31.05.2024
CITRUS FARM MANAGER
Farm Manager SA
South Africa, Can Tho Area
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Bachelors degree agronomy or horticultureA minimum of five years work experience within the citrus sector as agronomist, farm manager, or extensionistPractical experience with conventional and organic citrus production systemsAble to develop and implement successful extension systemsExperience in setting up, monitoring, analyzing and reporting upon applied trialsA pioneer who enjoys being part of a young, dynamic, and fast-growing company in one of the most rapidly developing countries in the worldResult-driven and passionate for excellence RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: Setup a citrus demo and R&D farm, one for organic citrus and one for conventional citrus, which can be used to demonstrate and train our smallholder contract farmersDevelop best farming practices which will increase the productivity and profitability of local citrus orchards, compliant with international standards and quality specifications.Create training programs for every aspect of conventional and organic citrus farming for both farmers and our agronomistsTrain our extension team to successfully introduce improved farming practices to our contract farmersDevelop monitoring and feedback systems to track the performance of farmers and the extension team, and use these (quantitative) data to benchmark farmers and our staff to improve their performanceDevelop a (demo) citrus nursery which will provide our contract farmers with healthy fruit tree seedlings, which are productive and free of diseases. ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted
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