BIBLIOGRAPHY

Distinguished Cameroonian academic and innovator with over 25 years of professional experience in Agricultural Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems. He currently serves as a Full Professor of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Dschang under the Ministry of Higher Education in Cameroon, where he teaches, supervises postgraduate research, and coordinates outreach programs that support farmers and small/mid-sized industries in the adoption of renewable energy technologies such as solar, wind, biogas, and micro-hydropower.
Prof. Tangka holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering (Farm Power and Machinery) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His academic journey includes several prestigious international diplomas and certifications in renewable energy, agro-technologies, energy management, and sustainable development from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in  Israel, The Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands, UNIDO international Centre for Solar Energy Research in  Langzhou China,  The Institute of Rural Development Planning Dododma  Tanzania,  International institute of Engineering Water and Environment I Burkina Faso,  The Danish Wind Historial Society in  Denmark, and the Scoraig Wind Electric Company in Scotland.
Over the years, Prof. Tangka has served in multiple high-level administrative roles, including Director of Infrastructure, Planning and Development at both the University of Dschang and the University of Bamenda, where he led major infrastructure and energy projects.
He holds the positions of Erasmus Fellow and Visiting Professor at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic. Additionally, he has held visiting professorial positions at Sultant Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman and the University of Science and Technology Masuku Gabon. He has presented at international conferences, including the Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy Conference in Paris and the European Biomass Conference in Marseille and Copenhagen. He has 20 conference papers and more than 50 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journalsBeyond academia,
Prof. Tangka is a prolific inventor with several patented agricultural machines, including electric dryers, small scale wind turbines for electricity generations, solar sprayers, seed planters, and low-cost tractors. He leads consultancy and training programs focused on empowering rural women through renewable energy systems, cooperative creation, and small-scale enterprise development. He is CEO of the Clean Energy Consortium an NGO using renewable energies to fight climate change in Cameroon.
He is affiliated with numerous professional bodies, including:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
African Society of Agricultural Engineers (AfroAgEng)
Methane to Markets Partnership
Global Village Energy Partnership
JUICED Canada – Alternative Energy Association
Prof. Tangka is bilingual (English and French), and his lifelong commitment to sustainable development, innovation, and education has earned him national and international recognition as a pioneer in integrating renewable energy into agricultural and rural development in Africa.
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