Limuwa Moses Majid

Talented Senior Research Fellow offering 15 years of experience completing both university-led and corporate research. Proficient in pursuing grant money, writing papers, teaching courses, and supervising research at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• Project Management Institute (PMI)
• International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management (IAAEM)
• Member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA)
• Member of World Aquaculture Society (WAS) – African Chapter
• Member of Aquaculture Association for Southern Africa (AASA)
• Member of Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society (AEHM)
• Fellow for Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD)
• Member of the Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU)
• Member of the Malawi Association of Monitoring and Evaluation (MAME)

• Management in a changing environment
• Internal Quality Assurance in Higher Education
• Training course for Supervisors of Doctoral Candidates at African Universities
• Leadership Programme for Agricultural & Research Development (LEPARD)
• ONE Planet Fellowship mentoring training
• Scientific writing & fundable proposals
• Gender and Environment
• Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition
• Theory and Practice in Ecosystem Services
• The Mechanics of Scientific Writing
• Project Monitoring & Evaluation and Management with Microsoft Project
• Leadership and Management
• Financial Management for non-finance personnel
• Training of Trainers Course of Agriculture Science, Technology and Innovation

• 2024 - 2026, Promoting Small-Scale Cage Aquaculture in Likoma (PROSCAL) – National Commission for Science and Technology of Malawi, Malawi, Researcher
• 2022-2025, Agriculture & Aquaculture Integrated Systems.- World Bank, Malawi, Researcher
• 2021-2026, Integrated Natural Resource Management Systems in Lake Malawi National Park (Int NRMS Project) – Japanese International Development Agency (JICA), Malawi, Researcher
• 2020, Comprehensive analytical study on impacts of climate change on the Fishery ecosystems of Lakes Malawi, Malombe and Chilwa and fisheries value chain in Malawi - Climate Investment Fund (CIF), Malawi, Researcher
• 2019, Assessment of improved strains of fish and evaluate seed dissemination systems in Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Malawi – World Fish Center, Malawi, Researcher
• 2017-2019, Fish for Jobs in Uganda – Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD), Uganda, Setting out fish farms in Arua and Gulu (Northern Uganda)
• 2014 - 2019, Adaptive climate change project - Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD), Malawi, Doctoral researcher on Sustainable livelihood systems for Lake Malawi fishing communities

PhD Supervision

• Economic valuation of aquatic resources from the lower part of Linthipe River in Salima district, central Malawi, Graduated in 2021, Co-supervisor.
• Morphometric variations, the status of breeding habitats, reproductive biology, and habitat use of Opsaridium microlepsis from tributaries of Lake Malawi, To graduate in 2024, Co-supervisor.
• The reproductive biology and breeding ecology of Engraulicypris sardella in Lake Malawi, To graduate in 2024, Co-supervisor.
• Cost, benefits, choices, and effects of small-scale aquaculture interventions on livelihoods of communities around Lake Victoria basin, Uganda, To graduate in 2025, Major supervisor.
• Analysis of land restoration practices on agriculture production: Making a case for transformative approaches in Malawi, To graduate in 2025, Major supervisor.
• Incentives and disincentives of agriculture policy on value creation, job creation and growth of SMEs in Malawi, To graduate in 2026, Co-supervisor.

MSc Supervision

• Analysis of fish marketing system in Malawi: an application of structure-conduct-performance approach on Ndunduma (Diplotaxodon spp) marketing system in Salima and Lilongwe Districts, Graduated in 2021, Co-supervisor.
• Determinants of rural youth participation in fish farming: cases of Mchinji and Dowa districts, Graduated in 2021, Co-supervisor.
• Productive efficiency of Chilimira fishers on exploitation of Engraulicypris sardella (Günther 1894) fishery of Lake Malawi: the case of Nkhotakota District, Graduated in 2022, Major supervisor.
• Modern fishing techniques and the threat to food security. Case of Malawi, Graduated in 2022, Co-supervisor.
• Economic viability of intermittent harvesting technology and market response to small sized Oreochromis shiranus (Boulenger 1896) raised under mixed-sex culture, Was supposed to graduate in 2022 but the candidate took leave of absence, Major supervisor.
• Consumer preference for Engraulicypris sardella (Usipa) products in Lilongwe urban, Malawi, Graduated in 2023, Co-supervisor.
• Technical resources efficiency of Tilapia production between cooperative and non-cooperative fish farmer, To graduate in 2024, Major supervisor.
• Assessment of Tilapia fish markets and marketing strategies on small-scale fish farmer’s Profitability, To graduate in 2024, Major supervisor. Assessment of gender roles in the value chain of cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): a case study of Mbeya region, To graduate in 2024, Major supervisor.
• A value chain-analysis of the aquafeed industry in Zambia: case study of feed production in Zambia, To graduate in 2024, Major supervisor.
• Evaluation of production capacity and loan accessibility for small-scale fishers’: a case of Likoma fishing communities, Likoma, Malawi, Africa, To graduate in 2024, Major supervisor.
• Economic viability and marketability of fish processed in Chitofu 3 in 1 kiln, To graduate in 2024, Major supervisor,
• Youth participation in Chambo value chain: Analysis of entry barriers (a study of Dowa and Mchinji district), To graduate in 2024, Co-supervisor.
• Analysing the livelihood strategies for Mvunguti fishing community in Mangochi district, To graduate in 2024, Co-supervisor.
• Assessing technical efficiency of integrated aquaculture agriculture systems in Malawi: a case of Mchinji district, To graduate in 2024, Co-supervisor.
• Assessing habitat connectivity and fragmentation for Opsaridium microlepis conservation in central Malawi: a comparative study of the Linthipe and Bua rivers, To graduate in 2025, Major supervisor.

