Lemekezani is a research analyst at MwAPATA Institute in Malawi and is currently studying for a PhD in Agriculture and Resource Economics. He holds a Master’s Degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics and a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics from the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR). In his professional career, Lemekezani has extensive expertise in research, data analysis, and project management, where he has been involved in conducting research, training research assistants, developing data collection tools, writing manuscripts, working papers, survey reports and policy briefs. Lemekezani has also served as a consultant for various organisations, including the "Research Supporting African MSMEs to Provide Safe and Nutritious Food” project in Tanzania, IITA, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, and Communications Development Initiatives, where he worked as a data analyst, survey administrator and programmer, field coordinator, and data quality controller. He has also worked as a lecturer for the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) Continuing Education Centre.