About Mr KAUMBATA Wilson

OVERVIEW: Wilson Kaumbata, Dr.nat.tech; is a Senior Lecturer in Animal Production and Livestock Economics at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR). He is a seasoned researcher with vast experience in designing and managing on-farm research and development projects. He has developed several competitive research project proposals that secured grants totalling to US$330,000. He has collaborated with local and international researchers in several research and development projects. Wilson has also served as a guest lecturer at at Universität Hohenheim (University of Hohenheim), Germany, since April 2022 to date, delivering lectures in Pig Production in the Tropics and Subtropics for the MSc. Program in Animal Breeding and Sustainable Development. Wilson's goals as an academician and researcher include the following: Advancing knowledge, High impact publication, Mentorship and legacy building, Securing funding for research and development projects, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Influencing policy and practice, Recognition and leadership, Methodological innovation and Career sustainability. RESEARCH INTEREST: Climate Smart Livestock Production. Developing animal production approaches that build adaptive capacity and resilience of smallholder farmers while contributing to mitigation of climate change. AWARDS: April 2022; Improving productivity and marketability of local pigs through integrated community-based breeding, feeding and health interventions. FOODMA (Norwegian Government Research Grants) competitive research grant worth of US$50,000. September 2016; Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement in Sub-Saharan Africa program (CIRCLE) Fellowship Award, worth of US$30,000.00. August 2007; Norwegian Agency for Development (NORAD) Competitive Research Grant, worth of US$185,000.00 under the Agricultural Research and Development Program. September 2005; Ministry of Agriculture Best Performers Award for outstanding performance in enhancement of rural households’ income and Food and Nutrition Security for rural communities in Ntcheu District through livestock production interventions. CONSULTANCIES: Lead Consultant; Livestock Commercialization Programme (World Bank-Multi-donor Trust Fund). Assessment of Markets and Marketing Systems of Livestock and Livestock-products in Malawi (March to June 2023). Co-Lead Consultant; Rapid Market Assessment Feasibility of I-2 Vaccine Production at Central Veterinary Lab (CVL) – Vaccine Production Unit (VPU) – MALAWI: Poultry Value Chain Sector under UKAID funded Commercialization of I-2 Vaccine. Rapid Market Assessment-August 2020. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Curtis P. Van Tassell, Benjamin D. Rosen, M. Jennifer Woodward-Greene, Jeffrey T. Silverstein, Heather J. Huson, Johann Sölkner, Paul Boettcher, Max F. Rothschild, Gábor Mészáros, Helen N. Nakimbugwe, Timothy N. Gondwe, Farai C. Muchadeyi, Wilson Nandolo, Henry A. Mulindwa, Liveness J. Banda, Wilson Kaumbata, Tesfaye Getachew, Aynalem Haile, Albert Soudre, Dominique Ouédraogo, Barbara A. Rischkowsky, Ally Okeyo Mwai, Edgar Farai Dzomba, Oyekanmi Nash, Solomon Abegaz, Clet Wandui Masiga, Maria Wurzinger, Brian L. Sayre, Alessandra Stella, Gwenola Tosser-Klopp, and Tad S. Sonstegard. (2023) The African Goat Improvement Network: a scientific group empowering smallholder farmers. Policy and Practice Reviews Article. Front. Genet., 29 August 2023 Sec. Livestock Genomics Volume 14 - 2023 https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1183240. Wilson Kaumbata, Helen Nakimbugwe, Wilson Nandolo, Liveness Banda, Gábor Mészáros, Timothy Gondwe, M.J. Woodward-Greene, Benjamin D. Rosen, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Johann Sölkner, Maria Wurzinger (2021). Experiences from the Implementation of Community-Based Goat Breeding Programs in Malawi and Uganda: A Potential Approach for Conservation and Improvement of Indigenous Small Ruminants in Smallholder Farms. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1494. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031494 Wilson Kaumbata, Helen Nakimbugwe, Aynalem Haile, Liveness Banda, Gábor Mészáros, Timothy Gondwe, M.J. Woodward-Greene, Benjamin D. Rosen, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Johann Sölkner, Maria Wurzinger (2020). Scaling up community-based goat breeding programmes via multi-stakeholder collaboration. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics 2020 / Vol. 121 (2020-05-01), S. S. 99-112; EISSN 2363-6033. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-202005281298 Wilson Kaumbata, Liveness Banda, Gábor Mészáros, Timothy Gondwe, M.J. Woodward-Greene, Benjamin D. Rosen, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Johann Sölkner, Maria Wurzinger (2020). Tangible and intangible benefits of local goats rearing in smallholder farms in Malawi. Small Ruminant Research 187 (2020) 106095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2020.106095 Kaumbata, W. (2019). Economic importance of goats and scaling up strategies of community-based breeding programmes for smallholder farmers in Malawi and Uganda. Ph.D. Thesis, Vienna. BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences. https://abstracts.boku.ac.at/oe_list.php?paID=3&paSID=17524&paSF=-1&paLIST=0&language_id=EN Gondwe, T.N., Wollny C.B.A.,and Kaumbata, W., (2005). Marketing systems and channels for scavenging local chickens in Malawi. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Vol. 17, Art. #24. CONFERENCE PAPERS; Socio-economic Contribution of Indigenous Goats to Smallholders’ Livelihoods in Crop-Livestock Production System in Malawi. Tropentag 2019 International Conference (Filling Gaps Removing Traps for Sustainable Resource Management) Kassel, Germany. https://www.tropentag.de/2019/abstracts/abstract.php?code=hFT9bZsO

Research Interest for: Mr KAUMBATA Wilson

Climate Smart Livestock Production

Livestock production approaches that help to build adaptive capacity and resilience of smallholder farmers and mitigation to climate change.

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