Gary Magadzire School Of Agriculture And Natural Sciences
Department of Soil and Plant Science
About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Livestock, Wildlife and Fisheries in the Gary Magadzire School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. The Department focuses on the importance of the livestock industry in the agriculture sector. The Department offers Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Agriculture with specialization in Livestock Production or Wildlife Management or Fisheries Management. These programmes are meant to equip students with knowledge necessary for the development of the livestock industry in the country.
Department Staff
CHAIRPERSON – Dr. M. Mubvuma
PhD (Agriculture: Agronomy) (Univen 2018)
MSc (Agricultural Meteorology) [UZ ,2007])
-BSc Hons (Crop Production and Horticulture) [MSU, 2004]
Research interests
crop physiology ,meteorology and climate change in agriculture
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN – Mr. M. R. Muza
– BSc General (Agriculture)[ZOU,2008], Diplo (Agriculture) [Esigondini,2000]Email address : mmuza@gzu.ac.zw
UNDERGRADATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
- BSc Honours Degree in Animal Science
- BSc Honours Degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation
POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
- MPhil Degree in Agriculture,
- DPhil in Agriculture
Name |
Qualifications |
Designation |
Research Interests |
Dr. M. Mubvuma +263 772886943 +263 715166031 |
PhD (Agriculture: Agronomy) (Univen 2018) MSc (Agricultural Meteorology) [UZ ,2007]) -BSc Hons (Crop Production and Horticulture) [MSU, 2004] |
Chairperson |
-crop physiology – meteorology and climate change in agriculture
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Prof. M. D. Shoko +263 715737561 |
-PhD (Agriculture) [Stellenbosch, 2009] -MSc (Crop Production) [Africa University, 2005] -BSc (Agricultural Management) [UZ, 2002] -Post-grad Dipl (Education), [UZ, 1993] -Dipl (Agriculture) [Esigodini Agricultural College, 1990] |
Lecturer
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-Sugarcane agronomy and technology -Fertilizer Management and Plant Nutrition -Soil productivity
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Dr. T. Maravanyika +263 777657700 |
MBA (Majoring in Finance) PhD (Agricultural Extesion), Wageningen University, the Netherlands MSc Management of Agriculture Knowledge and Information Systems, Wageningen University, The Netherlands BSc, Agricultural Honours (Majoring in Agricultural Economics) |
Lecturer |
Participatory Rural Development Agribusiness Management Agricultural value addition and processing Co-management of Natural Resources
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Dr. Nyamusamba rnyamusamba@gzu.ac.zw +263 775741997 |
PhD in Agronomy with a minor in Statistics, South Dakota State University, USA MSc in Plant Science from South Dakota State University, USA. BSc in Agriculture (with an Agribusiness specialty) from Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe. |
Lecturer |
My passion lies in development and being a voice for the seemingly voiceless. It is this passion that drove my desire for research. During my graduate studies and now that I am working, I realize that the developing communities need a holistic approach in solving the food system challenges. My research and professional background is strongly rooted in Agronomy and Physiology of field crops focusing on Sustainable Crop Production and Weed Science. I am currently working on integration of livestock in cropping systems for both commercial and small-scale farmers. |
Mr. K. Nyoni Email address- knyoni@gzu.ac.zw +263 775087075 |
MSc (Integrated Water Resources Management) [UZ,2007], BSc Hons (Agricultural Engineering) [UZ, 2001] |
Lecturer |
Water resources management, irrigation agronomy, dryland agriculture |
Mr. K. Makaza +263 773 204 291 |
-MSc (Agronomy) [UNZA, 2003] -BSc Hons (Agriculture) [UZ, 1991] -Grad Cert (Education) [UZ, 1998] |
Lecturer |
Crop protection -small grains agronomy, utilization and marketing
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Mr. Chidoko +263 773001568 |
BSc Agronomy (MSU), 2009 MSc Plant Breeding (UZ), 2012 |
Lecturer |
Genetic improvement of crops for biotic and abiotic stresses Crop modelling |
Mr. Manyanga mamanyanga@gzu.ac.zw +263 772767329 |
MSc Soil Science and Environmental Management (UZ, 2010) BSc Agriculture Honours (Soil Science) (UZ, 2010) |
Lecturer |
Climate change adaptation, Soil fertility and soil water management and Rainwater harvesting techniques.
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Mr. S. Mkwamba Email address : smkwamba@gzu.ac.zw +263 772 587 613 |
NC (Science and Technology) [HEXCO, 1996] |
Technical assistant |
Soil and plant sciences |