Research technician, Agricultural research council, South Africa
Fortune Lindy Manganyi is a Research Technician at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), specializing in Range and Forage Sciences. Currently pursuing her MSc at the ARC Roodeplaat experimental farm, her research focuses on evaluating various plant parts of Vachellia nilotica as fodder for small ruminants, aiming to mitigate woody plant encroachment. She is actively involved in cultivar evaluations, feeding trials, and forage production management.
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Education 📚
Fortune earned a BSc in Agriculture (Pasture Science) from the University of Limpopo in 2014. She also completed her Grade 12 at Nyanisi Secondary School in 2010 and received computer literacy training from Avuxeni Computer Academy in 2018.
Experience 💼
Fortune has accumulated extensive experience in agricultural research and development. She has served as a Research Technician at ARC since December 2019, where she manages field trials, cultivar evaluations, and forage production activities. Previously, she interned at the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and worked as an Agricultural Advisor for the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
Research Interests 🔍
Her research interests include sustainable forage production, alternative uses of indigenous plants for livestock feed, and the ecological impacts of woody plant encroachment in grazing lands.
Awards 🏆
Fortune has been recognized with merit awards for excellence in mathematics and English, as well as for her presentation and behavior during her academic career.
Publications
2023: The Potential for Endozoochorous Dispersal of Vachellia nilotica Seeds by Goats: Implications for Bush Encroachment. Published in MDPI Agronomy journal.
2023: Nitrogen fertilization increases the growth and nutritional quality of Calobota sericea forages – A preliminary investigation. Published in African Journal of Range and Forage Science.
2022 (In preparation): Ensiling as a technique for preservation of the nutritional quality of Vachellia nilotica fodders. Submission under African Journal of Range and Forage Science.