Research Assistant — Crop Science, AI and Robotics
Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) | Harare, Zimbabwe | 2026 – Present
Leading applied research at the intersection of agronomy, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence. Key responsibilities and contributions include:
- Designing and building , a precision agriculture platform integrating Sentinel-2 and drone-based NDVI/NDRE/SAVI/NDMI pipelines.
- Developing a remote sensing-based deforestation monitoring system for tobacco-growing districts in Mazowe and Mashonaland Central
Assistant Agronomist
White Castle Farm | Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
Managed agronomic operations for a commercial farming enterprise spanning potato production and export floriculture. Responsibilities included crop husbandry and field management, production planning, and quality control to meet export standards.
Fields of Expertise
- Precision agriculture & remote sensing — satellite (Sentinel-2) and drone-based multispectral imaging, vegetation index analysis (NDVI, NDRE, SAVI, NDMI)
Agronomy & crop production — commercial floriculture, potato and field crop management, post-harvest loss reduction