Technology Intern General Manager
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CROP SCIENTIST
JOHN TAKUDZWA KAWADZA
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I am a male Crop Scientist with 15 months’ practical knowledge and experience in crop production. Practical experience in crop planting, protection, harvesting, grading and packaging of both sugar beans and maize seed. Also have practical experience with large scale potato production. Currently seeking for an Agronomist/Plant Breeder/Crop Scientist opportunity in your organization.
CORE COMPETENCES AND SKILLS
Technical experience with chemicals. • MS Office tools
Knowledge of fertigation and chemigation • Analytical and quick adaptation skills
More knowledge on farm machinery • Problem-solving skills
Experience of on farm sales of produces • Team work and Organizational skills
• Experience with SHE of an organization
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
Mycorrhizal spore isolation and identification upto general level in local soils of Zvimba district in Mashonaland west province of Zimbabwe.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Crop Science and Technology (C.U.T) -2021
Chinhoyi University of Technology (ZW) –Upper Second Class (2.1): Grade B
Advanced Level (ZIMSEC) – St Joseph's High School, Rusape, Zimbabwe –2016
Ordinary Level (ZIMSEC) – Dope High School,Rusape, Zimbabwe - 2014
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Crop Science and Technology Intern, Kent Estate September 2019- October 2020
- Experience with production of sugar beans, potato and seed maize.
- participated in various levels of integrated pest and weed control practices.
- knowledge of harvesting and grading of potato, seed maize and sugar beans.
- participated in planting, spaying, chemigation, fertigation, plant population determination, yield estimation, harvesting, and pest and diseases detection.
- Participated in the practice of SHE (safety healthy environment) at the organization.
- participated farming systems that addresses Climate Change Issues (CCI).
- knowledge of conservation agriculture (CA).
- experience with farm machinery and irrigation systems at farm level.
- knowledge in commercial seed maize breeding practices from planting to post-harvest stage.
- participated in seed selection process of sugar beans based on desirable phenotypic characters.
PROJECTS INVOLVED IN:
Research on the effects of ridge size on potato growth and yield at Kent Estate, Norton.
Assessment of the effects of land use types on Aburscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) spore abundance and genera occurance in soils of Zvimba district, Mashonaland province of Zimbabwe.
INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
Good grasp of the implications of microsymbiotic systems such as Mycorrhizal on the issue of Climate Change.
Better knowledge of integrated soil nutrient management for better crop production.
Better understanding of agricultural production and management.
REFERENCES
Dr K Musiyiwa, Crop Science Department Lecturer, Chinhoyi University of Technology
Cell: +263*********
Email: ****************@*****.***
Dr N Mashavakure, Crop Science Department Lecturer, Chinhoyi University of Technology.
Cell:+263-**-***-****
Email: **************@*****.***
Mr. P Simango (Human Resources Officer), Ariston Holdings Limited, Kent Estates
Cell: +263-**-***-****
Email:**************@*****.***
Mr J Mbewe (General Manager), Ariston Holdings Limited, Kent Estates
Cell: +263-**-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
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