CARPS student

Dineo Kereilwe

I am a proactive and highly motivated crop scientist, who has recently enrolled in PhD in Crop Science (horticulture stream) in Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources. At an early stage of my childhood, I got inspired to pursue my career around farming industry. My parents were farmers and owned a small-scaled milling company. Both my undergraduate and graduate studies were on crop science, instilling a great passion to contribute to the national food security, sustainable agriculture development and achievement of my country’s national sustainable development goals, hence the world at large. Climatic instability and the rapid world population increment have propelled me to desire to become a professional agricultural researcher, who will assist with solutions to alleviate hunger and starvation in my country. Not forgetting the current global problem posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shown the necessity to locally produce goods as closure of boarders is unpredictable. My research interests are on the development of heat and drought tolerant crops such as Safflower, maximised agricultural production though use of modernised technologies such as controlled growing environments. My current research will aim at determining the effects of temperature and growing stages on growth and development of safflower. This research will inform farmers about the critical temperature which causes chilling injury in safflower and the growth stage which is most hit. Hence farmers will adjust their time of planting to avoid losses associated with chilling injury.

Goal oriented and persistence are key aspects that defines who I am. I also always ensure that I successfully do my duties on the stipulated time frame. Accountability for my research work is also one of my abilities. I always make sure that I am committed to what I do with minimal supervision. Lastly, but not all, I can structure and organise my ideas (writing skills) in a meaningful way. The above gives me the confidence that I will diligently complete my PhD programme

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