Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka, originally from Mqele location in Elliotdale (Xhorha), Eastern Cape, holds a double master’s degree in Agricultural Climate Change transition from the University of Galway, Ireland, and SupAgro Montpellier, France. She completed her bachelor’s degree and honours in Crop and Soil Science at the University of Fort Hare, she then completed her thesis in Uganda.