WELCOME
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION
HEAD
OF DEPARTMENT: Dr. Deepak Das
Email
:deepak@isae.ac.rw
The Department of
Agricultural Mechanization, first of its kind in Rwanda was established in the
year 2008 in Busogo. Currently 95 students are studying in Bachelor Degree
program apart from 17 students who are undergoing in training in Israel. The
Department has 5 permanent Academic staffs to do teaching, research and
extension.
The department is actively engaged in research and
development projects in the following areas:
(1)
Farm
Power
(2)
Farm
Machinery
(3)
Agricultural
Process Engineering
(4)
Renewable
Energy Sources
Main
objective
To train Agriculture Engineers
competent to handle Farm Power and Machinery, Agricultural Processing and
renewable energy sources.
Facilities
Two
Tractors with various attachments
10
Power tillers with various attachments
Mechanization
Workshop
ICT
lab
Library
Farm
for practice, training & research
Transfer of Technology & Community
outreach
The Department is
actively participating in training farmers of different Cells of Busogo Sector
on tractor and power tiller field operation, Irrigation pump etc
The Department is
embarking on transfer of the know -how and its application to the Rural
Community by Agricultural Mechanization for sustainable production and improved
rural livelihood.
The low cost
replicable technologies are emphasized for sustainable mechanization of resources
management and fast rural economic transformation to achieve vision 2020 within
the given time frame.
Consultancy
The academic staff
of the Department has developed standards and technical regulations on
Agricultural Mechanization & Irrigation for Rwanda Bureau of Standard (RBS)
The academic staff
of the Department has developed standards and technical regulations on Post
harvest handling and storage for Rwanda Bureau of Standard (RBS)
The consultancy
services in the fields of Agricultural Mechanization, crop processing and value
addition, use of renewable energy sources and agro industrial entrepreneurship
and management are also offered by the expert academic staff from the Department.
Job
Opportunities
- Task-Force for Irrigation and Mechanization
(MINAGRI)
- Task-Force for Post Harvest handling (MINAGRI)
- Tractor Industry
- Tea & Coffee Estates
·
Processing
Industries
·
Dairy Industries
·
Research
Institutions
·
Private Industry
·
Teaching in
Secondary School
