Dr Isilda Nhantumbo (Chair) holds a PhD in Natural Resources Management from the University of Edinburgh. She is currently providing consulting services to FAO as Senior Forest Concession Specialist leading the reform of the forest concessions in Mozambique to promote sustainable forest management, value addition and zero waste.

Martinus Ruijten is a business economist with over 30 years of experience in the non-profit development sector in Africa.

Lola López is a Mozambican conservationist with over 20 years of experience working on human rights issues.

Dr Sandy Ochojna – To assist in strategic governance of the Micaia ‘family’, the Chair of the Micaia UK Board sits on the Foundation Board, and the Chair of the Foundation Board is a trustee of the Micaia UK charity.

Nícia Givá is an agronomist with a PhD in Environmental Communication (SLU, Uppsala, Sweden) and MSc in Education and Training for Development (Reading University, UK).

With a Master’s degree in Business Management, Quisito Bastos is the co-founder and managing partner of AgriSocius Lda, a social and inclusive company whose mission is to unlock the economic potential of small producers by providing them with the inputs and related services to increase production and family income.