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Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo

Name
Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
History, Political Science, and Development Studies

Biography

Biography

Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo is a lecturer, researcher and consultant at Mkwawa University College of Education (a constituent college of the University of Dar es Salaam). He holds a doctoral degree in development studies (sociology) and a master's in rural development and management from China Agricultural University, Beijing, China (2019-2024), and a Bachelor of Arts with Education from the University of Dar es Salaam (2014-2017). Gabriel's research interests range from critical agrarian studies to climate change, agriculture and food systems, agroecology and food sovereignty, rural development, and clean energy. Gabriel also has a particular interest in ICT for development, the digital divide, nutrition security, and sustainable and inclusive development. Gabriel has published more than 20 research articles and one book chapter in reputable international outlets. Gabriel also participated in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Fellowship for Young Professionals at the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) in Dakar, Senegal, with his research focusing on agrifood systems and job creation in Africa. Gabriel is also an awardee of the two-year Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) at the University of Pretoria, a transdisciplinary program for early-career African scientists. Under this postdoctoral fellowship, Gabriel conducts research on food insecurity and the severity of children's malnutrition in agroecological zones of Tanzania, drawing on insights from Njombe region. Furthermore, Gabriel is also an awardee of the 9-month EHURA Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards 2025/2026 at the African Humanities Association (AHA) at the University of Ghana. Under this fellowship, Gabriel explores the power of leveraging AI and social media to acquire, preserve, and disseminate Indigenous agroecological practices for food sovereignty in Tanzania, drawing on the case of ngoro (pit) farming in Mbinga district. Gabriel is also a Co-PI on a multi-country BIOFOWARD research project on biodiversity information optimization for resilient wetland conservation in Africa, a two-year project funded by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

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Email Address
gabriel.ndimbo@muce.ac.tz

Research Interest

Research Interest
critical agrarian studies, agrifood systems, food security, food sovereignty, ICT4D

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Projects

Projects
YearsRole Title of the project CountryProject Value Funder
2026-2028Co-PIBiodiversity Information Optimization for Resilient Wetland Conservation in Africa (BIOFOWARD)Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Botswana and South Africa60,000 EurosGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
2025– 2027PIFood insecurity and child malnutrition severity in agroecological zones of Tanzania: insights from Njombe regionTanzania27,000 USDCarnegie Corporation of New York, under the Future Africa, University of Pretoria
2025 – 2026PIThe added value of agrifood systems on job creation in AfricaSenegal39,000 USDUnited Nations Economic Commission for Africa
2026- 2027PILeveraging the power of AI and social media to acquire, preserve and disseminate Indigenous agroecological practices for food sovereignty in Tanzania: the case of ngoro (pit) farmingGhana & Tanzania12,000 USDCarnegie Corporation of New York, under the African Humanities Association (AHA), University of Ghana
2023-2024PIThe political economy of tea contract farming in TanzaniaTanzania5,000 USD (12,000,000 TZS)Mkwawa University College of Education, doctoral research funding

Publications

Publications

  1. Ndimbo, G. K., & Sanga, F. (2026). Climate-induced stress, migration and the escalation of farmer-herder conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Cogent Social Sciences, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2026.2646711

  2. Sanga, F., & Ndimbo, G. K. (2026). Building resilient and equitable farming practices to address food insecurity amid climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2026.2662555

  3. Sanga, F., Ayoola, P. O., & Ndimbo, G. K. (2026). Accelerating the Transition to Clean Energy for Creating a Just and Equitable Climate Future in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Extreme Climate Events, Loss and Damage in Africa: Resilience and Adaptation (pp. 595-611). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. 

  4. Awalime, D. E., Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Pedersen, S. M., Erekalo, K. T., Ndimbo, G. K., & Bakang, J. E. A. (2026). Influence of access to climate information on the resilience of cocoa farmers in Ghana's Suhum District. Discover Agriculture, 4(1), 92.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-026-00563-x

  5. Tham-Agyekum, E. K., Ndimbo, G. K., Lefadola, B. P., & Maramura, T. C. (2026). Indigenous Agricultural Communication Systems as Pathways for Knowledge Transfer and Adoption of Sustainable Farming Practices in Rural Ghana. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 10, 1846686. 

