BUAN

Ms Ellen Thipe

Lecturer

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

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

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer

BSc Agricultural Engineering, Msc Agricultural Engineering

Microclimate management of farm buildings, with emphasis on greenhouse facilities

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

Mechanical Engineering: CFD Thermal analysis and design of greenhouse microclimate management systems incorporating solar solutions

Publications

Book Chapters

Thipe, Ellen Letsogile, Worhneh Tilahun Seyoum, Laing Mark and Odindo Alfred. (2017) Greenhouse Technology for Agriculture Under Arid Conditions, in eds Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, pp 37-55. Lichtfouse, Eric (Ed.). Springer

Journal Papers

E.L. Thipe, J.E. Hoffmann, A.B. Sebitosi, Greenhouse Microclimate Management and Solar Energy - A Review of Possibilities for Botswana amid Climate Change Challenges, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 225, 2026,116145, ISSN 1364-0321, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116145. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032125008184)
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/10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1756Pius 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
Thipe, E.L., Workneh, T.S., Odindo, A.O. and Laing, M.D. (2020). A comparison of two greenhouse structures under sub-humid conditions in terms of changes in temperature and relative humidity. Acta Hortic. 1271, 9-16
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1271.2
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1271.2
Thipe, E.L., Workneh, T.S., Odindo, A.O. and Laing, M.D. (2020). Effects of winter greenhouse microclimate on butterhead lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata). Acta Hortic. 1271, 17-24 DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1271.3 https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1271.3
Thipe, E.L., Workneh, T.S., Odindo, A.O. and Laing, M.D. (2020). Response of postharvest quality attributes and cultivars to greenhouse microclimate and storage conditions. Acta Hortic. 1275, 407-414 DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1275.56 https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1275.56DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1275.56 https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1275.56

Conference Proceedings

Thipe E.L., Teke G., Hofmann J.E.and Sebitosi A.B. Development and Validation of a CFD Thermal model for low-tech low-cost greenhouse under semi-arid conditions of Botswana. 6^th International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Safety (Agrofood 2025, 06 - 07 August,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Workneh, T.S., Ngejane, M., Thipe, E.L., Lagrange, L. and Smithers, J.C. Design, construction and performance evaluation of a multistage pad evaporative cooler for extending the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. 7^th International CIGR Technical Symposium, “Recent Advances in Postharvest Technology and Agri-Food Processing- Post-Harvest Africa 2012” 25-29 November, 2012, Stellenbosch, South Africa.