NATIONAL FOOD TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE - STAFF PROFILE PAGE
Department/Unit: R&D/Food Technology
Specializations:
- Food Science and Technology
Current Projects:
- Value-added Tomato Products;
- Processing and Preservation of the Kgalagadi Desert Truffle;
- Morama Product Development; Bambara Groundnut Product Development;
- Food Safety Project
Serving Committees:
- Botswana Agricultural Research Information Network (BARIN) Biennial Conference Steering Committee
- BOBS Technical Committees - Cereals and Pulses; Fruit Juices
Academic
Other Competencies
- Professional Member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT);
- Qualified as a Trainer after finishing the leadership development organization Junior Chamber International (JCI)'s "PRIME" trainers' course;
- Elementary understanding of written French
- Wide appreciation of cultural diversity - undertook training on the subject; also, have been to 20 foreign countries
- Member of NFTRC's Training Team on Food Processing and Food-related issues;
- Team leader in projects that attracted international funding, incl. "Sweet Potato Processing Technologies", "Preservation and Processing of the Kgalagadi Desert Truffle"
- Event management/logistics e.g. product launches such as for Tomato Products, workshops such as the "Market Strategies for Food Enterprises in Botswana"
Hobbies : Playing tennis; travelling
Interests:
- Novel Food Product Development;
- Quality Management;
- Intellectual Property;
- Nutraceuticals; Investing;
- Tourism Management
Contact:
Email:selalelo@naftec.org
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