Farm Manager

Osuntunde, Abiodun Olufemi

Address: **, ********** ******, *******, *****, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Mobile Phone: +234***-***-****

E-mail Address: *****************@*****.***

PERSONAL IDENTITY

Sex: Male

Date of Birth: April 1

st

, 1983

Religion: Christianity

Marital Status: Married

Home Address: 18, Olorunsogo Street, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria Mobile Phone: 080********

E-mail Adress: *****************@*****.***

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2006 – 2010 The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State Agricultural Economics and Etension

B. (Agric) Tech, Second Class Upper Division (CGPA: 4.24/5.00)

2003 – 2005 Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos State National Diploma (Agricultural Technology)

Upper Credit (CGPA: 3.28/4.oo)

1995 – 2001 Ayedere Ajibla High School, Ketu, Lagos State Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE)

WORK EXPERIENCE

2019 till date

Company Name: Matna Foods Company Limited,

Km 19, Akure-Owo Epressway, By Ogbese Bridge, Ondo State Designation: Farm Manager

Job Summary: Management of farm operations both financially and technically; Preparation of annual farm budget;

Preparation of farming timeline for every farming season; Organization of trainings and seminars for farm supervisors, officers and outgrowers.

2017 – 2019

Company Name: Matna Foods Company Limited,

Km 19, Akure-Owo Expressway, By Ogbese Bridge, Ondo State Designation: Farm Supervisor

Job Description: Preparation of the farm plan with timeline at the beginning of every year. Plans and coordinates the day-to-day running of the company’s farm by planning farm finances and production thereby maintaining farm progress against budget parameters.

Coordination of farming activities such as sourcing of farming inputs, operating tractors, land clearing, planting, application of pesticides, hand weeding and harvesting of cassava of hundreds of hectares. Management and coordination of the company’s cassava out-grower farmers.

Provision of extension services for the cassava out-grower farmers Preparation and presentation of weekly, monthly and annual farming reports to the company’s management and the board of directors. Keeping and updating of the farm records.

2017

Company Name: Market Development for the Niger Delta Cassava Intervention in Ondo State

Designation: Technical Assistant/Knowledge Retailer Job Summary: Actively participated in the preparation of the training manual on Cassava good Agronomic Practices for smallholder farmers in Ondo and Edo States.

Organized farmers for good agronomic practices training using Agro-Input Companies.

Facilitated interaction between other key products providers and retailers of Agro-Input companies with the aim of stimulating commercial relationship.

Monitoring and management of field activities.

Facilitated linkages between Cassava SMEs and microprocessors; and Setting up of sustainable cassava seed commercialization in Ondo State.

2015 – 2017

Company Name: Taodele and Sons Int’l Limited

Designation: Business Development Officer/Farm Supervisor Job Summary: Preparation of correspondence and conservative income estimates and supervision of farm establishments and management practices. 2015 – Assisted in carrying out the following functions for DDI/USAID MARETS (Cassava Value Chain) in Ondo State:

Establishment and mobilization of 1500 farmers in Ondo State. Establishment of group formations among farmers in all project states. Establishment of trainings in accordance to USAID/ MARKETS design to 1500 farmers.

Field implementation of agricultural development project.

2014 – 2015

Company Name: Onecheast Nigeria Limited

12, Olowu Street, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Designation: Business Development Officer

Job Summary: Creation and maintenance of supply chain of commodities, supervision, inspection and confirmation of cargoes.

Issuing of waybill and ensuring that the cargoes get to the desired destinations.

2011 - 2012

Company Name: National Youth Service Corps

Government Day Junior Secondary School, Bali, Adamawa State Designation: Mathematics Teacher

Job Summary: Teaching Mathematics

2011 – 2012

Company Name: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Adamawa State. Designation: Ad-hoc Presiding Officer for 2011 and 2012 Nigeria’s general and State election.

Job Summary: Presiding over the electoral processes at the polling unit.

2009

Company Name: Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Glorytime Farms and Animal Cares, Shagamu, Ogun State Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu Campus.

Designation: Poultry Attendant (broilers and layers sections) Feed Mill Attendant and Operator.

2008

Company Name: Centre for Research and Development (CERAD), FUTA, Ondo State Designation: Ad-hoc enumerator for a study on Sustainable Livelihood Assessment of Selected Communities around the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Job Summary: Administering of questionnaires, data claiming and coding. PUBLICATIONS

Title of B.(Agric) Tech Project: Fresh Fish Characteristics Determining Consumers’ preference in Rural and Urban Households in Ondo State, Nigeria. (2010). Department of agricultural Economics and Extension, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Pp 53.

Conference Proceedings: Mafimisebi Taiwo, Osuntunde Abiodun and Mafimisebi Ojuotimi

(2014): Fresh Fish Attributes and Consumers’ Preference Ranking in Rural and Urban Households in Ondo State, Nigeria. Book of Abstracts, 17 th

biennial Conference of the

International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade held July 7 – 11 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, pp 42. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FUTA University Prize 2009/2010 Session: Won the departmental prize for being the student with the highest CGPA in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension at the degree examination.

Computer Skill: Very proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages such as MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Power Point, MS-Publisher, and analytical packages such as SPSS and STATA and Surfing Internet.

Abilities and Attitude: Ambitious and energetic, good numerate and analytical ability, composed under pressure and get along very well with people at all levels. Very organized with professional approach.

Hobbies: Conscious reasoning, surfing intent, reading and teaching REFEREES

1. Prof. Mafimisebi, T. E.

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. E-mail Address: ************@****.***.**

Mobile Phone: 080*-***-****

2. Mr. Olutunde Emmanuel,

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Kaduna, Nigeria.

Mobile Phone: 070********.

3. Hon. Mohammed, Taofik Oladele

CEO/MD, Taodele and Sons Int’l Limited.

Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

E-mail Address: *********@*****.***

Mobile Phone: 081*-***-****

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