trainers in microfinance offered by the Asian Development Bank and the
World Bank Institute (2006)
3. PhD Certificate in Vulnerability and Risk reduction offered by the United Nations UniversityBonn , Germany- 2006
4. Certificate in Concepts and Theories of Development obtained from the International
Doctoral Program at the Center for Development Research, University of Bonn , Feb, 2004
5. Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility obtained from the World Bank Institute
November 2003
6. Certificate in Gender Policy and HIV obtained through the Tanzania Gender Networking
Program (TGNP) 2002
7. Certificate in Quantitative analysis and Research proposal Development offered by CIMMYT,
University of Zimbabwe,October 1998.
8. Applied crop systems modelling and participatory research as a means to improving crop
management
in drought prone environments,- September 1999, ICRISAT - Zimbabwe.
Peer reviewed Publications
1. Simtowe F, Asfaw S, Abate T (2016) Determinants of agricultural technology adoption under partial
population awareness: the case of pigeonpea in Malawi Agricultural and Food Economics 2016, 4 :7
2. Mendola. M, Simtowe F (2015). The Welfare Impact of Land Redistribution: Evidence from a QuasiExperimental Initiative in Malawi: World Development Vol. 72, pp. 53–69, 2015
3. Asfaw. S Shiferaw,B; Simtowe, F and Lipper, L (2012) Impact of modern agricultural technologies
on smallholder welfare: Evidence from Tanzania and Ethiopia. Food Policy 37, (3) ( 283–295)
4. Simtowe F., M. Kassie, A. Diagne, S. Silim, E. Muange, S. Asfaw and B.Shiferaw (2011). Determinants
of Agricultural Technology adoption: the Case of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Tanzania.
Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 50 (4), 325-345
5. Simtowe Franklin, Manfred Zeller, Aliou Diagne. 2009. The Impact of credit constraints on the
Adoption of hybrid maize in Malawi: Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies, 90 (1) 5-22
6. Simtowe Franklin, Manfred Zeller, and Aliou Diagne (2008) Who is credit constrained? Evidence
from Rural Malawi. Agricultural Finance Review, Vol. 68, No. 2. pp 255-272
7. Asfaw, S, Kassie, M and Simtowe, F and Lipper, L (2012) Poverty Reduction Effects of Agricultural
Technology Adoption: A Micro-evidence from Rural Tanzania. The Journal of Development Studies.
pp. 1-18. ISSN 0022-0388
8. Franklin Simtowe, Mariapia Mendola, Julius Mangisoni, Hardwick Tchale and Clement Nyirongo
(2013): The Economic Effects of Land Redistribution: The Case of a Community-Based Rural Land
Development Project in Malawi: In Land Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa: Assessing Impacts on
Poverty and Natural Resource Management. Edited by Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka and Klaus
Deininger http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137343819.0012
9. Ngare L, Simtowe. F and Massingue J (2014) Analysis of Price Volatility and Implications for Price
Stabilization Policies in Mozambique: European Journal of Business and Management. Vol.6, No.
22, 2014.
10. Simtowe F and Muange .E (2013) The Diffusion and Adoption of Green Revolution Technologies:
Lessons and policy implications from Pigeonpea farmers in Kenya. Forthcoming in Regional and
Sectoral Economic Studies (RSES) Vol. 13-2.
11. Essa C. Mussa, Franklin Simtowe and Gideon Obare (2013) Factor productivity in smallholder
pigeonpea production systems: Empirical evidence from Northern Tanzania. Journal of Agricultural
Economics and Development. 01/2012; 1(6):138-144.
12. Franklin Simtowe, Mariapia Mendola, Julius Mangisoni, Hardwick Tchale and Clement Nyirongo
(2013): The Economic Effects of Land Redistribution: The Case of a Community-Based Rural Land
Development Project in Malawi: In Land Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa: Assessing Impacts on
Poverty and Natural Resource Management. Edited by Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka and Klaus
Deininger
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137343819.0012
13. Essa C Mussa, Gideon A Obare, Ayalneh Bogale, Franklin P Simtowe (2012): Analysis of Resource Use
Efficiency in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Agricultural Systems: Empirical Evidence from the
Central Highlands of Ethiopia. Developing Country Studies. 01/2012; 2(9):30-40
14. Simtowe, Franklin and F.M. Kinkingninhoun-Medagbe. “The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Labor Markets,
Productivity, and Welfare in Southern Africa: A Critical Review and Analysis.” Journal of Agricultural
Research 6.10 (2011): 2118-2131. Web. 3 Dec. 2011.
