Lesley Macheka is the Director for Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer at Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Zimbabwe. Dr Macheka did his PhD studies at Wageningen University, and is the current Chairperson of the Scaling Up Nutrition Research and Academia Platform in Zimbabwe (SUNRAP). He is involved in multi-disciplinary research and some of his currently research projects are on: contribution of non-timber forest food products on food and nutrition security, impact of climate adaptation strategies on nutrition outcomes, and influence of multisectoral community-based approach on food and nutrition security.