Key Responsibilities
• Oversee the company’s small-scale farm operations with livestock, gardens, avocados, and passion fruits.
• Demonstrate good agronomic and animal husbandry skills to ensure a commercially viable venture.
• Registering and contracting new organic farmers.
• Conducting internal inspections in the project sites.
• Play a leading role in establishing farmer groups where necessary.
• Actively source for hass avocados both conventional and organic.
• Play an active role in the maintenance of the company’s organic, GlobalGap and SMETA standards within the contracted smallholder farmers.
• Organize and plan for harvesting schedules, picking, purchasing of fruits and ensuring delivery of the fruits to the company’s packhouse.
• Recruitment, training and supervising a pool of skilled harvesters on a casual basis.
• Prepare reports and up-to-date accurate records that pertain to the fieldwork.
• Plan for farmers’ training on organic farming principles, better orchard management and certifications for both GlobalGap and organic standards.
Requirements:
- Certificate and diploma in organic or general agriculture.
- Experience: 1 to 3 years maximum.
Other competences.
• A good knowledge of fruit farming and working with smallholder farmers.
• A valid motorcycle license is a prerequisite and essential.
• Ability to speak in local dialect in the respective regions.
• Creativity and work results orientation.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Willingness to work in dynamic and rural settings.