Hon. Neema K. Lugangira
Tanzanian Policy Leader
Former Member of Parliament
Founder/Vice Chair, African Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN)
Hon. Neema K. Lugangira is a Tanzanian policy leader and former Member of Parliament, Founder and Vice Chair of the African Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN), a continental network bringing together Agriculture, Budget/Finance, and Health Committee Chairs from national parliaments across Africa and Agriculture Committee Chairs from regional parliaments, including ECOWAS, EALA, SADC PF, and PAP, alongside current and former parliamentarians.
She recently completed her tenure as Co-Chair of the UN Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Executive Committee and serves as an expert advisor to United Against Hunger and Malnutrition.
At the national level, she is also the founder of the Agri Thamani Foundation, a nutrition advocacy and community intervention organization that has contributed to strengthening political commitment and accountability for nutrition in Tanzania.
Her work advances nutrition and food systems governance, domestic financing, multisectoral coordination, and parliamentary accountability, translating political commitments and evidence into implementation and measurable impact across Africa.