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Department of Agricultural Engineering & Land Planning (AEL)

Tsheko R

Office AEL 1
Department of Agricultural Engineering and Land Planning
Private Bag 0027,
Gaborone.
 Tel: +267 3650128
Fax: +267 3928753

Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Engineering [December 1998] University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering (Distinction) [December 1992] McGill University.
Degree Course Diploma (Agricultural engineering) [May 1990] Nova Scotia Agricultural College.

Research Interests

Image processing and analysis, and Remote sensing
Agricultural energy and power, and precision agriculture
Agricultural structures

Recent Publications

Tsheko, R and A.K. Mahapatra, 2003. Agricultural Mechanization in Botswana: Better Agricultural Production in the new millennium. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Volume 34, Number 1:42 - 46.

Mahapatra, A.K., Tsheko, R., Kumar, K.L. and P. Chipasha, 2003. Physical Energy Input for Maize Production in Zambia. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America. (in press).


Tsheko, R and A.K. Mahapatra, 2002. Estimation of Wind Energy Availability in Botswana. International Agricultural Engineering Journal, 11(1):41-49.

Tsheko, R., 2002. Discriminating Plant Species Using Co Occurrence Matrix of Leaves. Agricultural Engineering International: the CIGR Journal of Scientific Research and Development. Vol. IV:1-12. (http://cigr-ejournal.tamu.edu/volume4.html).

Tsheko, R. 2003. Rainfall Reliability, Drought and Flood Vulnerability in Botswana. WaterSA, Vol.29, No. 4. (in press)

Current Research projects

Team member - Precision Agriculture as a strategy to improve dry-land farming in Botswana (P217, 000).
Team member - Monitoring Environmental Parameters in poultry buildings (P50, 000).
Team member -UNESCO funded: Application of Remote Sensing for Management of Ecosystems and Water Resources in Africa (US$20 000).
Team member - UNEP funded: Desert Margins Programme - Environment Research (US$500 000)