Dr. Namukolo Covic
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ethiopia
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Dr Namukolo Covic is a Registered Nutritionist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). She is a Senior Research Coordinator at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for the CGIAR Collaborative Research Programme on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). She is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where her work includes engaging with African Union and Ethiopian Government efforts that address food security and nutrition. With a dual background in agriculture and nutrition, her expertise straddles the interface of policy, dynamics of agriculture and food systems and related interventions, and how research could inform the intended impact on nutrition and health outcomes for Low-Middle-Income-Countries (LMICs) with special focus on Africa.