Farm Manager
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Job Category
Other Jobs
Job Type
Internships
Working Experience
1 - 3 Years
Education Level
Diploma
Industry
Agriculture
Salary Range
Not Specified
Qualifications
The candidate should be in and around Tema
Application Deadline
2022-12-31
Description
- Support formulation and implementation of Company production strategies, plans, objectives and portfolio of projects in accordance with policies, guidelines and agreements
- Responsible for developing policies, implementation procedures, monitoring and control of production functions and processes
- Catalogue constraints and needs, establish a database of institutions, major actors, technologies and processes required to catalyze expansion of Company’s controlled environment and nucleus farms, RVBC and VPO production units
- Organize commodity-based production chain structures to competitively produce and ensure availability of produce from Company’s controlled environment and nucleus farms, RVBC and VPO production units
- Build human resources with strengthened institutional capacity for competitive, commercial fruits and vegetable production with required quality and functional characteristics
- Introduce, integrate and promote innovative technologies and processes (commercially proven crop, soil and integrated pest management practices and technologies) that increase competitiveness of major/target fruits and vegetables in response to priority market opportunities and chains
- Manage Company’s controlled environment and nucleus farms applying competitive, commercial and sustainable production schemes to increase productivity and profitability
- Coordinate commodity production activities including but not limited to establishing nurseries, transplanting/direct planting, fertigation, application of crop protection products, harvesting, grading, transportation, payroll, and record keeping
- Introduce and/or promote appropriate equipment and services in response to production needs of priority opportunities
- Introduce genotypes/varieties with high yields, pest and disease resistances, good water and nutrient use efficiencies that meet industry requirements for specific product markets
- Enhance access to seeds, seedlings, planting material offering high productivity gains and valued quality traits for select chains through certification systems, multiplication, deployment and distribution schemes
- Assess distribution and severity of new/emerging biotic and abiotic stresses, develop management options and promote application of IPM systems
- Lead the development of a holistic early warning systems/strategies to mitigate major biotic constraints to production
- Lead the development, testing and effective implementation of commercially viable and environmentally safe plant protection technologies which reduce losses and enhance productivity of major commodities
- Coordinate mainstreaming associated resource limited farmers into competitive production units/schemes through capacity building, improved organizational arrangements, input demand and delivery, adoption of improved, competitively productive and profitable production technologies that Increase incomes and improve livelihoods in operational areas
- Assess demand, availability, distribution, access and affordability of agro inputs, mechanization and water management services, develop user friendly, low risk packages and disseminate extension messages to improve productivity among associated resource limited farmers
- Develop, produce, and disseminate training and extension support materials with special attention to safe use of inputs (fertilizers, CPPs)
- Contribute to market information acquisition, analyses and dissemination systems for increased commercialization
- Work with other Departments to develop supplementary programs and all aspects of project cycle (development, financial management, monitoring and evaluation); ensure effective and smooth implementation within budgets and to agreed quality standards and adjust schedule as necessary
- Oversee/supervise the development, coordination and management of finance, administration and other support services under jurisdiction and as per the road map for realizing Company vision
Location Information
Location
Spintex
Region
Greater Accra
Street Address
Ai 56 tema community 11