Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

Qualifications, Work and Experiences

Badi M. Bao is a Food Technologist and Human Nutritionist focused on developing various post harvest technologies and nutritional value added products in root crops and sugarcane at TARI-Kibaha.

He completed his Bachelor degree in Food Science and Technology at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, a Master’s degree in Food Technology from Ghent and Leuven Universities, Belgium. He earned also another Master’s degree in Human Nutrition from Open University of Tanzania (OUT).

He has worked in meat and diary industries in areas of quality assurance and food product development. He is the member of Non grain starchy staples committee, responsible for developing standards at Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) since 2018.

Currently He is a Head of Root Crops Program at TARI-KIBAHA, coordinating demand driven research in root crops specifically cassava and sweet potato.

He is a self-motivated, very organized, detail-oriented Food Technologist and Human Nutritionist with excellent organizational skills, who possesses the ability to multi-task and work independently and as part of a team.