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Biosafety Expert
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last updated: 14 Oct 2026
Dr. Dumisani Kutywayo is a crop science researcher serving as Chief Director of the Directorate of Agriculture Research, Education and Specialist Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development. He oversees the national agriculture research programme comprised of four departments - crops research, livestock research, specialist services and agricultural education. His expertise includes agronomy, plant breeding, crop protection, phytosanitary regulation and policy planning and implementation.
He holds a BSc (Hon) in Agriculture majoring in Crop Science from the University of Zimbabwe, and an MSc in Applied Entomology from Imperial College of Science, Technology, University of London (UK) and a Doctorate in Natural Resources Management from University of Greenwich (UK), where he researched on mechanisms involved in host finding and mate location of the coffee white stem borer, Monochamus leuconotus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
His work focuses on cropping systems, crop improvement, genetic resources conservation, phytosanitary diagnostics and surveillance, soil fertility management and . He is a Member of the Crop Science Society of Zimbabwe and African Plant Breeders Association.
Person:Dr Dumisani KutywayoChief Director, Agriculture Research, Education and Specialist ServicesPhone: +263772598903,Fax:Email: dumisanikutywayo@yahoo.co.uk,Website: https://www.drss.gov.zw,Related OrganizationDirectorate of Agriculture Research, Education and Specialist Services (DRESS)Academic or research instituteAgriculture Research Centre, 5th Street ExtensionHarare, Harare
00263, ZimbabwePhone: +263242706819,Fax:Email: dir.rsd@drss.gov.zw,Website: https://drss.gov.zw,
1962
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean
Directorate of Agriculture Research, Education and Specialist Services
EN
Academic or research institute
Chief Director
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Directorate of Research, Education and Specialist Services
EN
1989-07
Academic or research institute
- Management of DRESS’s Agricultural research programmes (plant and livestock breeding programs, seed certification, soil and fertilizer analysis, phytosanitary oversight, genetic resources conservation, biotechnology, agriculture education).
- Management of collaborative research with academic institutions, global research centres, development partners
- Grant writing and supervision.
- R & D work on crop and livestock improvement through natural breeding and assisted reproduction.
- Provision of consultancy and advisory work
- Policy and regulatory implementation
- Supervision of students on attachment
- Zimbabwe
University of Zimbabwe
EN
Biological Sciences and Ecology
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2022-08
2023-05
Academic or research institute
Lecturing, Research and Coordinating Departmental Exams
BSc in Agriculture (Hon.)
EN
University of Zimbabwe
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1986-03
1988-08
MSc in Applied Entomology
EN
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London
EN
1991-09
1992-08
Doctorate in Natural Resources Management
EN
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich
EN
2004-06
2015-03
B. Other professional qualifications
- Certificate in Research Methodology, University of Pretoria
- Basic principles and procedures for planning of integrated plant protection measures. Feldafing, Germany
- Database and information management for agriculture and natural resources: research and extension.
- Biotechnology research and development
- Capacity development
- Food safety
- Public awareness, education and participation, including access to information
- Sampling and detection of living modified organisms
- Plant Breeding
- Kutywayo, D., Chemura, A., Kusena, W., P. Chidoko & Mahoya, C. The impact of climate change on the potential distribution of Agricultural pests: The case of the coffee white stem borer (Monochamus leuconotus (Pascoe) in Zimbabwe. PLoS ONE 8(8): e73432. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073432
- Chemura, A., Mutanga, O., Kutywayo, D and Odindi, J. (2018) Mapping spatial variability in foliar nitrogen in coffee (Coffea arabica) plantations with multispectral level Sentinel-2 MSI data, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 138, 1-11
- Mukaro, R., Kamutando, C. N., Magorokosho, C., Mutari, B., Zaidi, P. H., Kutywayo, D., & Sibiya, J. (2023). Genetic Potential of Tropically Adapted Exotic Maize (Zea mays L.) Heat-Tolerant Donor Lines in Sub-Tropical Breeding Programs. Agronomy, 13(8), 2050.
- Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
- Crop Science Society of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Plant Breeders Association
- International Plant Protection Convention -NPPO Local contact point
- Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases -Council member
- Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development in Eastern and Southern Africa(CCARDESA) -Board Vice Chairperson
- Shona
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| English | excellent |
