Francis Mwaijande

Dr. Francis A. Mwaijande, Dr. Francis A. Mwaijande holds a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Arkansas, U.S.A. He holds B.A Education from the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and M.A from University of Wolverhampton, UK. He is a Senior Lecturer of Public Policy and Social Science Research at Mzumbe University in Tanzania, where his career development has been nurtured for over 20 years. He worked as an Adjunct Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas, in 2008 where he taught Comparative African Politics focusing on social policy reforms including the public sector reforms, democratic reform process and the Millennium Development Goals. He is a Fulbright Scholar, and also a Research Associate with Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) as well as the American Center for International Studies (AMCIPS). He has been a P.I for the Food Price Trends Analysis for Policy Options for Enhancing Food Security in the Eastern Africa through the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in the Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). His research interest include Program Evaluation - Impact Analysis for evidence-informed policy decisions, applied multiple social research approaches in Social Policy Analysis, , Public-Private partnerships, and Development policy in agriculture development and food security.

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