Robooni Tumuhimbise

PARTNER

Dr. Robooni Tumuhimbise is currently a Director of Research at the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Rwebitaba Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Uganda. He is a result -oriented Crop Scientist with 15 years’ experience in agricultural research and development, working on RTB crops, especially cassava, cocoyam and banana, and tea. After completing his PhD in Plant Breeding from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where his research was on cassava breeding for early storage root yield and resistance to viral diseases, he joined the National Banana Program of NARO, Uganda as a banana Breeder. As a banana Breeder, he successfully led a research team of over 100 people that released five superior cooking banana varieties currently being promoted in East Africa. He has co-supervised over 15 postgraduate students and published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Email: robooni.tumuhimbise@naro.go.ug
Email: rtumuhimbise@hotmail.com