Pruning is one of the most crucial silvicultural activities for management of Melia volkensii (mukau) that is steadily being transformed from its traditional execution to a mechanized one. Nyongoro plantation currently employs two methods of pruning: manual, and mechanized. The future of mechanized pruning is taking shape, since it is more cost effective, requires fewer resources, and is safer. Mechanized pruning also replaces the process of recruiting skilled labor, which there is often a lack of. Learn more about how Better Globe Forestry is utilizing this technique at Nyongoro.
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