Edith Kagwera is an independent expert in Trade Policies and Trade Laws, Food Systems and Value Chains development. She has worked for various organisations including public, private and international organisations on economic and food system development related aspects, and among many, she worked for UNECA along the development of a report on Climate- resilient, Green Value Chains in East Africa, worked for UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAORW) under the Integrated Country Approach (ICA) Program which focused on youth integration across agriculture value chains, and also served as a Market Development Advisor at SNV Rwanda (Netherlands Development Organization).
Edith is an economist by profession and holds a master’s degree in international Trade Policy and Trade Law from Lund University(Sweden) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics from the University of Rwanda.