Joseph Kamau

Seed Promoter/Agronomist; Bayer East Africa{Nyandarua}2023-present

ü  Demos site identification for maize (Dekalb corns) and potatoes.

ü Soil sampling and analysis.

ü Conduct training forums for farmers during any stage of crop growth, i.e., planting, tussling and harvesting.

ü Organizing field demonstrations of the hybrid to farmers.

ü Training stockists, i.e., agrovets.

ü Pushing sales for DeKalb maize hybrids and crop protection products.

ü  Conduct market survey on competitors and other information to assist the company agriculture research.

 

                                                                      Assistant farm manager: Agricultural Training Center-2022

 

ü Supervision of field crops, dairy unit and other areas on the farm and escalating setbacks to ensure they are corrected on time.

ü Supervising land preparation, planting crops, weeding and harvesting.

ü Supervising farm products processing {sorting for potato seeds and cabbages} selling and ensuring quality.

ü Recruiting and deploying casual laborers and approving work schedules in the farm.

ü Overseeing the repair and maintenance of farm structures and requisition of equipment and materials that are needed in the farm.

ü Preparing estimates of requirements for farm management.

ü Maintaining clean and detailed farm records and timely submission of reports accruing from farm activities.

ü Organizing and training farmers on milk production, and cattle feeding programs and GAPs.

ü Working with stakeholders’ companies doing potato cloning research to develop good potato varieties. I.e. Potato International Center {CIP}, Syngenta and Bayer East Africa that works to develop varieties of seeds

                                         Intern; Agricultural Training Center, County government of Nyandarua-2021

ü Operating farm machineries (Tractors); land ploughing, hallowing, potato, ridging, potato planting with the planter and potato harvesting with the potato lifter.

ü Making of silages for the station cattle’s and supervising it storage.

ü Supervising milking and sale exercise on daily basis and their feeding process.

ü Regular checkup of crops in the field and supplying of chemicals needed to counter harsh growth conditions and support their growth.

ü Recruitment and supervision of casual laborers in the station shamba and payment of their wages.

ü Training the local farmers on good agricultural practices

                                             Farm Supervisor; Tulaga Farmers’ Cooperative Society.2019-2020

ü Recruiting and assigning duties to casuals’ laborers.

ü Advising the management on what need to be done in the farm

ü Helping to resolve employees’ disputes

ü Training new casual laborers

ü Organized field days for farmers.

ü Managing and evaluating field staffs’ performance.

                                                          Driver sales agent; Proto Energy limited {LPG selling company}-2018

ü Map gas outlets in my respective territory

ü Generating leads.

ü Make pre orders and deliveries.

ü  Tackle market crisis and channel feedback to the company.

ü  Advise the sales manager on new market developments and sales techniques.

ü  Preparing of daily and weekly sales reports.

ü  Cold calling of clients for orders.