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Assistant lecturer in Agricultural Mechanization
Department, School of Agricultural Engineering
Nyagatare Campus
Mobile : +250788263480
E-mail : t.rutayisire@ur.ac.rw, rutayisimbi@gmail.com
MSc of Agricultural Engineering in Soil and Water Engineering, University of Rwanda, Huye, Rwanda.
Graduate Certificate Scholar in Instruction Design and Online Pedagogy at Arizona State University, USA
PhD Scholar at Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU), Sweden

Research Interest
Integrated Agriculture, Bioenergy Engineering and Technology, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Farm Machinery and Automation.

Projects
1. Principal-Investigator of a needs assessment for promoting transformational change towards accessibility in education and competence mobilization for e-learning under Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative in partner with Arizona University.
2. Principal-Investigator of Integration of Urban Organic Waste Stream into Integrated Agriculture Under UR-Sweden Program
3. Co-Investigator for Energy Requirements-Solar & Plant for E-Tractor Research and Development Project under German Agency for International Cooperation
4. Member of E-learning Ecosystem Management Team at Operational Level to support University of Rwanda’s Education Digital Transformation under MasterCard Foundation.
5. Member who served on Skills Audit Study in the Manufacturing Sector (Agro-processing sub-sector focus) under World Bank-funded Priority Skills for Growth.
6. Principal-Investigator for Agricultural Water Availability and Quality in Nyabarongo Lower Catchment under GlobE Wetlands in East Africa/German Project. https://www.wetlands-africa.uni-bonn.de/staff-1/scientific-project-member
7. MSc Co-Supervisor for Assessment of the Soil Physico-Chemical Properties and Irrigation Efficiency Influencing Rice Yield in Rwanda, Rwasave Marshland (Southern Province)
8. MSc Co-Supervisor for Effect of Intra Row Spacing and Pymarc Application Rate with NPK 17-17-17 Recommended Dose on Selected Soil Physical and Chemical Properties and Bush Bean (Phaseolus, Vulgaris L.) Production Under Rainfed Conditions in Northern Rwanda
9. MSc Co-Supervisor for Assessment of The Impact of Drip Bucket Irrigation System on Kitchen Gardens in Rural Area. Case : Kamonyi District, Southern Province.
10. MSc Co-Supervisor for Hydrological analysis of Muvumba dam Watershed