Unathi Gulwa

Agronomist with 18 years of experience specializing in planted pastures with expertise in data processing, interpretation and presenting research results in the form of scientific, semi scientific articles and annual research reports and present them in scientific congresses, farmer reports and information days. Have presented 16 research findings in several scientific congress proceedings in the form of papers and posters. Have also published 17 scientific papers on peer reviewed journals in the past 18 years employed as a researcher. Have reviewed several papers for various scientific journals in the field of planted pastures and agronomy since 2017. Currently a reviewer of the journal of Range and Forage Science. Served as the reviewer of the International Journal of Livestock Production (IJLP) during year 2016-2018. Also served as the reviewer of the Journal of Plant Sciences during year 2018-2020. The current secretary of the EC DRDAR research committee and the adjudicator of the women entrepreneur awards program of the department. Currently and have been involved in research trials, which received external funding from both national and international funders and therefore collaborated with researchers from various research institutes locally and internationally. Have experience in conducting social facilitation with communal farmers in collaboration with extension officers. Have expertise in trial layout, implementation, maintenance and data collection. Experience in acting for the current scientific manager when delegated, supervising junior researchers, research technicians, postgraduate students and general workers in pasture trial layout, maintenance, data collection and capturing.

An enthusiastic, energetic, hardworking and committed female researcher with a huge research ambition, ability and capability to contribute further into the field of agricultural research. Good communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to forge partnership with various agricultural research organizations and network with agricultural researchers from different sectors. A highly motivated person and team player who is not torn apart by challenges but face them head on while constantly striving to develop herself professionally

• Species composition and landscape function of the old arable lands in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, June 2019, Poster
• Climate Smart Livestock Management and Feeding Options for Small Scale Farmers: A review, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2018, Paper
• Determining rainwater use efficiency, dry matter production and soil nutrient replenishing potential of dryland pastures produced in the old arable lands Krwakrwa communal area, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2017, Poster
• The effect of applying different phosphorous (P) fertilizer levels on four leguminous pastures planted at Bathurst and Dohne Nurseries in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2017, Poster
• Yield responses, mineral levels of forage and soil in old abandoned communal grazing lands planted to four legume pasture species in Lushington communal area Eastern Cape province, South Africa, 51st Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2016, Paper
• Herbaceous yield and soil nutrient content contribution of various leguminous pastures planted in two communal areas of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 50th Grassland Society of Southern Africa, July 2015, Poster
• The fate of 15 N of various leguminous pastures planted in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 49th Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2014, Poster
• The effect of forage legume introduction on the restoration of abandoned arable lands in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: Evaluation of the herbaceous and soil layers, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2013, Poster
• The extent of land degradation in the old arable lands at Dudumashe communal area in the Eastern Cape, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2011, Paper
• The performance of annual and perennial legumes at Dohne and Tsolo nurseries, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2008, Paper
• The performance of annual and perennial legumes planted in three nursery sites, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2007, Poster

