
Prof Johnson Masaka
Position: Executive Dean
Department:
Land and Water Resources Management
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Qualifications:
- BSc Agron Hon. , MSc Soil Science:, Kuban Agrarian University, Federal Republic of Russia(1983- 1989)
- Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe (2014)
Land Resources Survey Methodology
- Land resources data collection and analysis techniques using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques
- Aerial photography and satellite image interpretation for rural agricultural development project planning
- Soil conservation planning, suitable dam sites selection and road network planning using RS techniques Land Use Planning
- Global approaches to rural land use planning for rural development from FAO and GTZ perspectives
- Participatory land use planning for rural communities in rural development
- Systematic and logical steps in land use planning for rural project development
- Land suitability assessment for rural developments
- Basic socioeconomic analysis for rural development
- Rural project implementation procedure
- Rural project monitoring and evaluation procedure
- Project reviews and adjustments
Soil Science
- Soil formation processes, the nature and properties of soils, soil classification
- Sustainable management of the soil and its conservation
Soil Fertility and Plant Mineral Nutrition
- Soil reaction and its management
- Soil organic matter
- Plant nutrients and their management
- Soil fertility diagnostic tools
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Community engagement:
- Editor-in-Chief of the Midlands State University Journal of Science, Agriculture, and Technology (MSUJSAT). Under his editorial guidance, the journal has published six issues.
- Reviewer for several international scientific journals.
- A member of the Editorial Committee of the Midlands State University.
- A member of the Academic Staff Promotions Committee of the MSU
- Team leader of a group of academics that drafted the proposal submitted to the World Bank by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education for an 8 million US$ funding of a School of Academic Excellence at the Midlands State University.
- He crafted the academic regulations and ZIMCHE query responses for the proposed Diploma for Agricultural Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Climates. This is a joint effort between the MSU and Galilee International Institute of Management in Israel.
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