STAFF
Dixon Olutade Torimiro, PhD
Professor: Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural Education, Extension and Rural Development)
I hold MSc and PhD degrees in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and a Bachelor of Agriculture degree in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria. I have over 30 years of distinguished experience in teaching, research, extension/outreach, and community service, complemented by extensive international academic exposure. I have served in diverse capacities as a visiting scholar, visiting fellow, visiting scientist, external examiner, professorial assessor, and sabbatical staff across Nigeria, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Ghana, Senegal, Belgium, Germany, Canada, and the United States of America.
I am currently a full Professor and former Head of the Department of Agricultural Education, Extension and Rural Development at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN), a position I held for three (3) years. Prior to this, I served as Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer at Ogun State University for four (4) years, and subsequently joined Obafemi Awolowo University, where I rose through the academic ranks to full Professor in 2009. During my tenure at OAU, I served as Acting Head of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development for two (2) years, and as Pre-Degree Programme Coordinator and Management Committee Member of the Centre for Distance Learning for three (3) years. I also previously served as a full Professor of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology at the University of Botswana (Botswana College of Agriculture), now BUAN, between 2013 and 2015.
My international and professional engagements include serving as a Laureate of the Child and Youth Studies Institute of CODESRIA, Senegal, and a member of its Multinational Working Group. I was an ECOWAS–AAU Academic Staff Exchange Fellow at North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa, and an International Extension Scholar-in-Residence at The Ohio State University, USA. I have served as an Independent Expert Evaluator for the Association of African Universities (AAU) and on European Commission panels reviewing Horizon 2020 and Erasmus-Youth research proposals. I am a former Member of the Board of Trustees of Crawford University, Nigeria, and a member of Botswana’s National Steering Committee on the Review of the Draft Rural Development Policy (2023–2024).
I currently provide strategic leadership in implementing the four (4) pillars of the BUAN Extension Strategy Framework, including the BUAN Adopted Village Extension (BAVE) initiative and the Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Laboratory (AMREL) with BUAN Radio, efforts that culminated in the publication of Botswana’s first agricultural extension book. I also co-initiated the International Research and Development Network of Children and Youth in Agriculture Programme (CYIAP-Network) in 1999 and currently serve as Chair of its Board of Trustees, supporting youth-focused research, advocacy, and sustainable agricultural development globally.
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AEB331/EXRD 302 |
Youth & Gender Issues in Agricultural Development |
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AEB 417/EXRD 303 |
Agricultural Extension |
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AEB 327/EXRD 300 |
Agricultural Extension Programme Planning & Evaluation |
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AEB 232 |
Extension Administration & Supervision |
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AEE 604 |
Seminar Series in Agricultural Education |
Funded Research Grants/Contracts
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1. Euro 884,676.00 European Union Erasmus+ Capacity Building for Higher Education (CBHE) Grant Agreement No.101178037 for Upscaling Graduates’ Employability Tracking through the implementation of special Dual Career paths in Botswana and Eswatini (UPSCALE Project) (Co-Investigator/Dissemination Manager) 2024-2027.
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2. BWP 150,000 Technology Development and Transfer Committee (RTDTC) Call Centre No. 2807 for ‘Modelling Adopted Village for Technologies Transfer and Integrated Sustainable Development in Botswana: The Case of Oliphants Drift in Kgatleng District’ (BAVE-Project) (Principal Investigator) 2025-2026
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3. UK £128,122.00 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Grant No. ES/P006701/1 for the Sustainable Futures Network: Mitigating the Implementation Gap in Environmental Initiatives through Community Engagement and Public Pedagogies in Botswana, Uganda, Malawi and Nigeria (CSPE) in partnership with University of Glasgow, UK (Co-Investigator/lead coordinator of knowledge exchange) 2017-2018.
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4. CA $4.7 million International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Grant No. 107983 (Scaling up) to five universities (OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria; Universitie de Parakou, Benin Republic; University of Manitoba, Canada; University of Saskerchewan, Canada) - Micro-dosing indigenous vegetable production for poverty alleviation in West Africa (Micro-Veg) (Associate Scientist/Leading Agricultural Extension-Team member), 2015 to 2018.
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5. CA $2.9 million International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Grant No. 106511 to four universities (OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria; University of Manitoba, Canada; Cape Breton University, Canada)- Sustainable production and utilization of underutilized Nigerian Vegetables to enhance rural food security (NICANVEG)(Associate Scientist/Leading Agricultural Extension-Team member), 2011 to 2014.
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6. UK £99,150.00 Association of African Universities (AAU) Grant No MRCI-SUPL01 to two universities (Crawford University, Igbesa, Nigeria and Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana) Modeling Rural School Based Young Animators for an Enhanced and Sustainable Usage of ICTs in Farming Communities of Nigeria and Botswana. (Principal Researcher/Project Leader), 2010.