15. Asfaw. S, Simtowe. F, Shiferaw.B and Hagos.M (2011): Agricultural technology adoption, seed access
constraints, and commercialization in Ethiopia. International Journal of Food, Agriculture &
Environment- JFAE Vol 9. (2)
16. Simtowe Franklin 2010. Livelihoods Diversification and Gender in Malawi. African Journal of
Agricultural Research, Vol. 5(3) pp. 204-216,
17. Florent M. Kinkingninhoun-Mêdagbé, Aliou Diagne, Franklin Simtowe, Afiavi R. Agboh-Noameshie,
and Patrice Y. Adégbola (2008) Gender inequality and its impact on income, productivity and
technical efficiency: Evidence from Benin Agriculture and Human Values. 460-008-9170-9
18. Simtowe,Franklin., Manfred Zeller, Alexander Phiri . 2006. Determinants of Moral Hazard in
Microfinance: Empirical Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Programs in Malawi. African Review of
Money Finance and Banking. Supplementary Issue of Savings and Development
19. Simtowe F and Phiri MAR (2007). To what extent are credit constraints responsible for nonseperable behavior at household level. Evidence from rural Malawi. Journal of Applied Sciences
6(7)1377-1399
20. Simtowe, Franklin. , Manfred Zeller and John Mburu, Alexander Phiri . 2007. Long run
determinants of Moral hazard in microfinance: a study of group lending programs from MalawiInternational Quarterly Journal of Agriculture 46: (1) 69-84.
21. Simtowe F. 2007. Mutual insurance in joint liability lending programmes from Malawi -- its
determinants and policy implications. Journal of Rural Development. 26(4) 541-576
22. Simtowe,Franklin. John .Mduma , Alexander Phiri, Alban Thomas, and Manfred Zeller. 2006. Can
Risk-aversion Towards Fertilizer Explain part of the Non-adoption Puzzle for Hybrid Maize?
Empirical Evidence from Malawi. Journal of Applied Sciences 6(7)1490-1498
23. Abdi-Khalil Edriss and Simtowe. F (2002) Technical Efficiency in Groundnut Production in
Malawi: An Application of a Frontier Production Function. UNISWA Journal pp. 45 - 50
24. Snapp S.S., D.D. Rohrbach, F. Simtowe and H.A. Freeman. 2002. Sustainable soil management
options for Malawi: Can smallholder farmers grow more legumes?
Agricultural Ecosystems.
Environ. 91:159-174.
Conference presentations and Papers under review
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Simtowe F, (2015) An Assessment of National Fertilizer Policies, Regulations and Standards for
Tanzania- Paper submitted to the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)
Simtowe F, (2015) An Assessment of National Fertilizer Policies, Regulations and Standards for
Ethiopia - Paper submitted to the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)
Simtowe F, (2015) An Assessment of National Fertilizer Policies, Regulations and Standards for
Mozambique- Paper submitted to the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)
Simtowe F, (2015) An Assessment of National Fertilizer Policies, Regulations and Standards for
Malawi- Paper submitted to the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)
Simtowe. F, Maass. B, Djikeng.A (2015) Short Cavy Supply Chains in the Sud-Kivu Province,
Democratic Republic of Congo: What does farmer participation say about opportunities for
supply chain development? – Under review at the Journal of agricultural Economics
Simtowe F (2015): Profit efficiency among maize farmers from Malawi: What are the implications
for improving food security
Wanyama R, P.M. Mshenga, A. Orr, M.E. Christie and F.P. Simtowe (2013) Gendered Analysis of the
Effect of Peanut Value Addition on Household Income in Rongo and Ndhiwa Districts of Kenyapresented at AAAE conference in Tunis
Mausch K. and Simtowe F. 2012. Adoption rates and their reliability evidence based on expert panel
discussions, community focus groups and household survey in Tanzania – groundnuts,
pigeonpea and sorghum .Diffusion and impact of improved varieties in Africa (DIIVA) Objective 2 Report. ICRISAT: Nairobi, Kenya
Simtowe Franklin and Mausch Kai. 2012. Assessing the Effectiveness of Agricultural R&D in Eastern
and Southern Africa: Cases of Groundnuts, Pigeonpea, and Sorghum Crop Improvement
Programs. ICRISAT’s Objective 1 Report for the DIVA Project. April 2012.
Mussa.E, Obare. G, Bogale.A, Simtowe.F (2011) Analysis of Economic Efficiency in Major Crops
Production in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia- Contributed paper for Tropentag- University of
Bonn
11. Macharia, I., Orr, A., Simtowe, F., 2011. Potential Economic and Poverty Impact of Adoption of
Improved chickpea technologies in Ethiopia. A report to International CropsResearch Institute for
the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Kenya.
