Julia Machaba

Manage all farm activities, daily, weekly and weekend duties. Develop, present and initiate the implementation of a longterm strategic farm plan focused on the sustainability and profitability. Conduct regular inspection, oversee the maintenance, timely repair and proper usage of all farm assets, including machinery, infrastructure and equipment and identify any necessary repair.

Farm manager at Ga-Pila Community Development Trust (2024-10-15 – 2025-06-30)

• Manage all farm activities, daily, weekly and weekend duties.
• Develop, present and initiate the implementation of a longterm strategic farm plan focused on the sustainability and profitability.
• Conduct regular inspection, oversee the maintenance, timely repair and proper usage of all farm assets, including machinery, infrastructure and equipment and identify any necessary repair.
• Assess farm's current operations, resources and potential for future growth.
• Identifying opportunities for expansion and diversification.
• Ensure production inputs and other supplies are well-stocked and appropriately used.
• Secure farm produce market, managing relationships with buyers, distributors and other stakeholders to drive consistent revenue growth.
• Retain existing market partnerships by delivering high-quality produce, maintaining strong communication and ensuring reliability in supply.

Assistant Agricultural Practitioner at Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural development (2023-01-19 – 2023-07-30)

• Monitoring farms by regular farm visits.
• Establish and initiate new project farmers and home gardens.
• Revive inactive projects.
• Identification and mobilize interest groups to form entities, cooperatives, institution or farmers associations.
• Managing enterprise development projects, providing technical guidance, facilitating access to markets and funding.
• Ensuring compliance with agricultural, socioeconomic and BBBEE standards.
• Assist in providing technical support on all agricultural projects, food security initiatives and land development support programs.
• Rendering general advice to internal and external clients to ensure sustainability development.
• Engage with government bodies, community groups and assisting in partnering with relevant agricultural stakeholders.
• Build relationships to foster collaboration and support.
• Demonstrating farming method.
• Facilitate capacity building and provide aftercare.
• Design and lead workshops, brainstorming sessions and problem-solving activities.
• Develop and implement business models for sustainable growth.
• Assist in organizing meetings, farmers day and information days.
• Compile and submit monthly and quarterly reports.

Agricultural Coordinator at Entsika consulting services (2017-02-01 – 2019-07-30)

• Information gathering, collection of acquisition, valuation reports, sale agreement and other related documents for farm assessment purpose.
• Visit farms and community property association (CPA) to do assessments and evaluation.
• Verification of asset on PLAS farms.
• Provide relevant support and advises that will make farmers grow.
• Monitoring crop and animal production farmers.
• Farm assessment.

Pack-House Manager/Farm manager at Mogalakwena Incubator (2015-08-03 – 2017-01-30)

• Ensure that pack house is ready for production prior to the onset of the shift.
• Ensure scales, knives, cloths, etc are prepared on a daily basis before work commence.
• Inspect and ensure all hygiene protocols are followed through Global Gap standards.
• Ensure all intake and raw material quality control checks are done when new product arrives.
• Monitoring of traceability and identification of product in case of rejections.
• Oversee compliance with all quality and food safety standards, and conduct internal audits.
• Ensure that quality and due Global Gap diligence records are accurate and up to date.
• Communicating with markets and prepare orders according to specification.
• Ensure correct use of labels and packaging materials as according to specifacation.
• Oversee customer complaints procedure and report writing.
• Control hygiene and quality assurance.
• Monitoring product spec for each market.

Farmer Support Field Officer at Buhle Farmers Academy (2014-01-03 – 2015-03-28)

• Register farmers on Farming for Profit (FFP) and Farmers Administration Service Target (FAST) program.
• Travel regularly to visit farms, projects and stakeholders engagement.
• Recruit, initiate and monitor projects.
• Provide post training support to Buhle Alumni.
• Provide technical support, assisting in drafting budget, business plans and production strategies.
• Coordinate and facilitate market access opportunities to project farmers.
• Link farmers with market, financial institutions, buyers and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate capacity building and projects needs.
• Promote business growth and profitability.
• Organize market days, expos, promotional events and farmers days.
• Monitor and advice on market performance.
• Building and maintaining relationship with different stakeholders and partners.
• Compile weekly, monthly and quarterly report.

Bachelor of Agricultural Management Honours in Horticulture – University of Limpopo (2008-01-17 – 2008-12-01)

Diploma in Plant Production in Plant Production – Tompi Seleka College of Agriculture (2002-01-03 – 2006-06-09)

Matric (Grade) – Nkobo Senior Secondary School (2000-01-06 – 2000-12-09)