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7. UK £99,300.00 Association of African Universities (AAU) Grant No. MRCI-SUPL04 to two universities (Crawford University, Igbesa, Nigeria and Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana) - On-Farm Popularization of Sunflower Intercropping with Arable Crops Production for Poverty Alleviation among the Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria and Botswana (Leading Extension Scientist-Team member), 2010.
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8. N399, 300.00 Obafemi Awolowo University Research Grant: Establishment of On-Station Agro-Forestry Technologies in the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching and Research Farm, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (Principal Researcher), 2007.
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9. Obafemi Awolowo University Research Grant on Survey of Moringa oleifera as feedstuff for West African Dwarf Goat (Team Member), 2005.
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10. US $5,000.00 Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Multinational Working Group on Citizenship and Identity in Contemporary Africa Research Grant: Ethno-Cultural Relations and Nomadic Youth Identity Transformation among the Fulani Settlers in Osun State, Nigeria (Principal Researcher), 2005.
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11. CODESRIA’s Child and Youth Studies Institute Research Grant to conduct a Study on Children Exploitation in the Labour Process in Ile-Ife, Nigeria (Principal Researcher), 2004.
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Torimiro, D. O. (PI) |
2025-2026 |
Modelling Adopted Village for Technologies Transfer and Integrated Sustainable Development in Botswana: The Case of Oliphants Drift in Kgatleng District’ (BAVE-Project).
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BWP 150,000 Research & Technology Development & Transfer Committee (RTDTC) Call Centre No. 2807 |
On-going |
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Torimiro, D. O. (Co-PI) |
2024-2027 |
Upscaling Graduates’ Employability Tracking through the implementation of special Dual Career paths in Botswana and Eswatini (UPSCALE Project) (Co-Investigator/Dissemination Manager). |
Euro 884,676.00 European Union Erasmus+ Capacity Building for Higher Education (CBHE) Grant Agreement No.101178037 |
On-going |
Letlamoreng Samuel
Senior Instructor
Letlamoreng Samuel
Senior Instructor
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural Education, Extension and Rural Development)
MSc (Agricultural Education), University of Botswana /Botswana College of Education, 2013
BSc (Agricultural Education ), University of Botswana /Botswana College of Education, 2005
Diploma in Agricultural Education , University of Botswana /Botswana College of Education, 1995
Assisting in teaching :
AEB 221 Teaching methods in Agriculture
AEB 425 Management of Agricultural Enterprises
Letlamoreng. S and Hulela.K.,(2018). Perceived roles of Teachers of Agricultural Science in the implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention and control measures in Secondary Schools in Botswana. Applied Science and Innovative Research. 2(3):102.
Dr Kgomotso Mabusa; ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3052-6700
Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Education; Industrial Attachment Coordinator
Dr Kgomotso Mabusa; ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3052-6700
Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Education; Industrial Attachment Coordinator
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural Education, Extension and Rural Development)
Qualifications: PhD ed from University of Nottingham, UK: MSc, BSc and Diploma in Agricultural Education from UNISWA.
Experience:
Have profound experience in Teacher Education (Pre- and In-service training of teachers. Taught from secondary school level up to MSc level at tertiary institution level.
Have had an opportunity to serve at positions of responsibility as senior teacher, deputy headmaster, senior Education Officer (In-service training), Principal Education Officers (Pre-service): Overseeing practical subject at Colleges of Education in Botswana, HoD in the department of Agricultural Education , Extension and Rural Development and currently a Coordinator for Industrial Attachment in BUAN
Have had the opportunity to lead Agriculture National Panel (2019-date) for the development of the Multiple pathways Agriculture Curriculum and serves in the Agriculture Advisory Committee at Botswana Examinations Council (2018-date).
Led the development of academic programmes in the department.
Have experience in conducting social science research in areas of education, extension and other behavioural sciences in varied sectors.
Have experience in validation of data collection instruments as well as data collection, management and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data sets through the use of SPSS and Nvivo respectively.
Other professional undertakings worth noting include:
Writing Agricultural Science textbooks for form 4 and 5 curriculum levels targeting local and international readership (Ongoing)
Led the development of the Agriculture Multiple pathways teaching syllabuses as the National Panel Chairperson (2019-2020)
Undergraduate
AEB211/AGED301: Educational Psychology
AEB419/AGED303: Philosophy of Education
AEB425/AGED404: Management of Agricultural Enterprises in Schools
AEB421/AGED402: Research Methods in Education
AGED401: Educational Administration and Supervision
AGED403: Curriculum Design and Development
AGED300: Teaching Practice
FPAB300: Field Practical Training
APB410/420 Research Project
Graduate
AEE603 Educational Statistics
AEE 604 Seminars series in Agricultural Education
AEE 608 Adult Education in Agriculture
AEE 602 Research Methods in Education
AEE700 MSC Research Proposal Development
AEE701 MSC Dissertation
a. Research Interests: Dr Mabusa research interests include those in the areas of- Research Methods; Educational Statistics, data collection, management and analysis, curriculum design' development and evaluation; professional development of teachers (pre-service and in-service); Teaching and learning; measurement and testing, guidance and counselling; management of educational resources as well as emerging social issues in Education and Botswana as a nation.
