José Bofana

Dr. José Bofana

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Biography

Dr. José Bofana earned his PhD in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2022. Since then, he has served as Program Coordinator for the Doctorate Program in Agronomy at the Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM), contributing significantly to academic growth and research excellence. His primary research areas include Agricultural Sciences, GIS, Remote Sensing, Crop Monitoring, Land Cover and Land Use Change Dynamics, and agriculture–environment interactions. Dr. Bofana has developed high-resolution cropland maps for Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, supporting agricultural policy and planning. He updated the FAO crop calendar for Mozambique, aiding timely farming activities. An expert with the CropWatch cloud platform, he analyzes crop conditions and assesses agricultural risks in Mozambique and Angola. His work, published in numerous scientific journals, focuses on the impacts of climate and environmental factors on agriculture, advancing the field of sustainable land management.

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Honors and Awards

honor

2016 CAS-TWAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences – The World Academy of Sciences) President's Fellowship

CAS-TWAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences – The World Academy of Sciences)

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2015 Outstanding student in the Master in Agriculture Information Management and Precision Farming

The Catholic University of Mozambique, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Experience

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

01 Sep 2016 - present

Institute, Department or Faculty Head

The Catholic University of Mozambique, Center for Agricultural and Sustainable Development Research

01 Jul 2014 - 01 Aug 2016

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

The Catholic University of Mozambique, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

01 Mar 2014 - 01 Dec 2015