Tamara José Sande is a Mozambican agricultural engineer, university lecturer, and PhD candidate in Soil Science at Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania), with more than 15 years of professional experience in soil science, soil fertility management, and plant nutrition. She holds a Master of Science degree in Soil and Water Management from Eduardo Mondlane University, where she conducted research on wheat productivity in Sussundenga District using the APSIM crop simulation model. She also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from the Catholic University of Mozambique, with training in soil science, land use planning, rural extension, and agribusiness, and completed her undergraduate dissertation on soybean production potential. Since 2010, Tamara has been actively involved in higher education, teaching courses including Soil Science, Plant Nutrition and Fertilization, and Soil and Water Conservation. In addition to teaching, she has held several academic and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Zambezi University. Tamara has authored and co-authored scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests include sustainable soil fertility management, integrated use of organic and inorganic fertilizers, crop nutrition, floriculture, community development, and the empowerment of women and youth in agricultural sciences.