Alfred Mapiki is an independent consultant specializing in Agronomy, Land & Water Management, Rural Development, and Food & Nutrition Security. He has earned three agricultural university degrees consisting of his undergraduate degree in Uzbekistan (1983), his M.Sc in Norway (1988), and his Ph.D in Norway (1993). Mapiki has regional experience with 35 years of post qualification principally in Sub-Saharan African multicultural environments. He currently resides in his home country of Zambia with his family.