  6. Ndunguru, F., Mbunda, K.A., Nchimbi, C.S., & Ndimbo, G.K. (2026). An Intersectional Analysis of Social Norms Affecting Adolescent Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Rural Tanzania. Discover Public Health https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-01933-y

  7. Nyamamu, J., Nchimbi, CS, Ndimbo, GK & Yu, L. (2026) Rural electrification, economic diversification and households' livelihood heterogeneity in Ukerewe Islands, Tanzania. Energy for Sustainable Development, (Forthcoming)

  8. Nyengere J, Mzumara T, Tholo H, Njala AL, Chisenga C, Nindi-Chigwe T, Mwase W, Mataka S, Abdulrahman OL, Falola-Olasunkanmi JA, Wainaina RW, Ndosi J, Fanyin-Martin A, Tham-Agyekum EK, Kapinga A, Lefadola BP, Shamala LF, Ndimbo GK, Cheboi JJ, Chisale M and Masuku P (2026). Beyond the bottle: factors affecting the adoption of liquid urine fertiliser among smallholder farmers in Southern Malawi. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 9:1736709. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1736709.

  9. Nyamamu, J., Nchimbi, CS, Mteti, SH & Ndimbo, GK. (2025). Potentials and challenges for rural livelihood diversification and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. SAGE Open 

  10.  Chikandanga, J. M., Chiwosi, B., Haule, B. I., Nchimbi, C. S., Nyamamu, E. J., Mteti, S. H., ... & Ndimbo, G. K. (2025). A systematic review of the hurdles to poverty alleviation and sustainable rural development initiatives in Southern Africa. Discover Sustainability, 6(1), 868.

  11.  Ndimbo, G. K., & Nkwabi, S. M. (2025). University-Society Relationships: Institutional Barriers to the Effective Implementation of the University's Third Mission in Tanzania. SAGE Open, 15(3)

  12.  Ndimbo, G. K., Yu, L., & Ndi Buma, A. A. (2025). ICTs, smallholder agriculture and farmers' livelihood improvement in developing countries: Evidence from Tanzania. Information Development, 41(2), 368-387. https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669231165272

  13. Mpambije, C. J., & Ndimbo, G. K. (2025). Exploring the health information-seeking behaviour and preferred searching channels among undergraduate students in Tanzania: a mixed-methods study. Discover Public Health, 22(1), 781.

  14. Ndimbo, G.K. & Haulle, E. (2025). 'Please don't kill us; this is our ancestral land, we are not foreigners': Green grabbing, (in)voluntary resettlement and Maasai ethnic minority's land rights in Tanzania. World Development Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100688

  15.  Ndimbo, G. K., Yu, L., & Ndi Buma, A. A. (2025). ICTs, smallholder agriculture and farmers' livelihood improvement in developing countries: Evidence from Tanzania. Information Development, 41(2), 368-387.

  16.  Haule, B.I., Ndimbo, G.K., Chikandanga, J.M., & Lu, J. (2025). Impact of smartphone use on fruit and vegetable growers' access to agricultural information in rural Tanzania: A case study of Kibaha district. Information Development, 0(0), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669251333146

  17. Kalidou, A. I., Qi, G., Ndimbo, G. K., & Wu, B. (2024). The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders' resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of a small-scale irrigation system in Niger. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 22(1), 2406062.

  18.  Ndimbo, G. K., & Haulle, E. (2024). Large-scale agricultural investments and contract farming in Tanzania: A systematic review on the livelihoods, food security and ecological implications. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 18(November), 101514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101514

  19. Ndimbo, G. K., Gu, J., Haulle, E., & Yu, L. (2024). Why mobile phone matters: The role of ICT in promoting farmers' access to agricultural information and extension services in a tea outgrowing scheme in Tanzania. Information Development, 0(0), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669241284235  

  20. Haulle, E., Nchimbi, C. S., & Ndimbo, G. K. (2024). Engendering Rural Tourism as a Viable Strategy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development in the Southern Tourist Circuit of Tanzania. SAGE Open, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241285496 

  21.  Haulle, E., & Ndimbo, G. K. (2024). Sustainable rural electrification: small hydropower stations, electrification and rural welfare improvement in Tanzania. International Journal of Development Issues. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDI-08-2023-0194 

  22.  Kalidou, A. I., Qi, G., Ibro, A. A., Ndi Buma, A. A., Toure, A. R., Ndimbo, G. K., & Adam, H. A. A. (2024). Securing agropastoral systems and rural livelihood through the market garden in Niger: unfolding smallholders' resilience to interwoven challenges. Agricultural & Rural Studies, 2(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.59978/ar02010005 

  23. Ndimbo, G. K., Myeya, H. E., & Kassian, L. (2021). Opportunities and Challenges of the Little Ruaha River to the Local Community's Livelihoods in Iringa Municipal, Tanzania. Journal of Global Resources, 7(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.46587/jgr.2021.v07i01.001