East Africa

Director, ECHO East Africa Impact Center

Charei Munene is a dedicated advocate for farmers and a leader in Agroecology and Ecological Organic Agriculture, with over 10 years of experience in African agriculture. He holds a B.Sc. in Botany and Zoology and an M.Sc. in Plant Pathology. His career spans international project management in agricultural development, where he has made impactful contributions.

Charei has also served as a tutorial fellow at Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology, Egerton University, and the Technical University of Kenya, mentoring hundreds of undergraduate students. His skills encompass project management, research implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.

As an international consultant, he has worked on business development with Rootooba Limited and Biovision Africa Trust and managed crop protection projects at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Kenya. Additionally, as a volunteer mentor scientist with The World Food Forum, he has guided young agroecology scientists in Senegal and Cameroon to develop innovative farming technologies to address global hunger. Recently, he led Biovision Africa Trust programs focused on advancing and sharing farmer-centered Agroecology solutions.