Selected Publications
1. Mupangwa, W., Chipindu, L., Ncube, B., Mkuhlani, S., Nhantumbo, N., Masvaya, E. N., Ngwira, A., Moeletsi, M., Nyagumbo, I., Liben and F. (2023). Temporal Changes in Minimum and Maximum Temperatures at Selected Locations of Southern Africa. Climate 11/2023; 4:84., DOI:10.3390/cli11040084
2. Nyamangara, J., Kodzwa, J., Masvaya, E.N. and G. Soropa, G. (2020). Chapter 5 – The role of synthetic fertilizers in enhancing ecosystem services in crop production systems in developing countries. In: Rusinamhodzi, L. (Ed.), The Role of Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Food Systems. Academic Press, pp. 95-117.
3. Masvaya, E. N., Nyamangara, J., Giller, K. E. and Descheemaeker, K. (2018). Risk management options in maize cropping systems in semi-arid areas of Southern Africa. Field Crops Research 11/2018; 228:110-121., DOI:10.1016/j.fcr.2018.09.002
4.Masvaya, E. N., Nyamangara, J., Descheemaeker, K. and Giller, K. E. (2017). Is maize-cowpea intercropping a viable option for smallholder farms in the risky environments of semi-arid southern Africa? Field Crops Research 08/2017; 209:73-87., DOI:10.1016/j.fcr.2017.04.016
5.E. N. Masvaya, J. Nyamangara, K. Descheemaeker, K. E. Giller: Tillage, mulch and fertiliser impacts on soil nitrogen availability and maize production in semi-arid Zimbabwe. Soil and Tillage Research 05/2017; 168:125-132, DOI:10.1016/j.still.2016.12.007
6.W. Mupangwa, S. Walker, E. Masvaya, M. Magombeyi, P. Munguambe: Rainfall risk and the potential of reduced tillage systems to conserve soil water in semi-arid cropping systems of southern Africa. AIMS Agriculture and Food 03/2016; 1(1), DOI:10.3934/agrfood.2016.1.85
7.J. Nyamangara, A. Marondedze, E. N. Masvaya, T. Mawodza, R. Nyawasha, K. Nyengerai, R. Tirivavi, P. Nyamugafata, M. Wuta: Influence of basin-based conservation agriculture on selected soil quality parameters under smallholder farming in Zimbabwe. Soil Use and Management 10/2014; 30(4), DOI:10.1111/sum.12149
8.Nyamangara, J., Nyengerai, K., Masvaya, E. N., Tirivavi, R., Mashingaidze, N., Mupangwa, W., Dimes, J. and Hove, L. (2013). Effect of conservation agriculture on maize yield in the semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe. 2013. Experimental Agriculture 04/2013; 50(2)., DOI:10.1017/S0014479713000562
9.Nyamangara, J., Masvaya, E. N., Tirivavi, R., and Nyengerai, K. (2013). Effect of hand-hoe based conservation agriculture on soil fertility and maize yield in selected smallholder areas in Zimbabwe. Soil and Tillage Research 01/2013; 126., DOI:10.1016/j.still.2012.07.018
10.Nyamangara, J., Mashingaidze, N., Masvaya, E. N., Nyengerai, K., Kunzekweguta, M., Tirivavi, R. and Mazvimavi, K. (2013). Weed growth and labor demand under hand-hoe based reduced tillage in smallholder farmers’ fields in Zimbabwe. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 01/2013; 187., DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.005
Research Interests
Systems agronomy, climate smart agriculture, sustainable agriculture, soil fertility management, systems modelling and environmental management.