Sunera Zulficar Nurmomade
Researcher and Lecturer · Rovuma University
Nampula, Mozambique
About
Sunera Zulficar Nurmomade is a researcher and lecturer at Rovuma University in Nampula, Mozambique, with about ten years of research experience on millets. Her master's and doctoral work focused on pearl millet, including its combination with other plant protein sources to help address protein-energy malnutrition among children. She joins the World Millet Federation to translate scientific knowledge into practical, affordable and locally appropriate solutions for communities.
Millets track record
Her work includes field research in Mozambique on traditional and community-based uses of millets, identification of affordable pre-treatment and processing methods suited to local communities, and laboratory studies of nutritional composition, antinutritional factors and the nutritional quality of millet-based foods. This work has contributed to three published research articles and one book, alongside conference presentations, university teaching and supervision of student research aimed at improving the nutritional quality, processing, value addition and wider promotion of millets.