Summary
I am an energetic man with over 4 years of experience in water and Irrigation engineering. skills: 1) Irrigation system design and installation. 2) Irrigation system maintenance (certified by Netafim) 3) Field drainage system design 4)Rice Production(Seed production, OFTs, etc) I also possess farm management skills (Rice & sugarcane farming)
Public Profile url: Muzicababa B. Sithole
Professional Data
Industry
Experience: 5 years
Education
Education
University of Zimbabwe
Experience
Research Technician & Supervisor
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI-Moz)
• Provide support in the day-to-day operations of experiments and research activities. • Provide timely support to contract workers in the field/scree house/greenhouse/laboratory. • Conducting data collection and analysis of data collected from various trials on various plant parameters and yield components • Analysis and selection of appropriate technologies associated with Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) cultivation • Maintenance and organisation of the field/screen house/greenhouse/laboratory. • Provide support in training scholars, farmers, extension workers and interns.
Irrigation & drainage engineer
Greenfuel (Zimbabwe) Pvt ltd
• Preliminary irrigation system designs and installation • Management of water conveyance and reticulation. • Irrigation scheduling and field moisture monitoring by use of probes and profit & loss. • Infield performance evaluation of available irrigation systems( centre pivots, laterals and subsurface drip) • Managing repairs and Maintenance of centre Pivots and Sprinkler System. • Managing repairs and maintenance of Estate pumps( centrifugal and axial) • Repair and maintenance of plumbing of Field Mainlines & domestic water lines • Developing financial, estate water budgets and irrigation reports • Requesting procurement of Irrigation materials and maintaining the minimum stock levels • Designing field drains. • Management of the Domestic water plant.
