Stepha McMullin is a Development Specialist working with World Agroforestry. She mainly works in East and Southern Africa, where she designs and implements participatory and interdisciplinary research and development projects. Stepha’s projects are working towards sustainable food systems, including the assessment of agricultural production and food consumption in complex ecological and social systems to enhance food security and nutrition, and the promotion of livelihood diversification that benefit communities, particularly women and youth. She holds an MSc in Development Studies and a PhD in Rural Development from the School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Ireland.