Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

Academic qualifications, work and experiences 

Dr. Emmanuel Mlyashimbi, is an entomologist working in crop protection at Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute –TARI Kibaha Centre. He attained a PhD and Master degrees in Crop Science, and Bachelor degree in Agriculture General from Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro, Tanzania.

Working knowledge is in the area of insect/small mammal pests, assessment and identification of key pests affecting different staple and non-staple high value crop plants, designing and implementation of integrated pest management packages, use of crop phenology in designing the appropriate application of pest management technologies. His area of research interests are agricultural crop pests, their life, reproduction, seasonal population dynamics (changes) and impacts in crop production.

At TARI Kibaha, Dr. Mlyashimbialso is the Centre Coordinator of Research and Innovation and among of his duties are to; initiate and coordinate all research projects and programmes, conducting basic, applied and strategic agricultural research program in accordance with the national agricultural policy and research priorities, providing and undertaking and promoting consultancy services in agricultural research and contributing in resource mobilization of agricultural research in collaboration with other stakeholders.