PROF. DEZI S. NGAMBEKI September 20, 1944 - September 25, 2023

Date of Birth: 20th June 1944

Date of Death: 25th September 2023

Parent: Late Benedict Seburo

Wife: Dr. Josephine Ngambeki

Siblings

• Paskazia Nyaduru (RIP)
• NKigambirooha Paulina
• Kangyenyenka Todozio (RIP)
• Kyarikunda Peterenia
• Kibamutura Budesian
• Kyoheirwe Priska
• Zoreka Sebastian
• Ishungisa Denis

Children:

• Karungi Audrey Ngambeki
• Busiime Ida Ngambeki
• Mutumi Joseph Ngambeki

Education Background

• D. (Agric. Econs) 1980 – Ibadan University, Nigeria
• Master of Phil. (Agric. Econ) 1977 – Ibadan University
• Sc. (Stat/Applied Econs) Makerere University 1974

Work History;

• January 2010 to date, Professor, Lecturing in college of Economics and Management; Kampala International university
• January – March, 2010, Professor of Economics, University of Rwanda
• April 1997 – 1999, Associate consultant, Uganda Management Institute
• October 1989 – July 1997, Professor, Ohio State University U.S.A.
• August 1990 – 1997, Representing Ohio State University as Visiting Professor and Technical Advisor at Makerere University and Technical Advisor to NARO and Ministry of Agriculture
• May 1989 – July 1990, Visiting Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. U.S.A.
• July – December 1987, Visiting Scholar, Reading University U.K.
• 1977 – 1979, Lecturer/Research Associate, Department of Agricultural Economist, Ibadan, Nigeria
• 1976 – , Lecturer, Departments of Agricultural Economics and Adult Education, University of Ibadan
• May 2005 -2010, Professional and Head marketing: Presidential Initiative Banana Industrial Development
• May 2002-2009, National Coordinator, Banana on-farm Research in Uganda, (U.K, DFID/NARO/GOU)
• 2001-2002, Team Leader: Presidential Initiative on Poverty Eradication in Western Uganda
• 1999 – 2000, Technical Advisor: UNDP/Tanzania, Mbozi TANZAKESHO: Sustainable Development Planning Programme
• 1998, Agricultural Economics/Expert-Kawanda Research Institute UNDP/NARO- Kampala, Uganda
• 1997, ECOLOGY environmental capacity enhancement programme (University of Guelph/IDRC, Canada) Kigezi, Uganda.
• 1986 – 1988, Team Leader and Agricultural Economist/OAU/IFAD/Farming systems R&D Cameron
• 1985, Agricultural Economist, Farming systems Research and Development Benin OAU/SAFGRAD/IFAD
• 1981- 1984, Agricultural Economist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria
• 1980 – 1981, Agricultural Economic Advisor, Ford foundation/Nigeria Govt.

Hobbies

• Playing Tennis
• Reading
• Researching

Vigil will be held at their home in Muyenga on Friday, 29^th September 2023

There will be a Requiem mass at St. Peter’s Catholic Church Nsambya on Saturday, 30^th September 2023 starting at 09:00am.

Burial will take place on Sunday, 01^st October 2023 at their ancestral home in Bikongozo – Nyakishenyi – Rukungiri District starting at 10:00am.

Informed are; NARO, KIU, Makerere University, Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development, National Coffee Research Institute Uganda, Relatives, Friends and In-laws.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE