Hafsah Jumare studied at the University of Cape Town (UCT) where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, English Language and English Literature. From the same university she also has an honours degree in Economics, and a Master’s degree in Economics graduating with distinction, which earned her the Commerce Faculty Award for Excellence in Environmental Policy. She then worked as a junior researcher at the Environmental Economic Policy Research Unit at UCT where she conducted research on small-farmer behaviour and its impact on credit, insurance and technology uptake. Hafsah has also worked as the anchor for the Trade, Investment and Competitiveness Policy Commission at the Nigeria Economic Summit Group. As a researcher, Hafsah has the following publications to her name:
• Jumare, H, Visser, M. and Brick, K. (2016). Risk Preferences and the Poverty Trap: A Look at Technology Uptake amongst Smallholder Farmers in the Matzikama Municipality. Working Paper. Environmental Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town. Also published in the book, Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa: Food Security in a Changing Environment, Economic Research Southern Africa Journal and the 2016 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) held July 12-13 in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Jumare, H, Visser, M. and Brick, K. (2016). Determinants of Technology Adoption in Organic Farming: A Look at Urban Smallholder Farmers in Cape Town. Working Paper. Environmental Policy Research Unit. University of Cape Town
• Jumare, H, Visser, M. and Brick, K. (2016). The Link between Insurance and Farm Technology Uptake amongst Small Holder Farmers in the Matzikama Municipality: Risk Preferences, Poverty Traps and Timing. Working Paper, Environmental Policy Research Unit. University of Cape Town.
Hafsah is the founder and Executive Director of CoAmana Market Limited and also serves as an associate at the Busara Center for Behavioural Economics.