Biography
Academic Qualifications:
- Ph.D., Agriculture and Resource Studies, Michigan State University, USA, 2017 M.S.,
- Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, USA, 2008 B.Sc.,
- Agricultural Sciences, University of Zambia, Zambia, 2000
Dr. Chewe Nkonde is an Agricultural Development and Markets specialist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, School of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Zambia. His prior experience includes working with NGOs, agribusinesses, and farmer organizations on sustainable agriculture, market facilitation, and advocacy. Since transitioning to academia in 2007, he has 18 years of experience as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Zambia, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate economics courses, coordinating online learning, and supervising student research. His research focuses on agribusiness and entrepreneurship, agricultural markets and prices, and the food and nutrition security nexus. He collaborates with local and international partners and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, with over 650 Google Scholar citations.
Publications
- Ng'ombe, J. N., Prah, S., Kiwanuka-Lubinda, R. N., & Nkonde, C. (2024). Nutrition for all? Input subsidies and equitable diets. Review of Development Economics, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.13157.
- Ndashe Kapulu, Christian Chomba, Chewe Nkonde, Melvin Holmes, Simon Manda, Harriet E Smith, Jennie I Macdiarmid, Caroline Orfila (2023). Dietary diversity of women
from soybean and non-soybean farming households in rural Zambia, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Volume 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1115801 - Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu; Herrmann, Raoul; Nkonde, Chewe; Lukonde, Mwelwa; Brüntrup, Michael (2022). The effects of a private-sector-driven smallholder support programme on productivity, market participation and food and nutrition security: Evidence of a nucleus-outgrower scheme from Zambia, IDOS Discussion Paper, No. 19/2022, ISBN978-3-96021-198-3, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn, https://doi.org/10.23661/idp19.2022
- Nolte, K., C. Nkonde, P. Samboko, R. Herrmann, S. Holzapfel, H. Machina, & M. Subakanya
(2022). A Complex Relationship: Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Land Tenure Security. In: Holland, M.B., Masuda, Y.J., Robinson, B.E. (eds) Land Tenure Security and Sustainable Development . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81881-4_7 - Mukwalikuli M., S. Wamundila, D. Siakalima, C. Nkonde, & F. Simui. (2021). “A Peep into the History and Experiences of the Cooperative Movement in Zambia.” Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8(11), 29-36.
- Salverda, T., & Nkonde, C. (2021). “When Land Becomes a Burden: An Analysis of an Underperforming Zambian Land Deal.” African Studies Review, 64(3), 653-674.
- Nkonde, C., Audain, K., Kiwanuka-Lubinda, R. N., & Marinda, P. (2021). “Effect of agricultural diversification on dietary diversity in rural households with children under 5 years of age in Zambia.” Food Science & Nutrition, 9(11), 6274-6285. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2587
- Sakala, I.C., T.H. Kalinda, C. Nkonde, and W.J. Burke. (2021). “Adoption of Ox-Drawn Minimum Tillage Ripping by Smallholder Farmers in Zambia.” Agrekon 60 (3): 335–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2021.1946412.
- Chanda M., H. De Groote, L. Kinoti, A. Munsaka, E. Kuntashula, A.Y. Bruce, and C. Nkonde. (2021). “Farmer Evaluation of Pesticide Seed-Coating to Control Fall Armyworm in Maize.” Crop Protection 148: 105691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105691.
- Mulenga, B.P., H. Ngoma, and C. Nkonde. 2021. “Produce to Eat or Sell: Panel Data Structural Equation Modeling of Market Participation and Food Dietary Diversity in Zambia.” Food Policy, 102035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102035.
Research Interests
- Agriculture and Agribusiness Development
- Agricultural Policy Analysis
- Food Systems Research
- Land governance and farm structure change