Mr V.T Nyanhete

Research Interest 

• Food Safety and Microbiology
• Predictive Microbiology
• Food Quality Assessment
• Risk Analysis
• Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Edible Coatings

Trainings/workshops/Seminars: 

• ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems
• Food Security – World Peace Forum – Cape Town Nov 2025
• Caux Interns Program – Switzerland 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Caux Scholars Program – Peace, Nutrition, Farming and Food Security – India 2016
• Peace and Conflict Resolution, Food Security and Administration- South Africa, 2025
• Registered Nutritionist with the Allied Health Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (AHPCZ)

Journals

1. Chirimubwe. R. Mugadza. R.N. Nyanhete. V.T. Nyamande. P. Mugari. A. Nyoka. R. (2025) Knowledge, attitudes and practices of farmers on production and consumption. Of the biofortified NUA45 sugar beans in Makoni district, Zimbabwe. Journal of Food Technology Research
2. Nyoka. R., Chirimubwe. R., Ndlovu N., Usai T., Matava I. and Nyanhete, V. T. (2026) Contribution of indigenous vegetables to household food security and micronutrient adequacy of pregnant and lactating women and children between 1 and 5 years in Gutu district of Masvingo province. Zimbabwe. Journal of Food Studies- Interdisciplinary Journal
3. Mugadza D.T., Feresu K.W., Jombo T. Z., Mugombie J.W., Nyarygwe S.P., Chimuti, S., Nyanhete V.T., Manditsera, F.A., Macheka L. Food Safety governance in Zimbabwe: Challenges, regulatory gaps and strategies for global compliance. Journal of Food Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2025.111254
4. Nyoka. R. Nyanhete. VT. Mugadza. R.N. Usai T. Masukume. B. Marume. P and Magogo, C. (2025).Quality evaluation of honey sold by informal traders in Harare, Zimbabwe. African research journal of biosciences 2(1)
5. The impact of Prostate Specific Antigen Testing on incidence of Prostate Cancer cases in Zimbabwe. DOI: 10.21522/TIJCR.2014.04.02.Art006; TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ISSN: 2520-3096; Assam Musonza, Lynn Zijenah, Victor T. Nyanhete. 2014, Texila America University

Book Chapters

1. Manhokwe, S., Nyanhete, V., Mugadza, R.N., Nyoka, R., Marume, P. (2024). Transfer of Arsenic in Food Chain Through Groundwater Irrigation: A Threat to Food Safety and Human Health. In: Sen Gupta, B., Martínez-Villegas, N. (eds.), Arsenic Remediation of Food and Water. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4764-1_21 –
2. Manhokwe. S., Nyanhete. V., Mugadza. R. N. and Nyoka. R. (2025) Food toxicity caused by transfer of arsenic through groundwater irrigation: Perspectives from Africa. Springer. Chapter 16

Conference Presentations

1. Nyanhete. V. T., Chirimubwe. R., Nyoka. R., Makweja. L. National Biotechnology Authority. October 2025. Conference paper
2. Nyoka. R., Chirimubwe. R., Ndlovu, N., Usai, T., Matava.I and Nyanhete, V. T. Contribution of indigenous vegetables to household food security and micronutrient adequacy of pregnant and lactating women and children between 1 and 5 years in Gutu district of Masvingo province.
3. Nyoka R., Khoza. N., Nyanhete V.T., Chirimubwe R., Development of a precooked porridge using malted finger millet (Eleusine coracana), cow peas (Vigna unguiculata) and pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima)