Staff Profiles: Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES - staff profiles

DR. Jorry Zebby Ujama Kaurivi

Department: Crop Science

1. Name: (Title ,First, Last Names)	Jorry Zebby Ujama Kaurivi
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	PhD (Soil, Water and Environmental Science), University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, 2004. MSc (Soil and Water Science), University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, 1996. BSc. (Soil Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), University Natal, Pietermaritzburg, RSA, 1992.
3. Current Position	Lecturer
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Ogongo Campus, Crop Science Building Room 138
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	+264 65 2235000 +264 65 2235294
6. Email Address	jkaurivi@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Dr Kaurivi was born, received primary and secondary education in Namibia. He i is a vigilant and excellent worker who has ability to work alone and in a team. He is the Head of Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia. He worked for the Department of Crop Science in the last 11 years and has led in Faculty Committees and spearheaded various missions in a competent and reliable manner. He is trained in Soil, Water and Environmental Science with minor in Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis. His research includes land use planning, pasture production and reclamation of degraded rangelands. He supervised many under graduate research and is currently supervising master’s students in rangeland and environmental sciences.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Soil and Water Management Agronomy Land Use Planning Soil Dynamics
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Global warming and climate change inventory and monitoring Soil and Land Degradation Land Evaluation and Mapping using Remote Sensing Rangeland inventory and reclamation Pasture Production and Supplementary Feeding in Dairy Production
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Articles: Paper: Kumba, FF, Kaurivi JZU, and Katjivena, Namibia Rural Communities Grow Devil’s claw for Medicinal Plant Market, 2002, HerbClip: Medicinal Plant Conservation Journal, Vol 8: 24-26 Paper: Kaurivi JZU, Domestication of Devil’s claw and evaluation of its therapeutic effectiveness in veterinary medicine, Kaurivi, 2000, in Kaurivi, JZU, 2000, ‘Marketing Strategies of Devil’s Claw in Namibia, NNF Publication. Editor: Domestication of Devil’s claw and Evaluation of its Therapeutic Effectiveness in Veterinary Medicine, Kumba, FF, Kaurivi JZU, and Katjivena, H. 2002, Project Report, NNF. Kaurivi, J. Z. U., 2004, Retrieval Of Mesquite Canopy From Grass/Soil Matrix With The AVIRIS Hyperspectral Sensor, PhD Dissertation chapter in Libraries, pp 91-130 Kaurivi, J. Z. U., 2004, Scaling-Up Of The AVIRIS Hyperspectral Data To MODIS 250m Product And Assessment Of Mesquite Concentration At The Santa Rita: PhD Dissertation Chapeter in Libraries, pp 155-186 Kaurivi, J. Z. U., 1996, Radiometric analysis of microphytic soil crusts in the semi-arid lands of Utah and Arizona, Master’s thesis in libraries. Books: Chapter in Book: Protected cultivation of pepper in soil and perlite in Israel, Kaurivi JZU et al., 1999, in Manuscript for Research and Technology of Protected Crops, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Israel, 137-179 EDITOR: Establishment of the soil management network of Namibia, Kaurivi JZU, Hillyer, A, Ngolwe, A., 2001, Establishment of the Soil Management Network of Namibia, Proceedings of the workshop, Otjiwarongo, Namibia Chapter: Integrated Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Southern Africa: Namibia, 1999, Kaurivi, JZU, FAO-Agritex Publication, 23: 247-261 EDITOR: ‘Marketing Strategies of Devil’s Claw in Namibia, Kaurivi, J. Z. U., November 2000 Workshop Proceedings, Otjiwarongo, NNF Publication Conference Papers: Paper: Differentiating the Phenology of Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina) from Grassland with MODIS, Jorry Kaurivi, 2004, Research Insight in Semiarid Ecosystems, USDA-ARS, Tucson, Arizona. Paper: Assessing the feasibility of Extracting Mesquite tree cover with Indices, Kaurivi, JZU and Huete, AR, 2004, AVIRIS workshop, Pasadena, California. Paper: Multitemporal MODIS-EVI Relationships with Precipitation and Temperature at the Santa Rita Experimental Range, Kaurivi, JZU, Huete, AR, Didan, K., 2003, USDA Forest Service Proceedings 30: 121-124 Paper: Spectral Studies of Microphytic Crust and Vascular Plants in Arid lands, Kaurivi, J. Z. U., 1996, , Presented at the Geodaze Conference, Tucson, Arizona Paper: Domestication as a Possible Conservation Strategy for Devil’s Claw in the Wild, Kumba, FF, Kaurivi JZU, and Katjivena, H. 2002, Agrisson Proceedings, 1-8. EDITOR: Soil Fertility Management and Conservation Tillage for Sustainable Land Use in Namibia, Braun, B, Hillyer, A, Kaurivi, JZU, Mbinga, A, Mwenya, E. and Talavera, P., 2000, Proceedings of Workshop, Ministry of Agric, Water and Rural Development. Kaurivi, J. Z. U., 2004, Assessment Of Seasonal Dynamics Of Mesquite-Infested Landscapes With MODIS Vegetation Indices: case study at the Santa Rita experimental range, PhD Dissertation chapter in Libraries, pp 26-75 Kaurivi, J. Z. U. and Shilulu, I, 2007(a), Preheating and Pre-chilling of Sorghum Seeds for Emergence Test, Proceedings of the 8th African Crop Science Society Conference, El Minia, Egypt. Vol 8: pp1685-1687 Kaurivi, J. Z. U. and Shilulu, I, 2007(b), Priming Sorghum Seeds with Water at Different Time Rates, Proceedings of the 8th African Crop Science Society Conference, El Minia, Egypt, Vol. 8: pp1689-1691
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Consultancy Project: Situation Analysis of Agricultural Research and Training, in order to assess and Formulate Support Strategies for the National Agricultural Research Systems and Agricultural Research Networks in the SADC Region: Implementation and Coordination of Agricultural Research and Training in the SADC Region (ICART) Training on Topnaar on Livestock and Environmental Conservation in the Namib desert, funded by Agrifutura, Namibia. 2005, Chief Consultant Contracted by Overseas Development Agency (ODA) to organize a Stakeholder workshop on Conservation Tillage and Sustainable agriculture as Chief Consultant, 2001. Consultant on Bush Encroachment Management under Otjombinde Conservancy, Funded by UNDP-Global Environment Fund (Small Grant Project). currently running. Southern and East Africa Agroforestry Expert Workshop held at Bunda College, Malawi, 2000, Selected as Namibia National Soil Fertility Expert. Funded by ICRAF, Chief Consultant: Development of Material for Remote Sensing II module for the B.Sc. Geoinformation Systems of the Polytechnic of Namibia, 2007. Chief Consultant: Situation Analysis of Agricultural Research and Training for Namibia. Implementation and Coordination of Agricultural Research and Training (ICART) in the SADC region, 2007.