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GENERAL FARM HAND | AGRICULTURAL WORKER | FARM LABOURER
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About
Hardworking and reliable General Farm Hand with 15 years of agricultural experience in crop production, livestock care, harvesting, irrigation, farm maintenance, and agricultural labour. Experienced in planting, seeding, weeding, fertilization, pest control, crop harvesting, sorting and packaging, livestock feeding, equipment operation, and general farm maintenance. Physically fit and able to work effectively outdoors in varying weather conditions.
Dependable team player with strong safety awareness and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Experience
GENERAL FARM HAND / AGRICULTURAL WORKER - Tessy Family Farm - Abuja, Nigeria
(2010-01)
- Perform daily farm activities including land preparation, planting, seeding, transplanting, weeding, watering, fertilizing, harvesting, and crop maintenance.
- Prepare fields and growing areas by clearing vegetation, removing debris, preparing soil, and maintaining planting areas.
- Monitor crops for weeds, pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and environmental problems and report issues to supervisors.
- Operate irrigation hoses, pumps, sprinklers, drip systems, and other watering equipment.
- Apply fertilizer, manure, compost, and approved crop treatments in accordance with instructions and safety procedures.
- Harvest, sort, grade, clean, package, label, load, and store agricultural produce.
- Assist with livestock feeding, watering, cleaning, animal handling, housing, and general animal care.
- Maintain clean, organized, and safe fields, barns, storage areas, and farm buildings.
- Work cooperatively with farm supervisors and other workers to meet daily and seasonal production targets.
FARM LABOURER / Volunteer - Tessy Family Farm - Abuja, Nigeria
(2008-03 - 2009-12)
- Assisted with land preparation, planting, irrigation, crop maintenance, harvesting, and post-harvest activities.
- Performed manual farming duties including digging, hoeing, pruning, thinning, weeding, mulching, and planting.
- Assisted with livestock feeding, watering, cleaning, animal handling, and maintenance of animal housing.
- Supported harvesting, sorting, grading, packaging, transportation, and storage of agricultural products.
- Maintained farm buildings, fences, drainage systems, storage areas and tools
- Loaded and unloaded agricultural products, supplies, fertilizer, animal and feed
- Followed instructions carefully and completed physically demanding tasks efficiently and safely.
- Worked additional hours during peak planting and harvesting seasons when required.
Education
Secondary School Certificate - Ekpo’s Commercial School (1983 - 1987)
Intermediate Certificate - Electronic Data Processing - Federal University Of Technology Mina (2002 - 2003)
Diploma - Marketing - Federal Polytechnic Nassarawa State (2013 - 2016)
Diploma - Business Studies - Federal Polytechnic Nassarawa state (2016 - 2018)
Higher National Diploma - Business Administration &Management - Federal Polytechnic Nassarawa state (2018 - 2022)