Drinah Banda Nyirenda is a Zambian nutritionist and agricultural scientist.[1]
Drinah Nyirenda obtained her BSc in Agricultural Sciences in Zambia. She then did her MSc and PhD at University of California, Davis.[2] She has worked at the University of Zambia for over 26 years.[3] She was the Head of Department of Animal Science, a Professor of Nutrition, and the Dean.[4][5] In 2011, she promoted the launch of the first BSc in Human Nutrition at the University of Zambia.[3] She is the executive director of Zambia's Programme Against Malnutrition,[6][7][8] a board chairperson at the Livestock Development Trust,[9] and a chairperson at the Nutrition Association of Zambia.[10]
References
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- ^ "Selected Profile from Directory - Drinah Banda Nyirenda". Modernizing Africa Food Systems. 26 October 2023.
- ^ a b Turning Rapid Growth into Meaningful Growth: Sustaining the Commitment to Nutrition in Zambia
- ^ James, Wilmot Godfrey (2004). Africa in the age of biology. Human Sciences Research Council. Social Cohesion & Integration Research Programme. Cape Town: HSRC Publishers. ISBN 0-7969-2073-7. OCLC 60681599.
- ^ "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Investing in Sustainable Solutions" (PDF).
- ^ "Zambia: Talk About Crop Diversification, Irrigation Always - PAM Director".
- ^ "Zambia: Govt Warns of Scrapping Off Food Security Pack".
- ^ "African Groups Condemn Bush Administration's WTO Challenge of European GMO Policies; GMOs Not Answer to African Hunger". Public Citizen. 18 June 2003.
- ^ "Zambia: Dutch Give LDT K18bn Grant".
- ^ "Zambia Country Information Sheet Compiled for the American Overseas Dietetic Association (AODA)" (PDF).
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