Development consulting grounded in field evidence.

Farirai holds a Master of Commerce degree in Economics and an Honours Degree in Agricultural Economics and Management. He is an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, Data Management Expert and Development Economist with over 15 years of experience across agriculture, resilience, markets, value chains, food security and livelihoods, climate change, urban food systems, natural resources, youth empowerment, gender research and development projects.

• Leads baseline surveys, mid-term reviews, end-of-term evaluations, theory of change work and indicator framing.
• Experienced in qualitative and quantitative methods, including KOBO, SurveyCTO, CSPRo, KIIs, FGDs and case studies.
• Manages large data collection teams with strong attention to consent, confidentiality, respondent protection and data ethics.

Deveria holds a PhD in Food Security with a climate change focus from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Master's Degree in Management of Development from Van Hall University, a BSc in Agricultural Economics, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management.

• Brings over 15 years of development programming experience across agriculture, food systems, health, nutrition, education, environment and rural development.
• Has provided technical expertise to the World Bank, IFAD, UNESCO, UNDP, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations.
• Focuses on gender analysis, social inclusion, women's empowerment and socio-cultural dynamics in matrilineal and patrilineal systems.

Never holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa, and has over 15 years of experience spanning consultancy, research, tertiary education teaching and rural development practice.

• Designs and implements evidence-based programmes for sustainable agricultural transformation.
• Works on biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and smallholder farming communities across Southern Africa.
• Strengthens rural livelihoods through inclusive approaches to climate adaptation, value chain development and community-driven development.

Auxilia is a seasoned Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning specialist and qualitative research expert with over 15 years of experience delivering high-impact consultancies across Africa, including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, Lesotho, Liberia, Seychelles, Botswana and the broader SADC region.

• Has designed and led baseline, midline, midterm, endline and end-of-program evaluations for partners including UNICEF, World Vision, WeEffect, Comic Relief, GIZ, USAID, HIVOS and Amref Health Africa.
• Works across evaluation design, theory of change analysis, outcome harvesting, value chain and market analysis, results-based management, enumerator training and quality assurance.
• Specialises in qualitative research design and analysis, including NVivo and AI-supported analysis, and has trained over 200 professionals across Africa.

Professor Ronald is a crop scientist with a PhD in Crop Science from the University of Fort Hare, an MSc in Crop Science from the University of Zimbabwe and a BSc Honours in Crop Science. He has worked extensively in cropping systems design, crop protection, irrigation, soil and water conservation, climate-smart agriculture, climate change mitigation and adaptation, surveys and research.

• Has authored more than 100 research and review articles, book chapters and two textbooks on crop sciences.
• Supports agricultural research, irrigation, soil and water conservation, climate-smart agriculture and climate adaptation assignments.
• Has completed consultancy assignments for organisations including World Vision, FAO, Practical Action, Horticultural Development Council, Heifer International, IFAD and Help Germany.

Theresa is a researcher at Munster Technological University whose key areas include climate change mitigation, sustainable agriculture and the sustainable circular bioeconomy. She is dedicated to advancing sustainable agriculture, food security and food system resilience in a changing climate.

• Uses data analytics to assess environmental, economic and social impacts of farm-level and regional strategies for climate mitigation and resilience.
• Works on policy analysis in the circular bioeconomy and agricultural sectors.
• Contributes to innovative bio-based value chain work using agri-food waste streams in Ireland.