Ephraim
Nkonya
Senior Research Fellow
Ephraim Nkonya, a senior research fellow, conducts research on land management and natural resources in sub-Saharan countries and central Asia.
Ephraim, a citizen of Tanzania, earned a B.S. in agriculture from Sokoine University of Agriculture and an M.S. in agricultural economics and a Ph.D. in natural resources, econometrics, and statistics, both from Kansas State University. He joined IFPRI in 1999.
Languages spoken: English, Luganda, Sukuma, Swahili
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Oct 25, 2017 to Oct 27, 2017
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2017 ReSAKSS Annual Conference - A Thriving Agricultural Sector in A Changing Climate: Meeting Malabo Declaration Goals through Climate-Smart Agriculture
Dec 3, 2015
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Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement
Mar 18, 2014 to Apr 14, 2015
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Land Management in Bhutan Recent Blogs
* World Soil Day: Overcoming farmers’ resistance to climate-smart agriculture in Africa •
Dec 4, 2017
* El Niño, La Niña, and climate resilience in Tanzania •
Sep 12, 2017
* The case for investment in restoring degraded lands •
Jan 26, 2016
* Finding a middle ground •
Jan 27, 2015