lab members
DR. Kadeghe G. FUE
Principal investigator of the Lab
Senior Lecturer
PROF. SIZA TUMBO
Former Principal investigator of the Lab
Professor of Precision Agriculture
Former Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
Now, Regional Administrative Secretary of Shinyanga Region [RAS-shinyanga]
mr. denis o. kiobia
Member [On study Leave]
Assistant Lecturer of Bioprocess and Post-harvest Engineering
mr. Donat T. Shukuru
Member
Tutorial Assistant of Agricultural Automation Engineering
ms. Anna geofrey
Member
Assistant Lecturer of Information Technology, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence.
ms. bertha lebalwa
Member
Assistant Lecturer of Machine Learning, Agricultural Data Science, and Information Technology
mr. dickson massawe
Member and Research Assistant
He is currently developing a semi-autonomous spraying robot for vegetable and orchard crops. He is also helping students and masters students to realize and build their projects.
phd students
mr. Moh'd omar
PhD in Soil Science. Climate Smart Rice Project supports him.
He is currently developing a digital decision support system focused on Salinity management through the use of Biochar.
masters students
ms. jane wurda
M.Sc in Irrigation Engineering and Management. The Inter-University Council of East Africa supports her - IUCEA.
She is evaluating the effects of pressure variation in Drip irrigation systems to validate an existing simulation model. The study takes place at SUA Museum grounds.
ms. jeruphina ponsian
M.Sc in Crop Science, She is supported by UNESCO Project
She is working on Precision application of roots and shoots extracts from chinaberry tree (Melia Azederach) on management of kongwa weed.
Mr. Heribert shija
M.Sc. in Irrigation Engineering and Management, He is supported by UNESCO Project
He is studying how incorporating remote sensing images into crop models can enhance irrigation scheduling efficiency.
undergraduate students
mr. Gervas Abel Lusele
Member and Student
mr. STEFANO MASHAURI
Member and Student
mr. IBRAHIMU MESHACK
Member and Student
mr. fikiri matatizo
Member and Student
He is currently working on creating a mobile application that utilizes cutting-edge server-based disease surveillance technology to accurately detect plant diseases.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS
mr. JOSEPHAT BAKOBILE
Software Developer
Mr. Bakobile is a full-stack software developer at the lab who is proficient in modern technologies including FastAPI, Django, GraphQL, Restful APIs, PostgreSQL, MySQL, ReactJS, and Flutter SDK.
Currently, he is working on our Mwagilia App.
mr. patrick nachenga
Software Developer
Mr. Nachenga is a full-stack software developer at the lab, currently working on the Mwagilia App. He has expertise in FastAPI, Django, GraphQL, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, MySQL, ReactJS, and Flutter SDK.