Dr. Irene Kadzere a Zimbabwean national, holds a PhD degreefrom Cornell University, USA, (2006) in Pomology, a MSc. degree in Land and Water Management (Irrigation Water Management) from Cranfield University, Silsoe College, UK (1996), and a BSc. Degree in Agriculture, Crop Science from the University of Zimbabwe (1992). Since 2012, Dr. Kadzere is a Scientist at the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Switzerland, where she is managing a collaborative project on the comparative analysis of the productivity and profitability of organic and conventional farming systems in Ghana and Kenya. She also strives to contribute to the integration of conservation agriculture (CA) and organic agriculture. Before joining FiBL, Dr. Kadzere worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as a Regional Agronomist for the Emergency Programme in Southern Africa where FAO has been promoting CA among other interventions. While in FAO Dr. Kadzere jointly coordinated the CA Regional Working Group for Southern Africa (CARWG). Previously Dr. Kadzere worked as the Horticulturist and Country Representative for the World Agroforestry Programme (ICRAF) in Zimbabwe (2006-2007). She has more than 10 years’ experience of working as a research officer in the Zimbabwe Ministry of Agriculture’s Department of Research and Specialist Services