12. Macharia, I., Orr, A., Simtowe, F., 2011. The Adoption and Profitability of Chickpea Technologies in
Ethiopia. A report to International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),
Kenya.
13. Simtowe Franklin, Shiferaw. B, Asfaw.S and Diagne.A (2012) Welfare Effects of Agricultural
Technology adoption: The case of Groundnut in rural Malawi- Contributed paper to the
conference for the International Association for Agricultural Economists- Brazil
14. Simtowe.F, Shiferaw.B, Asfaw. S and Diagne.A (2010) The Impact of Agricultural technology adoption
on the marketed surplus: the case of improved groundnut varieties adoption in Malawi: Presented
as a contributed paper at the Tropentag - , Zurich “World Food System, September 14-16, 2010
15. Adekambi Souléïmane Adéyèmi, Aliou Diagne, Franklin Simtowe and Gauthier Biaou (2009): The
impact of Agricultural technology adoption on poverty: The case of Nerica Rice varieties in Benin:
Contributed paper to the conference for the International Association for Agricultural EconomistsBeijing-China
16. Simtowe, Franklin, Solomon Asfaw, Aliou Diagne, and Bekele A. Shiferaw. “Determinants of
Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Groundnut Varieties in Malawi.”
African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) (2010).
17. Asfaw.S, Simtowe F, and Shiferaw. B (2010): Welfare Effect of Modern Agricultural Technologies: A
Micro-Perspective from Tanzania and Ethiopia: Paper presented at CPRC International
Conference. Manchester, UK- 08‐10 September 2010
18. Simtowe Franklin, Bekele Shiferaw, Solomon Asfaw and Aliou (2010) Determinants of Agricultural
Technology adoption: the case of improved groundnut varieties in Malawi: Under review at the
Agricultural economics Journal 19. Simtowe Franklin (2009) Pigeonpea reduces poverty: Evidence from rural Malawi? Paper presented at the
conference for the African Horticulture Association, held In Nairobi – August 2009- Paper also
being finalized for submission to the Journal of Agricultural Economics
20. Simtowe Franklin, Manfred Zeller, Aliou Diagne. 2009. Is relaxing equity constraints panacea for
Malawi’s green gold expansion? A Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Approach. Under review at the
journal of Developing economies- Tokyo. Japan
21. Aliou Diagne, Marie-Josée Sogbossi , Franklin Simtowe, Sékou Diawara , Abdoulaye Sadio Diallo Alpha
Bacar Barry (2009) : Estimation of Actual and potential adoption rates and determinants of a new
technology not universally known in the population: The case of NERICA rice varieties in Guinea:
Contributed paper to the International Association for Agricultural Economists- Beijing-China
Published reports and Books and abstracts and working papers
Simtowe Franklin. 2009. Pigeonpea reduces poverty: Evidence from Malawi. Paper Presented at the
African Association for Horticulture Congress, Nairobi – August 2009
Solomon Asfaw, Bekele Shiferaw, Franklin Simtowe.2009. Technology Adoption and Commercialisation
of Dryland Legumes in Eastern and Southern Africa: Determinants, Impact and Future Outlook:
Paper presented at the conference on Biophysical and Socio-economic Frame Conditions for the
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources -Tropentag, October 6-8, 2009, Hamburgv
Simtowe Franklin , Bekele Shiferaw, Menale Kassie, Emmanuel Monyo, Said Silim, Geoffrey Muricho
2009: Assessment of the Current Situation and Future Outlooks for the groundnut Sub-Sector in
Malawi- ICRISAT –Nairobi
Simtowe Franklin, Bekele Shiferaw, Menale Kassie, Emmanuel Monyo, Said Silim, Geoffrey Muricho.
2009: Assessment of the Current Situation and Future Outlooks for the pigeonpea Sub-Sector in
Malawi- ICRISAT-Nairobi
Simtowe Franklin. 2009. Does Microfinance Lead to Good Health? Evidence from Rural Malawi- Paper
presented at the conference on Biophysical and Socio-economic Frame Conditions for the
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources -Tropentag, October 6-8, 2009, Hamburgv
Samuel Benin, James Thurlow, Xinshen Diao, Christen McCool, and Franklin Simtowe. .2008.
Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Malawi. IFPRI
Discussion Paper No. 794
Simtowe F. Diagne A. 2008. The impact of climate change on the household economy: a case of drought
impact in Malawi: Paper presented at the CTA conference – Bukina Faso
Simtowe Franklin .2008.; Performance and Impact of microfinance: Evidence from joint liability lending
programs in Malawi; Development Economics and Policy Series. 58. Peter Lang- Germany
Liability/dp/3631572425/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205093825&sr=1-1
Lofgren, H. with Chulu, O. Sichinga, O. Simtowe, F., Tchale, H., Tseka, R. and
Wobst, P. 2001,
External Shocks and Domestic Poverty Alleviation: Simulations with
a CGE Model of
Malawi’, IFPRI Working Paper No. 71.
