Farm Manager Asset Management

Location:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Posted:

February 01, 2025

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Richard Mapfumo

CapeTown,Republic of South Africa, Capetown 7505 +277******** ***************@*****.*** Summary

Analytical Agronomist bringing 10 years of superior industry performance to contribute to a Specialist Agronomy opportunity. Highly skilled in offering guidance for fertiliser, pesticide and weed management choices,as well as offering value added solutions advice.

Methodical Agronomist actively seeking a role in which production method knowledge and crop management expertise will be utilised to perpetuate the company goals and objectives. Resourceful and strategic with a passion for driving agricultural growth and success.

Experience

FARM AND AGRONOMY MANAGER 02/2018 - Current

Farmex investments pty ltd - Capetown, South Africa

• To Direct and manage all day today farm activities/operations of the company and day to day operations, maintenance and harvests in a professional and efficient way to ensure that the company reach the set objectives.

• Manage day to day operation of vegetable farm (beetroot, Lettuce, broccoli, Cabbages )

• Lead and direct crop development

• Coordinate the transfer of farming skills to the general communities and small scale farmers

• Manage, coordinate and direct farming activities such as transplanting of new seedlings, irrigation, manuring application as well as harvesting and grading of the vegetables in preparation of dispatching

• Water management and pruning of vegetables

• Maintaining records and documentation

• Practical maintenance of the whole farm

• Implication of quality management to conform with customer requirements

• Implication of the integral pest management or control system

• Ensure profitability and meeting projected financial targets as required by the compan

FARM OPERATIONS ASSISTANT MANAGER 01/2007 - 11/2009 Golden Harvest Farm - Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

• Manage and coordinate vertication of vine yards from planting to harvest (Table grapes and berries)

• Manage the broiler production as well as the laying hens.

• Manage the spraying and vaccination of both broiler and layers in order to ensure production of quality meat and eggs

• Manage the artificial insemination of all sows on heat period and ensuring its carried out properly

• Ensuring quality eggs are produced due to proper feeds

• Manage the ventilation of the poultry houses to ensure a proper temperature maintenance

• Attend meetings with buyers and contractors

• Coordinate the maintenance of machinery

• Labor Management, assignments and contactors assignments

• Supervise farm staff

• Coordinating farming activities such as irrigation pruning and harvesting

• Ensure the security of all assets including machinery, land and inventories.

• Contribute to forecasts, budget and production plans and report regularly on actual performance to target.

• Ensure the ongoing training of farm staff in correct farming practices.

• Maintain production and other farm records.

• Ensure safe working conditions and compliance with industrial conditions and awards

FARM PRODUCTION MANAGER. 01/2005 - 11/2007

Mazowe Citrus Farm - Mashonaland, Zimbambwe

Manage and coordinate vertication of vine yards from planting to harvest (Table grapes and berries)

• Manage the broiler production as well as the laying hens.

• Manage the spraying and vaccination of both broiler and layers in order to ensure production of quality meat and eggs

• Manage the artificial insemination of all sows on heat period and ensuring its carried out properly

• Ensuring quality eggs are produced due to proper feeds

• Manage the ventilation of the poultry houses to ensure a proper temperature maintenance

• Attend meetings with buyers and contractors

• Coordinate the maintenance of machinery

• Labor Management, assignments and contactors assignments

• Supervise farm staff

• Coordinating farming activities such as irrigation pruning and harvesting

• Ensure the security of all assets including machinery, land and inventories.

• Contribute to forecasts, budget and production plans and report regularly on actual performance to target.

• Ensure the ongoing training of farm staff in correct farming practices.

• Maintain production and other farm records.

• Ensure safe working conditions and compliance with industrial conditions and awards

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR(AGRONOMIST) 03/2003 - 11/2004 Cotton company of Zimbambwe - Gokwe, Zimbambwe

• Saved as secondary and primary production team contact throughout project /event with internal and external teams.

• Direct and manage the production of cotton in the ginnery plant from the receiving to the end product.

• Work closely with administration department to ensure high quality production of cotton.

• Ensuring and coordinate smoothly ginnery functions as well as ensuring that ISO standards are met

• Ensuring the right weight of lint bales are taken as well as analyzing lint sables and ensuring high quality cotton production for exportation purposes.

• Manage production related communication and records keeping as well as changes and required performance that impact the project in an efficient way and professional manner.

• Liaised with public safety officials on the disposal of cotton residues.

• Encouraged farmers to reuse the cotton residues as manuring agent.

• Manage, mentor and motivate all junior production staff.

• Encourage farmers to grow cotton and funding them and letting them realized that cotton can be used as poverty alleviation crop as it a cash crop.

• Reconciled all production budgets and prepare past event analysis of product

Skills

Insecticide resistance management

Weed and pest management

Fertiliser knowledge

Soil sample data

Herbicide programme development

Pesticide management

Crop care guidance

Fertilisation management

Agricultural production planning

Harvesting strategy development

Disease prevention strategies

Land sampling and testing

Cultivation strategies

Pest control strategies

Soil analysis

Education

University of South Africa - Capetown, South Africa Bachelor of Science Agricultural Science(Horticulture and animal Science), 01/2010 - 01/2016 Intec college - Capetown, South Africa NVQ Level 2 Airconditioning and Refrigiration, 01/2007 - 01/2009 Languages

English: C2

Proficient

Zulu: C2

Proficient

Suthu: C2

Proficient

Shona: C2

Proficient

Hobby and interests

My hobby and interest includes hiking,braiing and volley ball playing Professional Affiliations

Member, Association of South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions. Tittle Registered Natura Scientist.

Registration number 120009