• Pastoralists perceptions on the impact of Vachellia karroo encroachment in communal rangelands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, S Tokozwayo, UK Mopipi, EC Timpong-Jones, T Thubela, N Nyangiwe, Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 10, 11, 222-233, Unknown
• Evaluation of communal rangeland condition under the east griqualand veld type of Eastern Cape province, South Africa., S Tokozwayo, T Thubela, S Mthi, N Nyangiwe, TL Khetani, U Gulwa, ..., Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
• The impact of COVID-19 and coping strategies used by small-scale farmers: a case study of buffalo city metropolitan, Amathole and OR Tambo-district municipalities of the ..., S Tokozwayo, T Thubela, U Gulwa, S Mthi, M Gxasheka, W Masiza, ..., Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
• Improving grassland quality in communal arable lands in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa., TL Morgenthal, PW Conradie, G Jordaan, U Gulwa, N Ballard, ..., Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
• Nutritive value of four Lucerne cultivars planted in two soil types at Bathurst research station, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, M Solontsi, MP Maqubela, JA van Niekerk, JW Swanepoel, G Jordaan, U Gulwa, Agricultural Sciences, 13, 10, 1048-1056, Unknown
• Short-Term Influence of Burning on Species Abundance, Biomass Production, Wood Plant Density and Browsing Unit in an Albany Thicket of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, S Tokozwayo, T Thubela, M Gxasheka, S Mthi, U Gulwa, N Nyangiwe, ..., Agricultural Sciences, 13, 1, 74-85, Unknown
• Ticks, demographics, vegetation cover, and farmer’s age influence red meat production in resource-poor regions of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, N Nyangiwe, S Goni, T Khethani, T Thubela, M Jansen, S Mthi, M Yawa, U Gulwa, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
• Effect of Herbicides on Forage Dry Matter Yield and Plant Density in the Old Arable Lands in Communal Area of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, W Mashece, ST Beyene, M Mndela, G Jordaan, U Gulwa, S Tokozwayo, International Journal of Plant Biology, 15, 1, 110-121, Unknown
• Short-Term Effect of Grazing Exclusion and Uncontrolled Grazing on Species Abundance, Dry Matter Yield and Nutritive Value in an Invaded Area by Euryops floribundus in the ..., S Tokozwayo, EC Timpong-Jones, K Mopipi, M Gxasheka, U Gulwa, ..., Open Journal of Ecology, 13, 6, 321-333, Unknown
• Productivity Evaluation of Four Medicago sativa Cultivars under Two Water Regimes (Irrigated and Non-Irrigated) and Two Soil Types at Bathurst Research Station in the Eastern ..., M Solontsi, MP Maqubela, JA van Niekerk, JW Swanepoel, G Jordaan, U Gulwa, Agricultural Sciences, 13, 3, 438-447, Unknown

• Women in Leadership Network, Australia Awards Africa alumni network, 07/2017
• Australia Awards – Africa alumni network, 04/2017
• Imvotho bubomi learning network, Amanzi for food Training for trainers’ course, 2015
• South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), 2011
• Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA), 2007

• Women in Leadership, March 2019
• Introduction to GPS and GIS, June 2017
• Increasing the Development Impact of Agricultural Research, February-March 2017
• Amanzi for food Training for trainers course, 09/2014, 05/2015
• Summer school for Postgraduate students, March 2015
• Theory and Practice of Stable Light Isotope Mass Spectrometry, June 2014
• Land Degradation, November 2010

• Women in Leadership workshop, March 2019
• Australia Awards short course scholarship, Increasing the Development Impact of Agricultural Research, 02/2017, 03/2017

• Mr JG. Jordaan, Former work supervisor, Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Cradock Agricultural Research Station, Cradock, Eastern Cape, 5887, 082 927 6779, gideon.jordaan@drdar.gov.za
• Dr. N. Nyangiwe, Work mentor and colleague, Eastern Cape Dept. of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Dohne Agricultural Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, 4930, 076 299 9424, nkiluleko.nyangiwe@drdar.gov.za
• Dr. CH De Ridder, Pasture Science Section Manager and work supervisor, Eastern Cape Dept. of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Dohne Agricultural Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, 4930, (043) 683 1240, cornelius.deridder@drdar.gov.za

• Species composition and landscape function of the old arable lands in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, June 2019, Poster
• Climate Smart Livestock Management and Feeding Options for Small Scale Farmers: A review, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2018, Paper
• Determining rainwater use efficiency, dry matter production and soil nutrient replenishing potential of dryland pastures produced in the old arable lands Krwakrwa communal area, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2017, Poster
• The effect of applying different phosphorous (P) fertilizer levels on four leguminous pastures planted at Bathurst and Dohne Nurseries in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2017, Poster
• Yield responses, mineral levels of forage and soil in old abandoned communal grazing lands planted to four legume pasture species in Lushington communal area Eastern Cape province, South Africa, 51st Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2016, Paper
• Herbaceous yield and soil nutrient content contribution of various leguminous pastures planted in two communal areas of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 50th Grassland Society of Southern Africa, July 2015, Poster
• The fate of 15 N of various leguminous pastures planted in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 49th Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2014, Poster
• The effect of forage legume introduction on the restoration of abandoned arable lands in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: Evaluation of the herbaceous and soil layers, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2013, Poster
• The extent of land degradation in the old arable lands at Dudumashe communal area in the Eastern Cape, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2011, Paper
• The performance of annual and perennial legumes at Dohne and Tsolo nurseries, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2008, Paper
• The performance of annual and perennial legumes planted in three nursery sites, Grassland Society of Southern Africa congress, July 2007, Poster

