Details
Assistant Agrometeorologist
T: 031 508 7400
T: 031 508 7435 (Direct)
E phillemon.sithole@sugar.org.za
Role
- Acquisition and processing of weather data into useful decision support information for all industry stakeholders.
- Producing regular sugarcane crop forecasts using the Canesim Crop Forecasting System and disseminating results to key industry stakeholders.
Expertise
- Weather data acquisition and processing
- Crop modelling
Research Interests
- Soil-crop-climate interactions.
- Web-based decision support tools (technology development).
- Crop Modelling.
Qualifications
MSc. Agricultural Meteorology (University of Zimbabwe)