Courses

• Research Methods - Postgraduate
• Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Planning - Postgraduate
• Fisheries & Aquaculture Project Development and Management - Postgraduate
• Project Planning and Appraisal - Undergraduate
• Project Monitoring and Evaluation - Undergraduate
• Aquaculture Economics and Marketing - Undergraduate

• General Secretary – Central Region Darts League (May 2023 -
• Acting Programmes Coordinator (March 2022 – December 2023)
• President of LUANAR Staff Sports Association (2021 to date)
• Executive member, Public University Staff Sports Association of Malawi (PUSSAM) (2021 to date)
• Secretary General for the Society of Doctoral Students at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (2016 – 2018)
• PhD Representative in the Research Committee at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) (2014 - 2016)
• Board of Trustee member Nutri-Health Initiative (2012 up to date)
• Acting Programmes Coordinator, Bunda College (July 2011 – February 2013)

• Kumbanyiwa D, Kaunda E, Limuwa, M.M., Singini, W., and Jere, W.W., Morphometric variations among Opsaridium microlepis from Lake Malawi migrating to different rivers for breeding, African Journal of Food Nutrition, Agriculture and Development, 24 (Accepted for publication)
• Simfukwe, K, Limuwa, M., Njaya, F., Are Chilimira Fishers of Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868) in Lake Malawi Productive? The Case of Nkhotakota District, Sustainability, 14(23), 16018, https://doi.org/10.3390/su142316018
• Phiri, W., Limuwa, M., Dzanja, J., Are Fish Markets in Central Malawi Profitable and Efficient? Performance of Diploxatodon spp. (Ndunduma) Markets in Salima and Lilongwe Districts, Businesses, 2(2), 201-213, https://doi.org/10.3390/businesses2020014%20
• Bhatti, A., Sosheel S.G., Ryan H.L., Kachiwala, C., Hovdhaugen, H., Banda, L.J., Limuwa, M Wynn, P.C., Ådnøy, T., and Eik, L.O., Diversity of Sources of Income for Smallholder Farming Communities in Malawi: Importance for Improved Livelihood, Sustainability, 13, 17, 9599, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179599
• Chigamba, Gladys, Moses Limuwa, and Emmanuel Kaunda, Does Paying for Aquatic Resources Matter? A Case of an African Riverine Ecosystem, Sustainability, 13, 8, 4177, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084177
• Kayamba-Phiri, F. W., Limuwa M. M., & Storebakken, T., Of ‘White Elephant’ in Fisheries: A Conflict Resolution Model Around the Usage of Climate-Smart Fish Postharvest Technologies in Lake Malawi, Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa, Springer, 313-330
• Kayamba-Phiri, F. W., Synnevåg, G., & Limuwa M. M., Between the Sun and Fish Are People: A Socio-economic Study of Solar Dryers for Fish Processing in Malawi, Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa, Springer, 373-394
• Limuwa, M. M., Sitaula, B. K., Njaya, F., & Storebakken, T., Evaluation of Small-Scale Fishers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and Their Coping Strategies: Insights from Lake Malawi, Climate, 6, 34
• Limuwa, M. M., Singini, W., & Storebakken, T., Is Fish Farming an Illusion for Lake Malawi Riparian Communities under Environmental Changes?, Sustainability, 10, 5, 1-23
• Limuwa, M. M., & Synnevåg, G., ‘A gendered perspective on fish value chain, livelihoods patterns and coping strategies under climate change - insights from Malawi small-scale fisheries.’, African Journal of Food Nutrition, Agriculture and Development, 18, 2, 13525-13544
• Limuwa, M, Kaunda, E, Maguza-Tembo, F, Msukwa, AV, & Jamu, D, Age and Growth of Lake Malawi Salmon Opsaridium microlepis (Günther, 1864) in the Linthipe River in Central Malawi Using Otoliths, World Applied Sciences Journal, 32, 4, 595-600
• Limuwa, M, Kaunda, E, Maguza-Tembo, F, Msukwa, AV, & Jamu, D, Influence of water quality parameters on Opsaridium microlepis (Günther 1864) catches in the Linthipe River catchment, Central Malawi, Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences, 3, 3, 69-75
• Limuwa, M, Kaunda, E, Maguza – Tembo, F, Msukwa, A, & Jamu, D, Reproductive Seasonality of Opsaridium microlepis (Mpasa) in the Linthipe River in Central Malawi, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering A, 1, 1181-1184

• Dr. Austin Mtethiwa, Head of Department Aquaculture & Fisheries Science, LUANAR, P.O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi, +265 999 662 845, amtethiwa@luanar.ac.mw
• Dr. D.D. Mkwambisi, Director of Research & Innovation Center, Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST), P.O. 5196, Limbe, Malawi, ddmkwambisi@gmail.com
• Prof. B.K. Sitaula, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Postboks 5003, N-1433, Ås, Norway, Bishal.sitaula@nmbu.no

• Playing golf, hockey, darts, chess and social football
• Reading novels and magazines
• Travelling, mountain hiking and fishing.