Board Member
Ms Elizabeth Nsimadala, a Ugandan agriprenuer and smallholder farmer is the President of the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF). She is Africa’s representative on the Board of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), the past President of the PanAfrican Farmers Organization (PAFO) and a task force member of the AU-EU Cooperation in Agriculture. Ms Nsimadala is also the Vice President of the Africa FAO One Country One Priority Commodity (FAO – OCOP) and a member of the Global steering committee of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF). She serves on the steering committee of the Pan African Agribusiness Apex Chamber (PAAAC) and the Technical Committee of the Common African Agro-Parks (CAAPs).
Ms Nsimadala sits on the Board of ACTESA/COMESA, chairs the Advisory Board of the National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives in Uganda (NAAC) and serves on several national and local farmers’ and cooperative platforms.
She holds an MSc. in Project Planning and Management from Ndejje University and a BA in Social Sciences from Makerere University, both in Uganda. She has experience in leadership, cooperative development, agro-processing, agricultural marketing, logistics management and administrative law.
Ms Nsimadala is a passionate cooperator who has been championing climate change and digitalization of the agriculture sector. As a result of her efforts and support to Farmers Organizations, she has received several local and global recognitions and awards.
