• May 14 2019
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Message From the Director

Dr. Anne Grace Gongwe is currently a senior lecturer, a research fellow, and a consultant in the Economics Department at SAUT. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Gongwe graduated from Colorado State University in 2011 with a Ph.D. in Economics, specializing in Regional Economic and Economics Development.

Dr. Gongwe also holds a Master of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from Wye College, the University of London in the UK. After completing her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (opting in rural economy) from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania,

Dr. Gongwe worked as an Agricultural Research Officer at Naliendele Research Station in the Southern zone of Tanzania from 1992-1999. During her tenure at Naliendele, Dr. Gongwe was Zonal Coordinator for the Farming System Research Program and her research focused on women's participation in agricultural research and development. She was also a board member of the Cashew Board of Tanzania and computer instructor for the Naliendele Training Centre. At Colorado State University,

Dr. Gongwe was an instructor for the Department of Economics. She also taught at Front Range Community College from 2006 to 2012. When she returned to Tanzania, she joined the Saint Augustine University of Tanzania in September 2012 as a Head of the Economics Department.

Dr. Gongwe has visited several countries; in and out of Africa for conferences, short courses, and seminars on women empowerment and agricultural value chain improvement to empower women. Her research interest is quantitative research methods as applied to regional economic development. Her current research projects are related to the economics of improved seeds and fisheries systems as related to food security and women empowerment in the Lake Region and Western part of Tanzania. Also, issues related to child labor and regional economic development. She is also working in collaboration with the University of Loyola-USA and JCAM Nairobi on issues regarding sanctions in Zimbabwe and their impact on the welfare of Zimbabwean people and Africa in general. Dr. Gongwe has done a lot of consultancies for different organizations including BEST_DIALOGUE, ILO, SIKIKA, VI- Agroforestry, MIKONO YETU, Cotton Board of Tanzania, etc. With BEST_DIALOGUE among many consultancies work, she did to them was one titled, “Self-evaluation of Investigative Business Environment Reporting (IBER) Program” in 2019. Dr . Gongwe also has worked with MAGU AMCOS (Rice farmers) in the project of community seed production, branding, and Value addition of Rice in 2020.