Director:
Kudzai Bhunu
Qualifications:
Msc Integrated Water Resources Management, University of Dar es Salaam 2011
Bsc Land and Water Resources Management, Midlands State University Zimbabwe, 2007
Email:kbhunu@muast.ac.zw
Overview:
The Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Technology (CAET) was established with the mandate of establishing, improving and upscaling relevant technologies in the agricultural sector. The Centre currently houses three sections, namely Farm Mechanisation, Farm Power & Energy, and Irrigation. The Centre will house the BSc Honors Degree in Agricultural Engineering with specialisations in Irrigation and Mechanisation.
The Centre’s products and services will be employed in a variety of institutions from commercial, communal and private farm enterprises, cooperatives, consultancy firms, Higher and Tertiary Education Institutions, public-sector and community-based organizations.
Core Values:
In addition to the University Core Values, the Centre embraces the following principles:
-Efficiency
-Honesty
-Client Centeredness
Vision
To be a hub for agro engineering technology and promotion of import reduction through development of home grown products.
Mission
Contributing to agricultural engineering and technology through the development of tools and equipment for the various areas of agriculture, improved efficiency and reduced cost of farm power.
Function
To enhance the output in the agricultural sector there is need to improve the technologies that are being used by the farmers at all levels.
– The Mechanisation Section has the main function of designing, fabricating and upscaling technologies from the various departments across faculties, and outsourcing its services to farmers and institutions around the university campuses.
– The Power and Energy Section’s drive is to establish sustainable power sources for the farming community, and will focus on training farmers on new technologies as well as the necessary skills so as to maintain the required efficiency of related power and energy systems. Its focus will be on green energy sources like solar, wind, methane gas and bio-fuels.
-The Irrigation Section will focus on the improvement of irrigation techniques and technologies allowing farmers to increase productivity as well as remove the limitation of seasonal production through trainings on selection, use and maintenance of irrigation equipment.
Engineer:
Epson Happymore Zindove
Qualifications:
Msc Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Zimbabwe 2021
Bsc Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, 2017
Executive Certificate in Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Catholic University of Zimbabwe, 2021
Post Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education (PGDTE) Bindura University of Science Education
Email:ezindove@muast.ac.zw
Engineer:
Tendai Talent Ngwarati
Qualifications:
Masters of Technology in Machine Design (Harare Institute of Technology) 2021
B. Tech (Hons) Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering(Harare Institute of Technology) 2009
National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Production)(Harare Polytechnic) 2005
National Certificate in Machineshop Engineering (Harare Polytechnic) 2000
Email:tngwarati@muast.ac.zw
Phone: +263 772 951 211
Email: kbhunu@muast.ac.zw