Senior Horticulturalist
Location: Tanzania
Industry: Agriculture
Our client, a company committed to the highest quality organic and conventional produce, sourced in a sustainable and ethical manner whose core is their total quality approach and helping small and marginal farmers to realise a steady income through their grower model is seeking to recruit for the position of a Senior Horticulturalist.
The Ideal candidate will be focused on the technical side as well managerial side of farm management in planning and execution management of farm activities.
Key Objectives
Key Objectives
- Commercial organic fruit and select vegetable / spice farming (crops like chili, ginger etc ) conforming to US NOP / EU / JAS / Demeter standards + fair trade standards OR
- Commercial conventional farming for fruit and vegetable crops or spices conforming to GlobalGAP system (controlled agriculture) in open field or green house cultivation
Skill Sets Required
- Good hands on experience in fruit and vegetable farming – pest scouting / disease identification / remedial measures
- Compilation of Package of Practices and Cost of Cultivation
- Protected agriculture – green house or tunnel house
- Experience in handling / maintenance of irrigation systems - preferably large systems > 100 acres
- Good exposure in organic farming, should have implemented ICS ( internal control system ) and lead successful certification for at least for 2 to 3 years as per US NOP / EU / JAS / Demeter standards
- If he/she is not into organic farming, then GlobalGAP experience is must, should have implemented on a large scale farm leading to successful certification
- Knowledge in selection and application of alternate origin fertilizers – microbial fertilizers, natural enzymes, bio-dynamic fertilizers, processing green compost / vermicompost
- Min 7 years of experience is most preferred
Salary range offered: 1400 to maximum 1500 USD per Month + Local cash of 400,000 TZS per month
Job Location: at farm site
Basic Accommodation: Provided, excluding food
To apply, send your CV and cover letter to cvs@flexi-personnel.com before 10th June 2015.
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