Contact Details:

remeredzai.mushangure@nust.ac.zw

Courses being Taught:

• Engineering design principles
• Theory of structures
• Theory of mechanisms and machines

Education including Awards and Honours:

M.Eng, BSc. in Agricultural Engineering. Awarded a European Union Scholarship to fund a structured PhD in Plant & AgriBiosciences (Green Biosciences) at the University of Galway, Ireland.

Work History (Public/Private Sectors):

 National University of Science and technology (NUST)

International Work Experience:

• Worked at CIMMYT (Zambia and Zimabwe) as an agricultural mechanisation consultant
• Worked at University of Galway, Ireland (LEG4DEV project) as a Researcher

Membership of Professional Organizations:

 ZIE

Research Interests:

 Multi-disciplinary research encompassing:

1. Agricultural mechanisation
2. Systems agronomy (Conservation agriculture, Agro-forestry, Sustainable Intensification Practices),
3. Seed systems
4. Rural energy systems
5. Rural capacity development
6. Circular bioeconomy
7. Irrigation and drainage

Research Groups/Consortia:

• LEG4DEV (https://leg4dev.org/)
• NUST Agricultural Engineering

Publications, Research Projects, Exhibitions, Conferences, etc.:

MUSHANGURE, R. O., BAUDRON, F., NDLOVU, N., JOHNSTON, A., BRYCHKOVA, G., MURRAY, U., MCKEOWN, P. C., CHIKOYE, D. & SPILLANE, C. 2026. Comparative performance of two-wheel tractor-based direct seeding and ox-drawn plough crop establishment of maize and common bean in smallholder farming systems. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 29. Link here

MUSHANGURE, R. O., MUCHIVETE, U., NDLOVU, N., BRYCHKOVA, G., MURRAY, U., JOHNSTON, A., CHIKOYE, D., MCKEOWN, P. C. C. & SPILLANE, C. 2026. Dynamics of seasonal labour demand peaks in legume-based cropping systems across sub-Saharan Africa: a mini review. Frontiers in Agronomy, Volume 8 - 2026. Link here

MUSHANGURE, R. O., BAUDRON, F., CHILESHE, J. M., MALAMA, T., NDLOVU, N., JOHNSTON, A., CHIKOYE, D., MCKEOWN, P. C., BRYCHKOVA, G., MURRAY, U., SPILLANE, C. 2026. Interactions between cropping systems and small-scale mechanisation: a multicriteria assessment of maize-cowpea cropping systems in Zambia. Accepted in Experimental Agriculture. 

MUSHANGURE, R. O., CHILESHE, M. J. & MALAMA, T. 2024. Design of a two-wheel tractor-based weeder incorporated on an existing precision planter under minimum tillage. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (IJERT), 13. Link here

JOHNSTON, A., VARLEY, C., RECHA, J., LONGWE, K., NDLOVU, N., MUNTHALI, T.W., SILUMESI, M., KALUMO, D., MUSHANGURE, R.O., KAONGA, T.P., KINKESE, T., BREEN, C., MCLAUGHLIN, I., MASHIZHA, T.M., TUFA, A., MUNTHALI, D., BRYCHKOVA, G., MURRAY, U., MCKEOWN, P.C., MARENYA, P., GBEGBELEGBE, S., CHIKOYE, D. AND SPILLANE, C 2024. Research and innovation priorities for enabling legume scaling for development outcomes in Malawi. Link here

VARLEY, C., JOHNSTON, A., KINKESE, T., RECHA, J., BREEN, C., ALAMU, E., NDLOVU, N., SILUMESI, M., MUSHANGURE, R.O., KALUMO, D., LONGWE, K., KAONGA, T., MUNTHALI, T., MCLAUGHLIN, I., MASHIZHA, T., MARENYA, P., CHIKOYE, D. AND SPILLANE, C 2024. Research and innovation priorities for enabling legume scaling for development outcomes in Zambia. Link here

Community Service/Engagement:

Integral Kumusha