Martin Bwalya
Mr. Bwalya is a Machinery Design and Machine Management Engineer with extensive experience working in the development field through international organizations for many years. This includes working in the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) for over a decade. Specific interest and experience are in the broader food systems work with a focus on agriculture mechanization, agro-industry, nutrition and food safety, climate change, focusing on climate-smart agriculture and conservation agriculture.
Over the years, career responsibilities include founding Coordinator for the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT; Head of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) 每 Africa＊s continental framework for agricultural transformation; Director for the AUDA-NEPAD＊s Knowledge Management and Programme Evaluation (KMPE) Directorate which included AUDA-NEPAD＊s work on foresight analysis and management of the Agency＊s five regional Centres of Excellence.
Have a practical understanding of Africa＊s diverse public policy fields across sub-national/national and regional-continental levels and global political-economy dynamics and trends. Having served in various international initiatives, programmes and initiatives, including Co-Chair of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA) 每 2014-2017, Mr. Bwalya continues to serve in varying responsibilities in international initiatives and expert networks, including Board chair for the Southern Africa Coalition on Climate Change (SACCC) and co-chair of the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) community of experts (2022-).