Prof Irvin D.T. Mpofu

• MBA University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2003.

• PhD (Mineral Nutrition), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 1997.

• MSc (Animal Nutrition), University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe,  1993.

• BSc Agric Honours (Animal Science), University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1989.

Head of the Department of Animal Science and Associate Professor

Neudamm Agricultural  Campus, Animal Science Building, Office 138.

+264 61 206 3930
+264 61 206 3013

impofu@unam.na

Prof. Mpofu heads the Department of Animal Science in the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He is a Zimbabwean who has 16 years of lecturing, research and outreach experience at University level. Prior to joining the University of Namibia in April, 2009, Prof Mpofu served as the inaugural Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Umutara Polytechnic University in Rwanda (from October 2006 to March, 2009). Before that, He had worked for 13 years at the University of Zimbabwe where he rose from Lecturer grade to Senior lecturer and Chairman (Head of Department) of Animal Science. He has authored 3 books (2 of them published by Upfront Publishing in the United Kingdom. [Surf: www.upfrontpublishing.com, or www.amazon.com]. He has also developed two software (1) a Dairy Farm Management Software and (2) a Feed Formulation Software. He has over 23 publications, has supervised many PhD, MSc and BSc Students and has served as external examiner for Pretoria University, Africa University and University of Malawi.  He has also done consultancy work in feed formulation, feed manufacturing and livestock development.

Post resume/vita document

• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Production and Animal Welfare
• Biochemistry
• Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
• Business Management for Veterinarians
• Management Information Systems (in a Business School in Rwanda)

Practical issues of animal nutrition and livestock development (Feed Formulation, Feed Manufacturing, Investment potentials in the livestock industry and Livestock development technologies and policies)

Publications in the last five years only have been listed, for the full list click on link to CV above

• Mpofu I.,  Mupangwa J., Chatikobo, P., & Makuza, S.M. 2008. Investment Potentials in the livestock sector in sub Saharan Africa: a case study of Rwanda Eastern Province. Book of Abstracts for the 10th World Conference on Animal Production, Nov 22-28, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 978-90-8686-100-2.

• Mpofu Irvin. 2008. Success and Failure Factors of Management Information Systems in the Livestock Industry. 3rd International Conference on Appropriate Technology, Nov 10-13, 2008, Kigali, Rwanda.

• Mpofu I.D.T. 2005. Coping with feed scarcity in Zimbabwe: Causes and consequences of under-nutrition. In: Coping with feed scarcity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries., eds. AA Ayantunde, S. Fernandez-Rivera and G. McCrabb. Pp 121-129. Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands, University of Reading, Reading, UK, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zurich, Switzerland, and ILRI (International Research Institue), Nairobi, Kenya.

• Nyoni O., Mpofu I.D.T., & Makuza S.M.M. 2005. The potential of using solar energy to process full-fat soyabeans to reduce urease activity. International Journal of Green Energy, 2(3):317-324.

• Kabi F, Bareeba, & Mpofu IDT. 2004. Potential of Potatoe vines in improving livestock nutrition. Livestock Production Science, 95: (issues 1-2) 143-153.

• Nyoni, O., & Mpofu, I.D.T. 2004. Soyabeans as an emerging crop: A baseline survey on its potential uses in a mixed crop-livestock smallholder farming system in Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension 33:64-76.

• Ndebele, N., Mtimuni, J.P., Mpofu I.D.T, Makuza S., & Mumba P. 2004. The status of   selected minerals in soil, forage and beef cattle tissues in a semi-arid region of Zimbabwe.     Tropical Animal Health and Production, 36 (2004) ref 4118.

Books:

• Mpofu Irvin. 2004. Applied Animal Feed Science and Technology.Upfront Publishing,   Leicestershire, UK. ISBN 1-84426-271-5. 190 pages.

Modules

• Mpofu I.D.T. 2004. Processing and Value Addition of Food Commodities: Grain Marketing Board Regional Food Security Training Programme On Trade in Food Commodities (Funded  by SADC Regional Food Training Programme).
  

Posters

• Beyene ST, Mpofu IDT, Schneider MB (2010). Research and Training for disaster reduction: Handling the challenges of Namibia’s natural environment, poster presentation at the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNR, 2010), 13 October, 2010. Zoo Park, Windhoek, Namibia.

Software

• Mpofu IDT, 2005: IDT International Dairy Agro-Software: A management tool with simulation excel sheets for Computer Aided Management of a dairy enterprise.

• Mpofu IDT, 2006: IDT Feed Formulation Software: An Iteration based feed formulation software. Good for students and practitioners (Featuring Pearson Square Automated).

• (In 2009), Training (and following up on post training technology adoptation) of Dairy cooperatives in Rwanda’s Kayonza, Gatsibo and Nyagatare Districts in Fodder conservation, Ammoniation of straws, Legume production and Feed formulation.

• (In 2008), Training (and following up on post training technology adoptation)of farmers in Animal Production and Health, Animal Feed making sponsored by UNDP (United Nations Development Program). 48 farmers were trained in disease surveillance, treatment, prevention, producing on-farm concentrates to improve milk production, hence smallholders’ farmer livelihoods.

• (In 2007), Investment potentials consultancy research study in the Eastern Province District of Gatsibo in Rwanda.

• (In 2007), Livestock Census in Gatsibo District, Rwanda. The work involved enumerating classes of animals in the district and a data base so produced was meant to be used in a cattle branding exercise.