Stella Kabiri

Experience

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  International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

  May 2005 - Jun 2007

  Research Assistant

  (1) Production of tissue culture bananaplantlets for management of micro-organismsto enhance plant health against banana weeviland banana nematodes (2) Responsible for allaspects related to IITA’s public-privatepartnership with Agro-Genetic Technologies(AGT) (3) Quality control, inventory of neededchemicals and equipment, planning of plantproduction quotas in function of needs ofresearchers and students (4) Assist scientistsand graduate students with tissue cultureexperiments testing effects of endophytes onbanana weevil (5) Responsible for all on-farmexperiments Show less

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  National Agricultural Research Organisation

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2011

  Research Officer

  (1) Plan, design, implement and evaluatefriendly pest management techniques (2)Understand crop plants and agro-ecologicalconditions and their relationship with pests andincorporate knowledge gained into broadbased pest management kits (3) Developmathematical/Statistical models for predictionof pest population dynamics, infestation levels,crop phenology and associated biotic andenvironmental factors for effective pestmanagement.

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  Wageningen University & Research

  Apr 2011 - Jun 2015

  PhD Researcher

  Understanding the Ecology and Biology of Rhamphicarpa fistulosa a new parasitic weed of rain fed rice in sub saharan Africa

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  Africarice

  Nov 2011 - Jun 2014

  Reseach Fellow

  Preparing African Farmers Against Parasitic Weeds in a changing environment

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  National Agricultural Research Organisation

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2022

  1. Providing professional, technical and administrative leadership to all scientists and other staff of the program.2. Developing, leading and mentoring a research team that can deliver the program mandates3. Leading the proposal development/writing process in order to source program funding4. Leading the process of identifying research priorities within the program and together with other program leaders harmonizing the priorities within the Public Agricultural Research Institute (PARI) for purposes of budgeting and planning5. Spearheading the development of research plans and budget for the program and preparation and submission of program periodic reports6. Coordinating and implementation of research activities within the program7. Ensuring compliance with financial management policies and systems for tracking monitoring and reporting financial performance against the budget and ensure proper management and accountability of funds in respect to program activities8. Adopting participatory approaches and methods to monitor and evaluate the performance and impact of research activities and outputs of the program. Show less

  • Program Leader Technology Promotion and Outreach

    Sept 2017 - Oct 2022

  • Senior Research Officer

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2022
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  African Academy of Sciences

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  As a Post doc scientist at the African Academy of Sciences, I have demonstrated a zero carbon technology that produces onsite liquid fertilizers using Plasma assisted Nitrogen fixation. The aim is to scale out smaller plants in African rural villages to provide much needed fertilizers at a 40% cost lower than conventional fertilizers. At the same time, reduce Green House Gas (GHG) warming from industrial fertilizer production that emits 300 million tons of CO2 to the atmosphere annually.

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  Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)

  Jul 2022 - now

  Lead, Regenerative Agriculture