Dr Onkgolotse G. Moatshe-Mashiqa

An award-winning horticultural scientist and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (Horticulture Section) at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN). A recipient of the 2023 Botswana National Research Excellence Award in Agriculture. She has co-supervised MSc candidate and continues to mentor emerging scientists in applied horticultural innovation. She is a core member of BUAN’s safflower research team. Her leadership extends to national and international platforms, serving on technical working groups including Botswana’s Electron-Beam Feasibility Study, the National Antimicrobial Resistance Team, and FAO’s One Crop One Commodity Initiative. Plays arolein scholarly publishing as an Editorial member & Reviewer for the Journal of Agricultural Science, and as a peer reviewer for Crop and Plant Scienceand other related journals. Contributed to national seed regulation standards & extension manuals that shape Botswana’s agricultural policy and farmer outreach. Her expertise has been sought in global forums, the 44th Session of the Food and Agriculture Conference in Rome and the Brazil–Africa Dialogue on Food Security in Brasília. She holds PhD in Crop Science-Horticulture/ 2019,MSc  Crop Science-Horticulture, BSc-Agriculture Education from BUAN/University of Botswana. She embodies a visionary & collaborative leadership, aligning scientific research with national development goals and driving Botswana’s transformation into a hub for sustainable agricultural innovation