Joyce Kinabo

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Joyce Kinabo
Born (1955-07-22) 22 July 1955 (age 67)
Mpwapwa, Tanzania
Alma mater University of Dar es Salaam BA
University of Leeds MA
University of Glasgow PhD
SpouseLudovick Dominic Kinabo (1983–present)
ChildrenHeri Christopher Kinabo
Mariana Kinabo
Parent(s)David Peter Chisawilo (Father)
Ekilia David Chitungo-Chisawilo (Mother)
Scientific career
Fields Human Nutrition
Institutions Sokoine University of Agriculture

Joyce Ludovick Kinabo (born 1955, as Joyce Chisawilo) is a Tanzanian academic professor and researcher. [1] She works at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Morogoro, Tanzania, in the Department of Food Technology, where she researches and teaches various aspects of nutritional science. [2] [3] [4]

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Education and honors

Kinabo was born on 22 July 1955 to David Peter Chisawilo and Ekilia David Chitungo-Chisawilo in the Mpwapwa, Dodoma region, Tanzania.

When she graduated from high school, Joyce was selected to attend the Kilakala Girls High School in 1975 and after graduating performed her compulsory year of public service. [5] In 1980, she obtain her bachelor's degree in agriculture with a major in Food Science and Technology from University of Dar es Salaam. She went to work at the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center. [5] [3]

By 1984 she had earned a Master of Science degree in food science from University of Leeds in England and in 1990 received her Doctor of Science in Nutritional Physiology from University of Glasgow. Scotland. [3] [6]

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References

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  2. "Prof Joyce Kinabo Sokoine University of Agriculture Profile".
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  6. Nations, F.A.O.U. (2019). International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability: Strengthening the science-policy nexus. Food & Agriculture Org. p. 72. ISBN   978-92-5-131898-0 . Retrieved 21 June 2021.