Author name: Elara Voskian
Elara Voskian is a horticultural tool anthropologist and certified arborist with 14 years of field research into manual weeding ergonomics across 12 countries. She holds a PhD in Sustainable Land Management from the University of Bern and developed the ISO-aligned Weeding Tool Efficiency Index (WTEI). Her hands-on work includes designing award-winning ergonomic trowels for small-scale organic farms and advising the Royal Horticultural Society on tool safety standards.
