Prof. Kahimba’s Profile

BSc Eng. 1996: Civil Engineering (Hons.), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

MSc Eng. 2002: Water Resources Engineering, Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

PhD. 2008: Biosystems Engineering, Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

Registered Professional Engineer (PE 3152) – Engineers Registration Board of Tanzania (ERB)

Member of the Institution of Engineers Tanzania (IET) – M1329

Research projects undertaken as PI

PI: Development and commercialization of sunflower oil mini-refinery technology to enhance productivity and income of small-scale edible oil processors (SunReSol)- Funded by COSTECH/IDRC, 2021-2023.

Co-PI Researcher: Innovative Bio systems for self-sufficiency in Molecular Biology Reagents in Africa (InnoBio) – grant form ICIPE through SUA. 2021-2023

Co -PI Researcher: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources by reducing Evapotranspiration in Cultivated African Catchments (SMART-ET/TIGER Project funded at SUA by VLIRUOUS, Belgium, 2016-2019.

Co-PI researcher:Innovating pro-poor strategies to safeguard food security using technology and knowledge transfer (Trans-SEC). Research project funded by Government of Germany at SUA, 2012-2016.

 

Collaborative research projects undertaken

Co-Researcher: Investigation of the Performance of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Rodent Ecology and Prevalence of Zoonotic Diseases under SRI and Traditional Rice Growing Systems in Tanzania, funded at SUA by Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), 2012-2015.

Co-researcher: Enhancing climate change adaptation in agriculture and water resources in the Greater Horn of Africa (ECAW). An AARC project funded at SUA by IDRC, 2011-2015

Co-researcher: Water Harvesting Technologies Revisited: Potentials for Innovations, Improvements and Upscaling in Sub-Saharan Africa. SUA, SWMRG Project Funded by EU FP7, 2011-2015.

Co-researcher: Building Climate Change Adaptation Capacity in the Agricultural Sector in Tanzania (RFP): Research project in the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Land planning, SUA, Funded by the Rockefeller foundation, 2010-2013.

 

 

Journal Articles

Journal articles before last promotion (before July 2015)

Kingamkono, M.L., F.C. Kahimba, A.K.R. Tarimo, and S.D. Tumbo. 2005. Investigation of soil loss and runoff in ladder terraces in the Uluguru Mountains. The Tanzania Engineer 8(1): 18 – 28.

 

Kahimba, F.C. and R. Sri Ranjan. 2007. Soil temperature correction of field TDR readings obtained under near freezing conditions. Canadian Biosystems Engineering 49: 1.19 – 1.26.

 

Kahimba, F.C., R. Sri Ranjan, and M. Krishnapillai. 2007. Impact of cable lengths on the accuracy of dielectric constant measurements by time domain reflectometry. Canadian Biosystems Engineering 49: 1.11 – 1.18.

 

Kahimba, F.C., R. Sri Ranjan, J. Froese, M. Entz, and R Nason. 2008. Cover crop effects on infiltration, soil temperature and soil moisture distribution in the Canadian prairies. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 24(3): 321-333.

 

Naliah, V., R. Sri Ranjan, and F.C. Kahimba. 2009. Evaluation of plant-controlled subsurface drip irrigation system. Biosystems Engineering 102: 313-320.

 

Kahimba, F.C., P.R. Bullock, R. Sri Ranjan, and H.W. Cutforth. 2009. Evaluation of the SolarCalc model for simulating hourly and daily incoming solar radiation in the Northern Great Plains of Canada. Canadian Biosystems Engineering. 51: 1.11-1.21.

 

Kahimba, F.C., R. Sri Ranjan, and D.D. Mann. 2009. Modeling soil temperature, frost depth and soil moisture redistribution in seasonally frozen agricultural soils. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 25(6): 871-882.

 

Tumbo, S.D., E. Mpeta, M. Tadross, F.C. Kahimba, B.P. Mbillinyi, and H.F. Mahoo. 2010. Application of self-organizing maps technique in downscaling GCMs climate change projections for Same, Tanzania. J. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 35 (2010) 608–617.

 

Mbungu, W., V. Ntegeka, F.C. Kahimba, M. Taye, P. Willems. 2012. Temporal and spatial variations in hydro-climatic extremes in the Lake Victoria basin. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 50–52 (Sept 2012): 24–33.

 

Wanyama, J., K. Herremans, W. Maetens, M. Isabirye, F. Kahimba, D. Kimaro, J. Poesen, and Deckers. 2012. Effectiveness of tropical grass species as sediment filters in the riparian zone of Lake Victoria. Soil Use and Management, (Sept, 2012) 28: 409–418.

 

Tumbo, S.D., F.C. Kahimba, B.P. Mbilinyi, F.B. Rwehumbiza, H.F. Mahoo, W.B. Mbungu and E. Enfors. 2012. Impact of projected climate change on agricultural production in semi-arid areas of Tanzania: a case of Same District. African Crop Science Journal 20(s2): 453 – 463.

