Michaelin Sibanda
PhD student
Research areas and keywords
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary; Sustainable agricultural development; Agricultural Science; Gender Studies; Farmer organisations, Rural social movements and mobilisation; Sustainable Development Goals.
Current research
My doctoral research focuses on Exploring Gender and Women’s Mobilization Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. I am exploring a research approach that responds to the needs of the farmer organizations, especially the women, and foster dialogue about sustainable agriculture and gender.
Research Project
The PhD research project takes place in the context of a larger project focusing on Mobilizing farmer organisations for sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.
The project is funded by FORMAS and led by Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS).
Biography
Michaelin Sibanda is a doctoral student at Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS). She holds undergraduate degrees in Geography and Environmental Studies from Midlands State University from Zimbabwe; and a master’s degree in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security as a joint master programme from the United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), with the University of Bonn in Germany. Michaelin has worked with rural social movements and small-holder farmer organisations on sustainable agriculture, agroecology and climate change adaptation.