BUAN

Mr Pius Emesu

Lecturer

Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering(ABE)

P/Bag 0027, Gaborone Botswana
3650100
pemesu@buan.ac.bw

Food Scientist and Technologist holding MSc Food Science and Bachelor of Food Science and Technology qualifications, with 15 years teaching and research experience, 3 years food industry experience and 1 year of literary publication experience.

Specialisation

Agricultural Processing

Teaching and research interests

Engineering properties of foods,
food products development,
postharvest technology development,
computational science and engineering (data science,machine learning, computational fluid dynamics)

Thermal profiling and computer modelling to improve poultry housing environment in Botswana: a case for largescale broiler housing systems, 2014- 2018

• SASSCAL Task 335: Cultivation, value additionand marketing of climate smart emerging crops to improve food security in Botswana, 2015 -2018

Classification of Botswana sorghum seed varieties using machine learning

Publications

• Modiri D. Setlhoka, Koketso Motlhanka, Baghali G. Mathapa, Geremew Bultosa, Kereilemang K. Nthoiwa, Kefilwe Mmofhe, Molebeledi H. D. Mareko, Force T. Thema, Pius Emesu & Mpho G. Batlhophi. (2026). Development of eco-friendly bovine hoof gelatin-cellulose films reinforced with Myrothamnus flabellifolius extract, greensynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO Nps) and β-cyclodextrin nanocomposites. Discov Food. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-025-00800- 0

• Emesu, Pius, Cynthia Oratile Makgale, and Gulelat Desse Haki. (2025). Sensory and Nutritional Quality of Cookies Supplemented With Wheat Bran and Lerotse (CitrullusLanatus Var. Citroides) Pulp from Botswana. Asian Food Science Journal, 24 (4):1 -8. https://doi.org/10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i4778 .

• Pius Emesu, Justin Hakgamalang Chepete, Ellen Letsogile Thipe. (2025). Computational fluid dynamics assessment of natural ventilation in three types of large -scale broiler poultry houses in Botswana . Scientific African,27 :e02587 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02587 .

• Emesu, P., Dambe, O., & Kobue -Lekalake, R.I., (2025), Effects of microwave heating on textural properties of morama (Tylosema esculentum) beans. African Journal of Food Science, 19(4):39 -45. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJFS2024.2317

• Chepete, J.H., Thipe, E.L., Emesu, P., Sebolai, B., & Kgosikoma, K., (2023), Effect of Housing Design and Location on Production and Economic Performance of Broiler Chickens during Summer in Botswana. Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola, eRBCA - 2022 -1756. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806 -9061 -2022 - 1756

• Emesu, P., Lentshaletse, T., Derrick, R.V., & Lasten, M., (2023), Physical and mechanical properties of morula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. Caffra) nuts. Agric Eng Int: CIGR Journal, 25(2), pp 246 -253