• Pastoralists perceptions on the impact of Vachellia karroo encroachment in communal rangelands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, S Tokozwayo, UK Mopipi, EC Timpong-Jones, T Thubela, N Nyangiwe, Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 10, 11, 222-233, Unknown
• Evaluation of communal rangeland condition under the east griqualand veld type of Eastern Cape province, South Africa., S Tokozwayo, T Thubela, S Mthi, N Nyangiwe, TL Khetani, U Gulwa, ..., Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
• The impact of COVID-19 and coping strategies used by small-scale farmers: a case study of buffalo city metropolitan, Amathole and OR Tambo-district municipalities of the ..., S Tokozwayo, T Thubela, U Gulwa, S Mthi, M Gxasheka, W Masiza, ..., Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
• Improving grassland quality in communal arable lands in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa., TL Morgenthal, PW Conradie, G Jordaan, U Gulwa, N Ballard, ..., Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
• Nutritive value of four Lucerne cultivars planted in two soil types at Bathurst research station, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, M Solontsi, MP Maqubela, JA van Niekerk, JW Swanepoel, G Jordaan, U Gulwa, Agricultural Sciences, 13, 10, 1048-1056, Unknown
• Short-Term Influence of Burning on Species Abundance, Biomass Production, Wood Plant Density and Browsing Unit in an Albany Thicket of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, S Tokozwayo, T Thubela, M Gxasheka, S Mthi, U Gulwa, N Nyangiwe, ..., Agricultural Sciences, 13, 1, 74-85, Unknown
• Ticks, demographics, vegetation cover, and farmer’s age influence red meat production in resource-poor regions of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, N Nyangiwe, S Goni, T Khethani, T Thubela, M Jansen, S Mthi, M Yawa, U Gulwa, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
• Effect of Herbicides on Forage Dry Matter Yield and Plant Density in the Old Arable Lands in Communal Area of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, W Mashece, ST Beyene, M Mndela, G Jordaan, U Gulwa, S Tokozwayo, International Journal of Plant Biology, 15, 1, 110-121, Unknown
• Short-Term Effect of Grazing Exclusion and Uncontrolled Grazing on Species Abundance, Dry Matter Yield and Nutritive Value in an Invaded Area by Euryops floribundus in the ..., S Tokozwayo, EC Timpong-Jones, K Mopipi, M Gxasheka, U Gulwa, ..., Open Journal of Ecology, 13, 6, 321-333, Unknown
• Productivity Evaluation of Four Medicago sativa Cultivars under Two Water Regimes (Irrigated and Non-Irrigated) and Two Soil Types at Bathurst Research Station in the Eastern ..., M Solontsi, MP Maqubela, JA van Niekerk, JW Swanepoel, G Jordaan, U Gulwa, Agricultural Sciences, 13, 3, 438-447, Unknown

• Women in Leadership Network, Australia Awards Africa alumni network, 07/2017
• Australia Awards – Africa alumni network, 04/2017
• Imvotho bubomi learning network, Amanzi for food Training for trainers’ course, 2015
• South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), 2011
• Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA), 2007

• Women in Leadership, March 2019
• Introduction to GPS and GIS, June 2017
• Increasing the Development Impact of Agricultural Research, February-March 2017
• Amanzi for food Training for trainers course, 09/2014, 05/2015
• Summer school for Postgraduate students, March 2015
• Theory and Practice of Stable Light Isotope Mass Spectrometry, June 2014
• Land Degradation, November 2010

• Women in Leadership workshop, March 2019
• Australia Awards short course scholarship, Increasing the Development Impact of Agricultural Research, 02/2017, 03/2017

• Mr JG. Jordaan, Former work supervisor, Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Cradock Agricultural Research Station, Cradock, Eastern Cape, 5887, 082 927 6779, gideon.jordaan@drdar.gov.za
• Dr. N. Nyangiwe, Work mentor and colleague, Eastern Cape Dept. of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Dohne Agricultural Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, 4930, 076 299 9424, nkiluleko.nyangiwe@drdar.gov.za
• Dr. CH De Ridder, Pasture Science Section Manager and work supervisor, Eastern Cape Dept. of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Dohne Agricultural Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, 4930, (043) 683 1240, cornelius.deridder@drdar.gov.za