b. Refereed Scholarly/Scientific Journal Articles
- Torimiro D. O., Adeloye K. A., Motaung M. V. and Mabusa K. (2026). Gendered Livelihoods and Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Botswana: Evidence from Oliphants Drift for SDG-Oriented Agricultural Extension. Submitted manuscript to South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE)
- Torimiro D. O., Lebala O., Alao T. O., Mabusa K., Tselaesele N.M., Tladi-Sekgwama F. and Bulala T. (2024). Correlates of Information and Communication Technologies usage among academic staff in Botswana Colleges of Education. Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics: ISSN: 18158129 E-ISSN: 18151027. 20(09), pp2147-2159
- Torimiro D. O., Lebala O., Alao T.O., Tselaesele N.M., Mabusa K., Tladi-Sekgwama F., and Rammolai-Segokgo M. (2024). ITC Resources Usage and competence levels: The challenges of Academic staff in Botswana Colleges of Education. Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics: ISSN: 18158129 E-ISSN: 18151027. 20(09) pp2161-2171
- Baliyan, S. P., Malebalwa, K., Keregero, K.J.B. and Mabusa, K. (2021). Poor academic performance of students in agriculture at primary schools in Botswana: Analysis of causes and ways to improve. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. 20(9), pp.116-135
- Mabusa, K. (2019). In-service Professional Development Needs Expressed by Botswana Secondary School Agriculture Teachers. MOSENODI: International Journal of the Educational Studies. Vol. 22(2),pp 31-45. ISSN 1021-559X. [Available: https://journals.ub.bw/index.php/mosenodi]
- Mabusa, K. (2017). An Integrated In-service Professional Development Model Proposed for Agriculture teachers: Implication for Improved IPD policy at the Central Region of Botswana. BEST: International Journal of Humanities, Arts, Medicine and Science (BEST: IJHAMS). 5 (12) pp 117-128, ISSN (P): 2348-0521; ISSN (E): 2454-4728; Impact factor (JCC): 2.8973; ICV: 44.78
- Mabusa, K., Alone, T. A. and Macheng, B. (2015). Perceptions of Teachers on the use of corporal punishment in schools: A case of Kang Secondary Schools. Research Journal of Educational Sciences, 3(6), pp. 1-6. ISSN (Online): 2321-0508.
- Thobega, M., Subair, S. K., Mabusa, K. and Rammolai, M. (2011). Curriculum related factors that affect agriculture teachers’ delivery of the subject. Prime Research on Education, 1(3), pp. 037-043.
- Thobega, M., and Mabusa, K. (2009). Analysis of teaching practice assessment process at the Botswana College of Agriculture. UNISWA Research Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 12(1) pp. 33– 41.
- Subair, S. K. and Mabusa, K. (2008). Perception of Agricultural Extension Officers Regarding the Policies Established by Botswana Ministry of Agriculture to Strengthen Agricultural Extension Services in Botswana. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5 (1), pp. 57 – 62. ISSN: 1683-8831
- Mabusa, K. and Keregero K. J. B. (2004). In-service Training Needs of Senior Secondary Agriculture Teachers in Botswana. UNISWA Research Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 7 (2), pp. 186 – 191. ISSN: 1029-9645.
Published Book
1. Mabusa, K. (2007). Agriculture (PSLE Made Easy). Gaborone, Botswana: Heinemann. ISBN 97899912 519-43
2. 2. Writing Agricultural Science textbooks for form 4 and 5 curriculum levels targeting local and international readership (Ongoing)
Submitted proposal on a project titled ‘’ FASTER BOTSWANA’’ aimed at systematically providing a framework for identification of community-oriented problems, problem solving as well as packaging and communicating research outputs.
Leading negotiations for a collaborative project with the Gaborone City Council that targets to address out of school youth: Aim of which is to contribute in curbing juvenile delinquencies amongst other social ills. Project has potential to be cascaded to all councils in Botswana
Dichepi Sebeso
Senior Instructor
Dichepi Sebeso
Senior Instructor
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural Education, Extension and Rural Development)
MSc (Agricultural Education), University of Botswana /Botswana College of Education, 2014
BSc (Agricultural Education), University of Botswana /Botswana College of Education, 2004
Diploma in Agricultural Education, University of Botswana /Botswana College of Education, 1995
Contemporary issues in Agricultural Education
ICT in Education.
Journal Article
Dichepi, S., Bulala T. and Hulela K. 2017. Effects of a computer aided instructional method on pupils’ performance in Agriculture-A quasi experimental study. Life Science Journal, pp 2017 -1403.
Comferences
Dichepi, S., Bulala T. and Hulela K. 2016. Effects of a computer aided instructional method on pupils’ performance in Agriculture-A quasi experimental study. A paper presented at the 16th BOLESWANA Biennial Educational Symposium, Gaborone, Botswana 12-14 July 2016