Stellah Byakika

Country Facilitator - Uganda

Stellah Byakika is the FoSTr country facilitator for Uganda. She is a lecturer in the Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. She holds a Ph.D., MSc., and BSc. in Food Science and Technology. She is involved in teaching various food science courses, related to food safety, food value addition, postharvest management and nutrition in which she employs food systems thinking.

Stellah also has contributed to strengthening the components of food systems in both undergraduate and postgraduate curricula in her department. She coordinates undergraduate research and guides students in integrating food systems into their work. Her research revolves around improving the quality and safety of foods along different value chains. She serves as a country facilitator for the Foresight for Food Systems Transformation (FoSTr) Programme in Uganda, demonstrating her commitment to addressing complex food and nutrition security challenges through a systems approach.