Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN)
Country/Region
- Botswana (BW)
Research activities
The College endeavors to carry out relevant research in order to generate suitable technologies and provide relevant advisory services to the Agricultural and related sectors in Botswana and beyond. The College has adequate human and physical resources for research distributed in the Departments of Agricultural Economics, Educations and Extension (AEE), Agricultural Engineering and Land Planning (AEL), Animal Science and Production (ASP), Basic Sciences (BS) and Crop Science and Production (CSP). The College Farm also has facilities such as the center pivot irrigation system, various farm implements and animals for supporting staff research.
Research Areas
- Agricultural biotechnology (AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
( - Agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology; GM technology (crops and livestock), livestock cloning, marker assisted selection, diagnostics (DNA chips and biosensing devices for the early/accurate detection of diseases) biomass feedstock production technologies, biopharming; agricultural biotechnology related ethics;
) - Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
( - Agriculture; Forestry; Fishery; Soil science; Horticulture, viticulture; Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)
) - Animal and Dairy science (AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
( - Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)
- Husbandry; Pets;
) - Veterinary science (AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
People
Publications
- Culicoides associated with dairy cows at Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana.; Mushi EZ, Isa JF, Chabo RG, et al.; 1998; Journal article
- Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) associated with horses at Mogoditshane, Gaborone, Botswana.; Mushi EZ, Isa JF, Chabo RG, et al.; 1998; Journal article
- Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) associated with farmed ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Botswana.; Mushi EZ, Chabo RG, Isa JF, et al.; 1999; Journal article
- Detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae antibodies in the sera of indigenous chickens by rapid serum agglutination test at Mmopane, Gaborone, Botswana.; Mushi EZ, Binta MG, Chabo RG, et al.; 1999; Journal article
- Development and application of modern agricultural biotechnology in Botswana: the potentials, opportunities and challenges.; Batlang U, Tsurupe G, Segwagwe A, et al.; 2014; Journal article
Keywords
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, BUAN, Botswana College of Agriculture, BCA, Sebele, Agriculture research
