Phibion Nyamudeza

Dr. Phibion Nyamudeza is a Zimbabwean Agronomist. He was born on the 18th of October 1958. Dr. Nyamudeza is currently employed by PriceWaterHouseCoopers as a Senior Agriculture and Rural Development Consultant/Manager.
Education
Dr. Nyamudeza graduated with a BSc (Agriculture) from the University of Zimbabwe in 1982 before proceeding to do a Masters degree in Agronomy (from 1988 to 1989) at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He attained a Post-Graduate diploma in Agriculture Development with Wye College, University of London in 1992. Dr. Nyamudeza then graduated with a PhD in Agronomy at the University of Nottingham, UK in 1998.
Employment Record
Dr. Nyamudeza is currently employed by PriceWaterHouseCoopers as a Senior Consultant/ Manager in Harare. Before that he had worked from 1993-1999 as the Officer-In-Charge at Save Valley Experiment Station in Zimbabwe.. He also worked from 1999 to 2001 as Chief Research Officer and Acting Head, Lowveld Research Stations, Zimbabwe and from 2001 to 2002 as Head, Lowveld Research Stations, Zimbabwe.
Track Record
Dr. Nyamudeza has conducted extensive research and studies on water and soil management in semi-arid regions . He has also worked on vertisols and has co-authored a book on the said topic.
PUBLICATIONS (Refereed papers and book chapters)
*Mugabe, F.T., Nyamangara, J.M., Mushiri, S.M., Nyamudeza, P. and Kamba, E., 2002. Sustainability of the current production systems on the Chisumbanje vertisol in south-east Zimbabwe. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 20 no. 3, 5 - 19.
*Nyamudeza, P., Matibiri, B and Hussein, J., 2001. Vertisol Management in Zimbabwe. In: The Sustainable Management of Vertisols, Syers, J.K., Penning de Vries, F. and Nyamudeza, P. (eds) CABI Publishing, Wallington, UK, pp 139-153.
*Syers, J.K., Nyamudeza, P. and Ahenkoraj, Y., 2001. Sustainble nutrient management of Vertisols. In: The Sustainable Management of Vertisols, Syers, J.K., Penning de Vries, F. and Nyamudeza, P. (eds) CABI Publishing, Wallington, UK, pp 43-55..
*Syers, J.K., Craswell, E.T. and Nyamudeza, P. 2001. Research needs and opportunities. In: The Sustainable Management of Vertisols, Syers, J.K., Penning de Vries, F. and Nyamudeza, P. (eds) CABI Publishing, Wallington, UK, pp 283-289..
*Nyamudeza, P., Matibiri, B and Hussein, J., 2001. Vertisol Management in Zimbabwe. In: The Sustainable Management of Vertisols, Syers, J.K., Penning de Vries, F. and Nyamudeza, P. (eds) CABI Publishing, Wallington, UK, pp 139-153..
*Nyamudeza, P et al, Evaluation of Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] varieties for intercropping with maize
*Nyamudeza, P et al, On-farm seed priming: using participatory methods to revive and refine a key technology
Conference/Newsletter papers
*Jones, E., Nyamudeza, P. and Nyati, C. (1987) Rainfed cropping in Natural Region 5.
In: Cropping in Semi-arid Areas of Zimbabwe. Department of Agricultural Extension
and Technical Services, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp. 531-542..
*Nyamudeza, P. (1998) Water and fertility management for crop production in
semi-arid Zimbabwe. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham, UK..
*Nyamudeza, P., Mazhangara, E. and Kamba, E. (1992) Adoption of the tied-furrow
technique, and the effects of the technique and previous crop on residual moisture
and yields of sorghum and maize on Vertisols. In: Pushparajah, E. and Elliott, C.R.
(eds) Report of the 1992 Annual Review Meeting on AFRICALAND Management of
Vertisols in Africa. Network Document No. 3, IBSRAM, Bangkok, Thailand,
pp. 69-81.

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