Simtowe F. Diagne A. 1998. Malawi Rural Financial Markets and Household Food Security:
Documentation of the Database. Rockefeller Foundation regional office in Lilongwe and IFPRI,
Simtowe F. and Khalil-Edriss (2003) Determinants of ground nut productivity in Malawi. – Volume II.”
in Integrated micro-credits, micro-enterprises and market reforms in subsistence economy:
experiences from Malawi. ed. Khalil-Edriss, A. USA.
Agboh-Noameshie, R., Kinkingninhoun-Medagbe, F.M. and Diagne Aliou and Franklin Simtowe (2008),
Gendered Impact of Nerica adoption on productivity and income in Central Benin – under review
at the Canadian Journal of Agricultural economics
Aliou DIAgne, F. Simtowe, Marrie Jossee (2008), STATA model for estimating ATE based adoption
Aliou Diagne, Marie-Josée Sogbossi; Franklin Simtowe, Sékou Diawara; Abdoulaye Sadio Diallo et
Alpha Bacar Barry (2008): Evaluation of dissemination and adoption of Nerica rice varieties in
guinea
Adekambi Souléïmane Adéyèmi, Aliou Diagne, Franklin Simtowe and Gauthier Biaou (2008): Nerica
Variety Adoption and Poverty Reduction in Benin: An Application of the Counterfactual
Outcomes Frame Work
Souléïmane Adéyèmi ADEKAMBI, Aliou DIAGNE, Franklin Simtowe and Gauthier BIAOU Impact of
the adoption of NERICA varieties on child schooling in Benin: a case of the Collines region.
Aliou Diagne; Marie-JoséeSogbossi, Franklin Simtowe, Perpétue Kouame, Sékou Diawarra and Mody
Sidy. Miméo (2008): Impact of NERICA varieties in Guinea: Productivity and Income gains
Patrice Y. ADEGBOLA, Aminou AROUNA, Aliou DIAGNE Franklin Simtowe Souléïmane A.
ADEKAMBI (2208): Assessment of Economic Impact of NERICA new rice varieties in Benin :
evidence supplied by models based on the “counterfactual” approach
Patrice Y. ADEGBOLA, Aminou AROUNA, and Aliou DIAGNE, Franklin Simtowe (2008): and
Souleïmane A. ADEKAMBI: Socio-economic factors and rates of adoption and adoption intensity
of Nerica new rice varieties in central Benin
Diagne, A. Chimombo, W. Simtowe, F. & Mataya, C. 2000, Design and sustainability issues of rural
credit and saving programs for the poor in Malawi: An action-oriented research project. IFPRI,
Washington, D.C
Simtowe F (2001), Export Agriculture in Malawi: Alternatives
presented to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Simtowe.F, Diagne A ( February 1998): Malawi Rural Financial Markets and household food
security: Documentation of the database. Report submitted to the Rockefeller
Foundation (Malawi) by the International Food Policy Research Institute
Zeller.M, C.Mataya, F. Simtowe.1996. Basic data analysis with SPSS- Training module for
Bunda/IFPRI/SADC course in food and nutrition policy analysis, September (1996), Submitted to
IFPRI, Washington DC.
Awards and Fellowships
Post-doctoral Fellow Award- Africa Rice centre in Cotonou, Benin
DAAD: 2003-2006 - for Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Germany
Rockefeller Foundation: 1999–2000 -for MSc. Agricultural Economics- Malawi
Professional Memberships in scientific societies
International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)
African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)
Economists association of Malawi (ECAMA)
Malawi microfinance Network (MMNW)
REFEREES:
1. Dr. Augustin Langyintuo, Senior economist
The world bank (ifc), Nairobi, email: alangyituo73@gmail.com
2. Dr Kennedy Bisani Lweya, PhD
Seed Business Development Specialist, East and Southern Africa, Socio-Economics Program (SEP)
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento
de Maíz y Trigo
Physical Address: 12.5 km Peg Mazowe Road, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Mailing Address: P.O. Box MP 163, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263772469211 | +263772469212 | Mobile: +263771929199 Fax: +2634301327
E-mail: k.lweya@cgiar.org | Skype: kennedy.lweya | www.cimmyt.org
3. Dr. Ibrahima Bamba
Country Programme Manager/Chargé de Portefeuille, Programme Management
Department International Fund for Agricultural Development ,Via Paolo di Dono 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 06 54592530/ Fax + 39 06 5043463