Membership & Publications

Membership in Professional Associations and Publications:

Membership

• Member of Association of African Agricultural Economists (AAAE)
• Awardee of the 2023 Innovative Research in Sustainable Agriculture for the Early Career Researchers Category
• Member of Young African Leaders Forum (YALF)
• Member of Young African Leaders Journal of Development (YALJOD) and Awardee of YALJOD 2018 Outstanding Contribution in Research
• Reviewer for Journal of Experimental Agriculture International; Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology; Journal of Economics, Management and Trade

Developmental Projects Publications

1. R. Mgomezulu and J. Dzanja (2022). A Comprehensive Value Chain Analysis for Dairy, Beef and Banana in Malawi. Report submitted to Heifer International, Lilongwe.
2. R. Mgomezulu (2022). Baseline for “Securing Sustainable Livelihoods for 2,000 Subsistence Fishermen and Smallholder Farmers at Lake Malawi. Baseline Report Submitted to Sign of Hope, Berlin.
3. R. Mgomezulu (2022). A Comprehensive Value Chain Analysis for Rice, Cassava, Mango and Fish in Salima and Nkhotakota Districts. Report submitted CADECOM, Lilongwe.
4. R. Mgomezulu; and C.T. Chikowi (2021). End-line Evaluation of the DEC 2 Appeal Cyclone Idai project. End-line Survey Report submitted to Save the Children International. Zomba.
5. Ng’ong’ola, D. H.; R. Mgomezulu; and J. H. Mangisoni (2021). Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) IV Project Endline Survey. Report submitted to Local Development Fund. Lilongwe:
6. Ng’ong’ola, D. H.; J. H. Mangisoni; W. F. Mwase; P. G. Kumambala; N. C. Geresomo; and R. Mgomezulu (2020). Baseline Study for Programme for Rural Irrigation Development (PRIDE). Report submitted to Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Lilongwe

7. Ng’ong’ola, D. H.; J. H. Mangisoni; W. F. Mwase; P. G. Kumambala; N. C. Geresomo; and R. Mgomezulu (2020). Baseline Study for Enhancing the Resilience of Agroecological Systems Project (ERASP). Report submitted to Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Lilongwe

8. Ng’ong’ola, D. H.; R. Mgomezulu; A. Mtembezeka (2019). Market Assessment and Minimum Expenditure Basket Baseline for ECHO “PREPARE” Project. Report submitted to Save the Children Intenational. Lilongwe.

Academic Publications

1. Mgomezulu, W. R., Edriss, A. K., Machira, K., & Pangapanga-Phiri, I. (2023). Towards sustainability in the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices: Implications on household poverty, food and nutrition security. Innovation and Green Development, 2(3), 100054. Elsevier
2. Mgomezulu, W. R., & Chitete, M. M. (2023). Effectiveness of Pro-Poor Interventions on Wealth Accumulation and Household Engagement in Income Generation in Malawi. Research in Globalization, 100127. Elsevier
3. Chitete, M., Mgomezulu, W. R., Bwanaisa, M., Phiri, H., & Dzanja, J. (2023). Are common bean traders efficient? An empirical evidence from Malawi. Outlook on Agriculture, 52(1), 47-56.
4. Mgomezulu, W. R., Machira, K., Edriss, A. K., & Pangapanga-Phiri, I. (2023). Modelling farmers’ adoption decisions of sustainable agricultural practices under varying agro-ecological conditions: A new perspective. Innovation and Green Development, 2(1), 100036. Elsevier
5. Chitete, M. M., Mgomezulu, W. R., Phiri, H. H., Dzanja, J., & Machira, K. (2023). STRUCTURE, CONDUCT, AND PERFORMANCE OF BEANS MARKETING IN MALAWI: A CASE STUDY OF LILONGWE DISTRICT. Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 67(1), 49-62.
6. Mgomezulu, W. R., Machira, K., Edriss, A. K., Pangapanga-Phiri, I., & Chitete, M. (2022). Responding to inefficiencies on smallholder maize farms: Can sustained adoption of sustainable agricultural practices make a difference? African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 17(4), 313-329.
7. Gatto, M., Okello, J. J., Pradel, W., Kwikiriza, N., Mgomezulu, W., Nyirenda, Z., … & Heck, S. (2021). Adoption and Effects of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Varieties in Malawi.
8. Chitete, M., Mgomezulu, W., Bwanaisa, M., & Dzanja, J. (2021). Analysis of Intra Region market integration and spatial price transmission in Groundnuts Markets in Malawi. Agrekon. https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2021.1937246
9. Mapanje, O., Chitete, M. N., Mgomezulu, W., & Kamanga, B. C. G. (2021). Determinants of Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Practices by Smallholder Farmers in Buhera and Chiredzi Districts of Zimbabwe. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Green Technologies, 12(2), 1–16. DOI: 10.4018/IJESGT.2021070103
10. Maonga, B.B. and Mgomezulu, W.R. (2020). Analysis of Maize Market Integration in Malawi: Are Government Influenced ADMARC Prices Transmitted to Retail Markets? Agricultural Economics Review, Vol. 21, No. 1 pages 61-74. DOI: http://aer.web.auth.gr/21_1.html
11. Mapemba, L., Mgomezulu, W. R., & Kalua, G. (2019). Analysis of profit efficiency of smallholder common bean farmers in Malawi. International Association of Agricultural Economists. 2019 Sixth International Conference, Abuja, Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.295784
12. Mgomezulu, W.R, Edriss, A.K and Chitete, M. (2019). Determinants of Access to and Ownership of Land Among the Rural Youth in Central Region of Malawi. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 12 pages 142-148. DOI: 10.7176/JESD
13. Mgomezulu, W.R, Edriss, A.K and Machira, K. (2018). Impact of Gliricidia Fertilizer Tree Technology on Smallholder Farmers Economic Livelihood in Malawi: Case of Kasungu District. Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 11, No. 6 pages 162-170. doi:10.5539/jsd.v11n6p162
14. Mgomezulu, W.R and Pangapanga, I. (2018). Determinants and Impact of Urbanization on Household Livelihoods in Lilongwe District: Evidence from Integrated Household Survey 4. Young African Leaders Journal of Development. Vol. 2, November, 2018. DOI: 10.32727/24.2018.52

MODULES DEVELOPED   

LUANAR Open & Distance Learning Modules for:  

• Intermediate Macroeconomics (2019)
• Econometrics II (2021)
• Introduction to Statistical Packages (2020)
• Statistics for Economists I (2023)
• Mathematics for Economist (2023)

PUBLISHED BOOKS   

Co-author for:   

 Pearls of Applied Econometrics: Theory and Stata Applications with Real data. International iPublishers (Main author: Professor A.K. Edriss)  

COMPUTER SKILLS    

Professional knowledge of Stata statistical package, SPSS, R, ODK Collect (Data Collection tool), Kobo toolbox, Survey Solutions, QGIS and Microsoft Office packages   

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