EMPOWER-ME brings together researchers, extension professionals, and community partners across multiple institutions. Our team includes agricultural economists, gender specialists, ICT experts, and participatory development practitioners committed to advancing gender-inclusive digital agriculture.
Supriya Garikipati
Team Lead
Director of the UCD Centre for Sustainable Development
Kevin McDonnell
Team Co-Lead
Professor - School of Agriculture and Food Science - UCD
John Okoth Omondi
Malawi Country Team Co-Lead
Systems Agronomist - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Malawi
Tara Bedi
Assistant Professor - Trinity College Dublin
PhD in Development Economics - Trinity College Dublin
Richard Petautchere
Societal Impact Champion
Deputy Chief Officer- National Association of Smallholder Farmers (NASFAM)Â
Loveness Msofi
Posdoctoral Research Fellow - University College Dublin
PhD in Land and Agrarian Studies - University of Western Cape
Marta Talevi
Assistant Professor - School of Economics - UCD
PhD in Environmental Economics - London School of Economics
Ariana Cairo
Research Assistant - UCD Centre for Sustainable Development
MA in International Development - University College Dublin
Partner Organizations
EMPOWER-ME's collaborative approach depends on partnerships across research institutions, implementing organizations, government agencies, and funding bodies.
Implementing Partners
Funding Partners