Sokoine University of Agriculture Convocation

Dr. Mwatima Juma

The Guest Speaker to the 2007 Sokoine University of Agriculture Convocation Luncheon was Dr. Mwatima Juma who is a SUA graduate and a re-known Zanzibari public servant. Dr. Mwatima Juma holds a PhD in crop physiology from London University. She has been involved in the organic sector ever since 1997 when she was hired as an organic inspector. She has served as the Commissioner for Agriculture, Research and Extension in Zanzibar Ministry of Agriculture. She is currently the Tanzanian Country Officer for the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), an active member of the International Task Force for Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture (ITF) a board member of the Tanzanian Certification Organization (TanCert) and Chair of the Tanzanian Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM). Juma is also a member of the IFOAM Africa Organic Service Center advisory committee and runs her own organic spice farm on Zanzibar. Read her Speech here…