 

Katambara, Z., F.C. Kahimba, H.F. Mahoo, W.B. Mbungu, F. Mhenga, P. Reuben, M. Maugo, and A. Nyarubamba. 2013. Adopting the system of rice intensification (SRI) in Tanzania: A review. Agricultural Sciences 4(8): 369-375.

 

Mthandi J., Kahimba F.C., Tarimo A.K.P.R., Salim B.A., and Lowole M.W. 2013. Temporal distribution of total nitrogen concentration in root zone of maize (Zea mays L.). Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 1(4): 328-336.

 

Mthandi J., Kahimba F.C., Tarimo A.K.P.R., Salim B.A., and Lowole M.W. 2013. Root zone soil moisture redistribution in maize (Zea mays L.) under different water application regimes. Agricultural Sciences 4(10): 521-528.

 

Mthandi J., Kahimba F.C., Tarimo A.K.P.R., Salim B.A., and Lowole M.W. 2013. Nitrogen movement in coarse-textured soils and its availability to maize (Zea mays L.) plant. Agricultural Sciences 4(8A): 30-35.

 

Katambara, Z.,  F.C. Kahimba, W.B. Mbungu, P. Reuben, M. Maugo, F.D. Mhenga, and H.F. Mahoo. 2013. Optimizing System of Rice Intensification Parameters Using AquaCrop Model for Increasing Water Productivity and Water Use Efficiency on Rice Production in Tanzania. Journal of Agriculture and Sustainability. 4(2):235-244.

 

Kahimba, F.C., K. Mutabazi, S. Tumbo, K. Masuki, and W. Mbungu. 2014. Adoption and Scaling-up of Conservation Agriculture in Tanzania: Case of Arusha and Dodoma Regions. Journal Natural Resources Natural Resources, 2014, 5, 161-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/nr.2014.54016.

 

Graef, F., S. Sieber, K. Mutabazi, F. Asch, H.K. Biesalski, J. Bitegeko, W. Bokelmann, M. Bruentrup, O. Dietrich, N. Elly, A. Fasse, l, J.U. Germer, U. Grote, l, L. Herrmann, R. Herrmann, H. Hoffmann, F.C. Kahimba, B. Kaufmann, K.-C. Kersebaum, C. Kilembe, A. Kimaro, J. Kinabo, B. König, H. König, M. Lana, C. Levy, J. Lyimo-Macha, B. Makoko, G. Mazoko, S.H. Mbaga, W. Mbogoro, H. Milling, K. Mtambo, J. Mueller, C. Mueller, K. Mueller, E. Nkonya, C. Reif, C. Ringler, S. Ruvuga, M. Schaefer, A. Sikira, V. Silayo, K. Stahr, E. Swai, S. Tumbo, G. Uckert. 2014. Framework for participatory food security research in rural food value chains. Global Food Security 3(1):8–15.

 

Kahimba, F.C., Kombe, E.E., and Mahoo, H.F. 2014. The potential of system of rice intensification (SRI) to increase rice water productivity: a case of Mkindo Irrigation scheme in Morogoro region, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences 12:2, 10-19.

 

Mthandi, J., Kahimba, F.C., Tarimo, A.K.P.R., Salim, B.A. & Lowole, M. 2014. Modification, calibration and validation of APSIM to suit maize (Zea mays L.) production system: a case of Nkango Irrigation Scheme in Malawi. American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 2(1):1-11.

 

Mthandi, J., Kahimba, F.C., Tarimo, A.K.P.R., Salim, B.A. & Lowole, M. 2014. Nitrogen Distribution Model: A farmer and farm-centered model to monitor N movement in the soil. Journal of Water Resource and Protection (JWARP) 6: 1546-1552.

 

Mthandi, J., BA Salim, FC Kahimba, AKPR Tarimo, MW Lowole. 2015. How much nitrogen would move down? Evaluating the effect of water application regimes on n leaching in the soil. Research Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Management 4(4): 208-215.

 

Mahonge, C.P., Kashaga, R.A.L., Sangeda, A.Z., Kahimba, F.C., Semu, E., and Mkanda, F.X. 2015. Participatory Land-Use Planning: Integrating Expert-Oriented and Community-Based Tools for Sustainable Land Management in Kilimanjaro Region. Journal of Environment and Earth Science 5(7): 65-71.

 

Graef, F.; Schneider, I.; Fasse, A.; Germer, J.U.; Gevorgyan, E.; Haule, F.; Hoffmann, H.; Kahimba, F.C.; Kashaga, L.; Kissoly, L.; Lambert, C.; Lana, M.; Mahoo, H.F.; Makoko, B.; Mbaga, S.H.; Mmbughu, A.; Mkangwa, S.; Mrosso, L.; Mutabazi, K.D.; Mwinuka, L.; Ngazi, H.; Nkonya, E.; Reif, C.; Said, S.; Schaffert, A.; Schäfer, M.P.; Schindler, J.; Sieber, S.; Swamila, M.; Welp, H.M.; William, L.; Yustas, Y.M. 2015. Natural resource management and crop production strategies to improve regional food systems in Tanzania. Outlook on Agriculture, 44, (2): 159-167(9) June 2015. 

