Crop Operations Officer Kaleya Smallholders Company Limited

CROP PRODUCTION OFFICER

The Crop Production Officer reports to the Estate Manager. The successful candidate should be able to apply acceptable agronomic practices and produce high quality crops.

Main Responsibilities

• Establishes physical requirements for each crop field based on the budget and analysis of soil requirements.
• Produces production statistical reports and crop evaluation reports periodically.
• Supervises weather station to facilitate irrigation scheduling. and ensures that the field irrigation requirements are met.
• Monitors crop growth.
• Implements quality and quantity standards.
• Coordinates pest and disease surveillance, weed control and infield slashing.
• Monitors ripping/ridging on Estate fields.
• Carryout maintenance works on all existing canal and drainages on the Estate and establish new ones as per agreed budget.
• Manages forest conservation on the Estate.
• Arranges and coordinates land preparation for Estate fields.
• Coordinates herbiciding for Estate fields.
• Timorously arrange for the planting/replanting of identified fields.
• Ensure that trash management is carried out immediately after harvest.
• Timorously request for the necessary resources in agreed quantities and quality.
• Scheduling and monitoring irrigation drip, overhead and flood irrigated fields and ensures that the field irrigation requirements are met.

Qualifications and experience

• Degree in Agriculture/ Crop Science/ or other Agriculture disciplines.
• 5 years’ experience in sugarcane production.
• Working knowledge of farm equipment will be added advantage.
• High level computer literacy in Microsoft office, word and excel desired.
  Strengths in Agronomy & Agric business planning / management will be added advantage.
• Experience in working with sub surface drip will be added advantage.
• Must have a valid driver’s licence.
• Must be a member of AIZ