Dr Takemore Chagomoka joined icipe on 1 June 2024 as Head of Technology Transfer Unit under the Technology Transfer Unit and is based at the Duduville Campus.

Dr Chagomoka holds PhD from Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg in Germany. His PhD research focused on food and nutrition insecurity risk mapping in urban and periurban areas in West African cities (Tamale and Ouagadougou). He also holds a Master of Science degree in Strategic Management, a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Management degree, a Diploma in Agriculture, and several on-job-training certificates related to project management, results-based management, and agribusiness management amongst others.

Prior to joining icipe, Dr Chagomoka worked as a Regional Manager at Seed Co West & Central Africa Ltd, based in Accra, Ghana. His other previous engagements include Production & Postharvest Specialist at World Vegetable Center in Bamako, Mali. He has also worked in Cameroon, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in various capacities.
He is a member of Society of Nutrition and Food Science and is also serving as a board member of TASAI and Mentor of The Tony Elumelu Foundation Mentorship Programme on voluntary basis.

Some of his professional achievements are in the areas of leading the establishment of start-up businesses in Zimbabwe (Pristine Seeds), Mozambique (Semente Perfieta) and Ghana (Seed Co West & Central Africa Ltd). He has received several awards including the PhD scholarship from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Germany.
His research focus or interest areas are in urban and peri-urban agriculture in developing world, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Socio-spatial dynamics of food and nutritional security in sub-Sahara Africa and effective technology transfer to smallholder farmers in Africa.