Dr. THABBIE CHILONGO

Position: CREDIT & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON

Description:

Dr. Thabbie Chilongo is the current Head of the Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD) based at Bunda Campus of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) in Malawi. Dr. Chilongo is a seasoned researcher, academician and administrator with 18 years’ experience. He possesses a PhD in Economics from Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MSc. in Agricultural Economics and a BSc in Agricultural Economics all from University of Malawi. He specializes in Agricultural, Development and Resource Economics. His research interests include rural livelihoods, resource management, poverty and general socioeconomic developmental issues. As an academician, Dr. Chilongo has supervised and taught at all levels (BSc., MSc. and PhD). Some of the courses he teaches include Research Methods for Social Sciences, Food and Agricultural Policy Analysis, Agricultural Marketing and Econometrics. Analytically, Dr. Chilongo has a bias in quantitative econometric analysis although he frequently applies a mixed methods approach of both quantitative and qualitative analyses. He has led and coordinated several research projects for both public, international and local NGOs and the private sector in general. As an administrator, Dr. Chilongo has been the Director of CARD since 2016 and also part of the core LUANAR management team by among others serving in the following committees: University Management, Senate, Heads and Deans and Faculty of Development Studies. Among the many hats he wears, Dr. Chilongo also serves as a Board member for National Economic Fund Limited.