AWEI Research Associate & PhD Candidate
Bio
Mr Kumbirai Takawira is a dedicated sustainable agricultural and natural resource economist. He holds a BSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Fort Hare and MSc in Sustainable Agriculture from Stellenbosch University. Currently he is pursuing a PhD in Agricultural Science in Stellenbosch University under African Wildlife Economy Institute. His research focuses on developing a novel framework for evaluating the sustainability of wild meat value chains. Specifically, he aims to establish sustainability indicators for wild meat value chains and design a toolkit for Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in the sector.
@AWEI
Mr Kumbirai joined AWEi in February 2025 as a Project Support & Research Associate, contributing to the management and data collection of various AWEI projects.