 

Sangeda, A.Z., Kahimba, F.C., Kashaga, R.A.L., Semu, E.,  Mahonge, C.P., and  Mkanda, F.X. 2014. Testing of Decision Making Tools for Village Land Use Planning and Natural Resources Management in Kilimanjaro Region. Open Journal of Soil Science 4(13): 446-458.

 

Mnimbo, T.S., J. Mbwambo, F.C. Kahimba, S.D. Tumbo. 2015. A gendered analysis of vulnerability to climate change among smallholder farmers: the case of Same District, Tanzania. Climate and Development 1-10 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2015.1005038 [Published 16Feb 2015]

 

Kahimba, F.C., S.D. Tumbo, E. Mpeta, I. B. Yonah, W. Timiza, and W. Mbungu. 2014. Accuracy of Giovanni and Marksim software for generating daily rainfall data in selected bimodal climatic areas in Tanzania. Tanzania journal of Agricultural Sciences (TAJAS) 13(1): 12-25.

 

Mthandi, J., Salim, B.A., Kahimba, F.C., Tarimo, A.K.P.R., and Lowole, M. 2015. How much nitrogen would move down? Evaluating the effect of water application regimes on n leaching in the soil. Research Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Management 4(4): 208-215 [April, 2015].

 

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[31^st Aug 2019 to Date]

Director General, TEMDO, Arusha – Chief Executive Office for TEMDO, responsible for implementing institution policies and strategies on industrial development through research and engineering designs, manufacturing, technologies development and commercialization, and provision of industrial technical support services.

 

[Dec 2019 to Date]     

Interim Chairperson, Institution of Engineers Tanzania (IET), Arusha Branch. Responsible to coordinate the undertakings of the Institution and all member engineers residing and working within Arusha region. Coordinating technical field visits to engineering projects and industries being undertaken within and outside the region.

 

[Dec 2018 to 31 Aug 2019.]

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Admin & Finance), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, Tanzania – Assisting the Vice Chancellor in governing university issues related to planning, finance and administration of the University. Also managing and coordinating development and research projects undertaken by members of the university.

 

[July 2017 to Dec 2018]      

Principal, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, Tanzania.

 

[Feb 2017 to July 2017  Ag.]

Estates and Works Manager, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, Tanzania. Overall responsible for maintenance and rehabilitation of Campus physical infrastructures, utilities and construction projects management

 

[July 2011 to June 2017]      

Deputy Director, Solomon Mahlangu Campus (SMC), SUA

 

Other valuable leadership experience

[Oct 2013 to Sept 2019]

Chairperson, Institution of Engineers Tanzania (IET), Morogoro Branch

 

[Aug 2010 to June 2013]    

Chairperson, SUA Chaplaincy Roman Catholic Council

 

[May 1995 to May 1996]     

Chairperson, Institution of Engineers Student Chapter, Faculty of Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam

 

 

BMBF Framework Program“National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030”Funding initiative“Securing the Global Food Supply – GlobE” –  TransSEC Project 2012-2016

 

IDRC Grant Number 106552-001 for project on Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Water Resources in the Greater Horn of Africa (ECAW) – 2011-2015

 

VLIRUOS Funding for execution of TEAM Project 2016: 2016-2020

Expertise

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Agricultural Water Management, Water Resources Engineering & Management, Climate Change, Water-Smart Agriculture, Climate-Smart Agriculture, Remediation Engineering, Farm Structures, Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, Construction Management.

 

TEACHINGS 

Undergraduate courses

AE 311: Analysis and Design of Farm Structures (BSc AGE)

 

IWRE 311: Analysis of structures (BSc IWRE)

 

AE 217: Materials Technology for Agricultural Engineers (BSc AGE)

 

IWRE 318: Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering (BSc AE, IWRE)

 

IWRE 312: Water Supply (BSc IWRE, AGE, BPE)

 

IWRE 412: Environmental Hydraulics (BSc IWRE)

 

IWRE 411: Design of Structures

 

AE 416: Construction Techniques

 

Graduate courses (at SUA)

AE 612: Storage and Material Handling & Farm Structures Design (MSc AGE)

 

AE 619: Soil-Plant-Water Relations (MSc Irrig. Eng. & Mgt, MSc AGE)

 

IE 603: Surface Irrigation Systems (MSc Irrig. Eng. & Mgt)

 

AE 805: Integrated Watershed Management (PhD-SWM)

 

AE 804: Irrigation and Water Resources Management (PhD-SWM)

Contact address: Tanzania Engineering and Manufacturing Design Organization (TEMDO)

Postal Address: P.O. Box 6111, Arusha, Tanzania

Residence: 08-Themi Hills 3 Street, Off Njiro Road, Arusha

Tel: +255 27 250 8058; Fax: +255 27 250 0072

Cell: +255736173400; +255765173400; +255712966333

E-mail: frederick.kahimba@temdo.or.tz, dg@temdo.or.tz , kahimbafcs@yahoo.com