Dr. Matilda Ouma is a
Lecturer of agricultural extension and rural innovations in the Department of
Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management at the School of
Agricultural and Food Sciences at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science
and Technology (JOOUST), Kenya.
As
an agricultural extension professional, Matilda has extensive experience in
scaling of agricultural innovations through capacity building and empowerment
of communities in sustainable agriculture and food security. She has
participated in research and development projects aimed at facilitating smallholder farmers to optimize profits
for their farm enterprises geared towards improved livelihoods.
As a staff at JOOUST, Dr. Matilda served as Examination and Time tabling
Coordinator for the school of Agricultural and Food Sciences.
In addition to her
role as a Lecturer, from 2000 through 2024, Matilda has served as a mentor of
the World Food Prize Foundation (WFPF) International Interns attached to
“Push-pull” programme at ICIPE annually, which earned her “The World Food Prize - Inspiring the Next
Generation Award” in 2023.
Research
Interests:
Food security,
Innovations for rural development, and Transforming Value Chains for Food and
Nutrition Security.
Research
Grants and Projects:
Foundation Erasmus
Collaborative Holistic Agriculture Innovative Nests (CHAIN)
KCB- Tujiajiri
Programme.
Awards and
Honours:
The World Food Prize Foundation - Inspiring the
Next Generation Award – 2023
Courses
Taught:
Innovations for
Agricultural Development, Comparative Extension Education,
Graduate Seminars,
Extension Approaches and methods, Agricultural extension and Technology
Transfer, M&E of Agricultural Extension Programs/projects, Introductory
Statistics, Introduction to Community Development, Sociology and Development,
Communication Methods and Media in Agriculture, Philosophy of Extension,
Community Health and Food Security, Extension Program Planning and Evaluation,
Agricultural Extension and Community Outreach, Sociology and Development,
Introduction to Human Nutrition, Personal Mastery and Soft skills, and others
as need arises….!
Links to External
Profiles:
Orchid No: 0000-0002-9029-4043
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com>citations
