UPM Pulp Matters 1/2023

TEXT: NITA VERA PHOTOS: UPM

HOME-GROWN OPPORTUNITY F ollowing her dream of becoming an agricultural engineer, Nadia Cardozo is now the head of UPM’s eucalyptus tree nursery in her hometown of Sarandí del Yí in central Uruguay. Her journey towards this current position has not been easy, as being a woman in a male-dominated field she has felt the need to work harder than her male colleagues to prove her professionalism. A s a young girl, Cardozo was always fascinated by nature, plants and animals. Despite not coming from a family of agronomists, she pursued her dream of becoming one Nadia Cardozo’s journey to become the head of UPM’s tree nursery in Sarandí del Yí has not been an easy path. However, through her determination and eagerness to learn, Cardozo now leads a nursery of 120 employees.

and completed her baccalaureate at an agricultural school. “I always wanted to be an agronomist. I am amazed by nature, the growth of plants and their generation. I also love animals and especially sheep farming has always interested me,” Cardozo says. Before starting work at UPM’s new nursery in Sarandí del Yí, Cardozo was employed as a regional coordinator in the livestock

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