The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
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Science
Dr Muneta Grace Kangara
SOIL SCIENTIST CLIMATE AND NUTRIENT-SMART AGRICULTURE
Sustainable Soils and Crops
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Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
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+44 (0) 1582938516
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Biography
Grace is a Soil Scientist in Climate and Nutrient-Smart Agriculture. Her research seeks to employ locally adaptable agricultural technologies for improving soil fertility, crop yields and grain micronutrient concentration of staple crops. Grace worked extensively on conservation agriculture, an agroecology-based approach; Integrated Soil Fertility Management, agronomic biofortification for enrichment of staple grains with micronutrient-supplying organic and inorganic fertilizers and recently; on revitalization of the agricultural extension systems in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Uganda. Her work also focused on assessing micronutrient concentration in forage and establishing links among the soil-crop-human-livestock micronutrient nexus. Grace’s work is multi-disciplinary, involving collaboration with soil and crop scientists, human nutritionists, statisticians, education, and extension professionals and with partners in industry and One CGIAR. Grace seeks to translate her experience in participatory research with smallholder farmers to different settings.
Awards
- Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in Soil Science (2020) University of Zimbabwe
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (2013) University of Zimbabwe
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honors degree in Soil Science (2008) University of Zimbabwe
Measures of Esteem
- Keynote speaker FAO Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition (2022) "Healthy soils for healthy and nutritious crops: combating hidden hunger"
- Keynote speaker 5th Zinc Symposiums on Improving Crop Production and Human Health, Leuven, Belgium (2018)
- International Fertiliser Society (UK) member (2015-2021)
- Rank Prize Visionary Award in Crop Nutrition (2022).
- Marschner Young Scientist Award: Nurturing the future (2017)
- International Plant Nutrition Institute Scholar Award (2016)
- Finalist winner for the inaugural Brian Chambers International Award for Young Scientists in Crop Nutrition (2015)