Tropical animal health and production

Animal nutrition Browse-goat interactions in savannas Livestock production in communal areas

Dr Bester Tawona Mudereri is an integrated expert in environmental modelling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and geospatial science applications in agriculture and environmental management. Bester principally conducts data analysis and modelling to generate information used in concerted interventions to improve the livelihoods of communities in Africa. His other key research interests lie in the use of data science and geospatial analysis to better understand global change effects and socio-ecological systems. He is an active member of several professional bodies including the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), African Association of Insect Scientists (AAIS), the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), the Entomological Association of Zimbabwe (EAZ), Conservation Practitioners Association of Zimbabwe (CPAZ), Society for Conservation - Zimbabwe Chapter, Birdlife Zimbabwe, and Birdlife International

Environment and aquatic ecology Environmental Impact Assessment, Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Agricultural Animal Science Ecology, Aquaculture and  Fisheries Science, Community Health

Non conventional animal feeds Protein utilisation in poultry.

Microbiology-Pathogenic bacteria Antimicrobial profiles Zoonotic diseases

Ecology Range and Pasture Management Natural Resource Management

Laboratory research (biochemistry analysis)