Nomvume Sandi

Plan, design and establish trials – nutrient, fertilizer, hedge management, root improvement and paper pot to keep up with the environmental changes.
Assist with sowing controlled pollinated seed received from tree improvement.
Sample collection for fingerprinting to confirm family identities.
Hedge establishment and maintenance.
Manage and update the Plant Quality Index (PQI) for all plants in the nursery.
Assist with tree breeding operations voluntarily.
Involved in tree improvement trials for genetic gain and plant health.

Assisting the manager with daily productions of an Avocado nursery including meeting targets.
Making sure high standard of grafting quality is maintained by providing training and motivation to the team.
Constant checking of quality in all aspects of seedlings and clones.
Responsible for weekly data analyses and reporting of successful and failed grafts in the greenhouses.
Regulating temperatures in the Greenhouses.
Managing traceability of production.

To support Fire Protection Association (FPA) with aspects of Integrated fire management.
To assist in rolling out of an awareness campaign in each FPA area.
To develop map using QGIS for FPA members.
To record and distribute weather to FPA areas.
Assist with annual planning operations for Forestry Support Programme (FSP).
Assistant in fire fighting refresher course in preparations for fire season.

Developed team communications and information for meetings with the sponsors.
Adhered to social distancing protocols and ensured a safe environment for everyone.
Run and managed garden project for the community.

Conducted forest management plan as part of final year project.
Collected inventory data from field.
Analysed data using Microsoft Office and R-Studio.
Developed Silviculture APO and using TUP.
Established harvesting operation plan including road management and planning.
Participated in physical operations such as planting, pruning and weeding.
Created map using ArcMap and Qgis.