Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

Neema Omary Danga holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture General from Sokoine University of Agriculture 2017. She began building her career at World Vision Organization at Kagera Cluster-Misenyi AP, where she served as a livelihood and resilience facilitator for farming-related problems. In 2018, she joined Kagera Sugar Limited as a graduate trainee for sugar cane production, and in 2019, she joined Mtibwa Sugar Limited as section manager for sugarcane production, where she served the position until 2022. Despite that, she worked and gained more experience in agriculture production and administrative area. Neema's interest, was in research, therefore while she was working for all the organizations, she continued to apply for research posts until March 2023, when Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute (TARI) employed her. She currently works with TARI Dakawa Center as a research assistant. She is interested in plant breeding, particularly identifying the genes behind disease resistance in rice. She, therefore, intends to pursue further studies (a Master's degree) in her field of interest in order to advance her research career, especially strengthening her writing abilities for research proposals, publications, and grant-winning projects.