Biography

Cynthia Jeh Mkong is an agricultural economist specializing in aquaculture economics, policy, and governance across Africa. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Buea, Cameroon, researching market access and value chain dynamics among fish farmers. She serves on technical committees with AU-IBAR, contributing to continental fisheries and aquaculture policy frameworks spanning 55 African Union Member States. Her work has been published in Ecological Economics and Sustainability, among other journals. Cynthia has held research fellowships with IITA and the University of Bonn, and her research focuses on improving aquaculture profitability, regulation, and market access for smallholder farmers.