Job Description

Job Title: Agronomist / Farm Manager

Industry: Agriculture

Gross Salary: Competitive

We are urgently searching for an Agronomist/farm manager with a good business sense for our horticultural farm.

His/her responsibilities will include monitoring staff, crops, and livestock, purchasing supplies, preparing budgets and reports, and ensuring maximum profit.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyzing existing operations, crops, livestock, staff, and financial documents and recommending improvements.


• Preparing plans and schedules for planting and harvesting.


• Ensuring staff understands expectations.


• Visiting the different divisions to inspect crops and livestock, and also perform tests on soil and water.


• Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are optimally used and regularly restocked.


• Scheduling repairs, maintenance, and replacement of equipment and machinery.


• Handling the marketing and sale of products produced on the farm.


• Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.


• Assisting with the recruitment and training of new staff members.


• Maintain and monitor the quality of yield, whether livestock or crops.


• Monitor animal health and welfare, including liaising with Government vets.


• Maintain knowledge of pests, and diseases, understanding how they spread and how to treat them.


• Apply health and safety standards across the farm estate


• Visiting different divisions to inspect crops, and livestock and also perform tests on soil and water.


• Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked


• Preparing budgets and financial reports.


• Advise the Directors accordingly.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in an agriculture-related field, Agronomist or equivalent.


• A business management qualification will be a plus.


• Minimum 5 years of extensive experience in managing a large horticulture and livestock farm.


• Strong general management, staff management, and demonstrated leadership skills,


• Be able to properly manage teams and employees within a difficult environment


• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.


• The ability to make decisions in stressful environments.


• Superb communication and interpersonal skills.


• Report writing skills.

How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV and application letter only quoting the job title on the email subject (Agronomist/Farm Manager) to hr@matharaholdings.com before 17th June 2022.

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