PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Lead Consultant at Agrikilimo and applied agricultural scientist with 20+ years’ experience across research, farmer systems, policy engagement and knowledge translation. Experienced in co-creating actionable roadmaps with public, private and development partners; designing and facilitating interviews, roundtables and trainings; and producing policy briefs and knowledge products. Comfortable operating at the intersection of regenerative agriculture, waste-to-value, bioeconomy education/policy, and market linkages.

EDUCATION

• PhD in Crop Science: Topic: Utilization of cow dung bioslurry from anaerobic digestion as fertilizer in improving soil fertility and maize productivity in Kiambu county, Kenya. Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya, 2023.
• Masters’ Degree: In Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, majoring in crop production, University of Hohenheim, Germany, 2008. Plant Production and soil science.
• 1^st Degree: Agricultural Education and Extension, Egerton University, 2001: Agricultural Extension and Education skills and rural

WORK HISTORY

Lead Consultant, Agrikilimo– Ongoing

• Serving as Lead Consultant for assignments on bioeconomy, regenerative agriculture and digital decision support solutions.
• Provided leadership in co-developing a digital decision support toolkit (under REALMS) enabling farmers to assess soil amendment materials before application.
• Leading proposal design, stakeholder engagement and delivery of consultancy outputs.

Research Fellow & Lecturer, Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK)– Nov 2021-September 2025

• Coordinated field research teams to generate evidence for county-level policy briefs under regenerative agriculture programming.
• Led stakeholder engagement with county governments, farmer organizations and development partners; organized consultations, trainings and dissemination events.
• Supported resource mobilization, reporting and publication of knowledge products.

Consultant, (ABPL)– National Bioeconomy Education & Policy Framework (Bio-Ke)— 2025–2029

• Mapping of digital bio-agripreneurs; co-development of training materials; contribution to policy and curriculum components.

Agronomist & Community Mobiliser, Power for Food (COELIB) — 2025–2029

• Field trials across seven counties to evaluate regenerative practices’ impact on soil health; coordination with local stakeholders and data teams.

Project Coordinator, REALMS – Regenerative Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods & Markets (GLUK)– 2022–2024

• Managed multi-county field activities; produced evidence feeding into county policy briefs and practice change
• Supported Agrikilimo’s co-development of the digital decision support toolkit enabling farmers to assess soil amendment materials effects on soils before application.

Knowledge Management (Manager & Regional/County Coordinator), Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF)– 2009–2016

• Produced national visibility and farmer-facing materials (magazines, newsletters, briefs); curated stakeholder events; maintained membership databases and networks.
• Co-authored winning proposals in cassava and jatropha value chains; facilitated regional capacity building; represented the federation in ASDSP, KAPAP and NARIGP projects.
• Oversaw county and regional workplans across seven coastal counties; coached county coordinators.

Part-time Lecturer, Pwani University & Technical University of Mombasa– 2015–2017

• Prepared and delivered crop science course contents; organized field practicums; set and moderated examinations.

Research & Early Career Roles– 2001-2008

• Research & Development Supervisor, Homegrown (K) Ltd (2001-2003); High School Teacher-Agriculture & Biology (2003-2006); Research Assistant, University of Hohenheim (2007-2008).

PRIORITY EXPERIENCES

• Use case scoping & prioritization: Multisector networks (farmer orgizations, counties, universities, development partners) to identify practical, scalable interventions in regenerative agriculture, waste-to-value and bio-based SME ecosystems.
• Stakeholder interviews & roundtables: Facilitation and community mobilization experience; able to structure interview guides, synthesize insights, and run workshops that validate and refine interventions.
• Roadmaps & action plans: Translating field evidence into county policy briefs and practice change; experienced in sequencing interventions with partners.
• Donor engagement materials: Experience contributing to winning proposals and packaging technical evidence into content for funders and policy-makers.

PUBLICATIONS (as 1^st author)

• Rewe M.K. et al. (2021). Effect of Bioslurry … International Journal of Plant and Soil Science.
• Rewe M.K. et al. (2022). Integrated effect of liquid bioslurry and inorganic fertilizer … African Journal of Crop Science.
• Kamau-Rewe M. et al. (2011). Generic prediction of soil organic carbon using mid-infrared spectroscopy. Soil Science Society of America Journal.
• Kamau-Rewe M. et al. (2008). Quantify Soil Organic Matter via Infra-Red Spectroscopy and Thermal Stability. Tropentag Proceedings.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Soil Science Society of East Africa.

Current Projects/ Interest