Tafara Zingwe
Brits
Summary
Experienced agricultural professional with keen focus on optimizing farm operations and maximizing crop yields. Strong background in overseeing daily farm activities, managing resources efficiently, and implementing sustainable farming practices. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing needs to achieve consistent results. Skilled in crop management, machinery maintenance, and budget planning.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Farm Manager
Wensleydale Farms
02.2022 - 10.2025
- Developed and implemented sustainable farming practices, enhancing crop yields and promoting environmental stewardship across diverse operations.
- Led a team of farm workers to optimize daily operations, resulting in improved efficiency and productivity on-site.
- Managed budgeting and resource allocation, ensuring profitability and sustainability of agricultural initiatives through strategic planning.
- Trained and mentored staff on best practices in crop management and equipment operation, fostering a skilled workforce.
- Led daily operations in the packhouse, ensuring compliance with safety standards and optimizing workflow efficiency.
- Implemented inventory management systems that improved stock accuracy and reduced waste in the production process.
- Developed and maintained quality control procedures, resulting in improved product consistency and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborated with external vendors to source materials, ensuring timely availability for ongoing farming and packing operations.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Negotiated favorable terms with suppliers, cutting operational costs while maintaining quality of service.
- Oversaw inventory management, optimizing stock levels, and reducing waste.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
- Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
- Assisting the audits preparations and maintaining compliance requirements for Certifications e.g Global Gap, FSA, SMETA, Hygiene Audits and more
- Managing Logistics to ensure convenience in deliveries
Harvesting Supervisor
Nu Harvest
11.2018 - 10.2020
- Effectively supervising harvesting team
- Projecting weekly harvesting yield estimations
- Ensuring accurate product availability before communicating projected land yield
- Enforcing Global GAP harvesting standards
- Receiving daily crop harvesting order from Pack house
- Forecasting and communicate land production shortages daily
- Conducting quality checks on harvesting fields
- Reporting crop quality issues to respective departments
- Conducting daily role calls to harvesting team
- Managing harvesting team efficiently and productively
- Supervising harvesting team leaders and tractor drivers
- Ensure the maintenance of harvesting tractors are up to standard
- Ensuring lands production manager is aware of any labour related issues
- Monitoring and minimizing overtime hours worked
- Managing crates usage and breakages
- Maintaining 95% strike rate from lands to the pack house
- Reduction of labour hours, quality rejections and overall wastage
- Production assurance supervision in chemical spaying, irrigation, fertilizer applications and land preparation
- Assisting in selling all extra products to other farmers and market
- Assisting with the global gap documentation
- Managing trials performance and evaluate with the seed company or pack house manager
Seedling Nursery Manager
Specialized Seedlings
04.2016 - 10.2018
- Managed daily operations of the seedling nursery, ensuring high-quality plant production and adherence to industry standards.
- Developed and implemented efficient propagation techniques, resulting in improved seedling growth rates and reduced waste.
- Trained and mentored staff on nursery practices, enhancing team performance and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Conducted regular inspections of plants and facilities, identifying issues promptly to maintain optimal growing conditions.
- Collaborated with suppliers to source quality seeds and materials, ensuring consistent supply for production needs.
- Analyzed nursery data to refine growth strategies, leading to enhanced operational efficiency and product quality.
- Established inventory management processes, resulting in streamlined operations and reduced overhead costs.
- Coordinated with local agricultural organizations to promote sustainable practices, contributing to community engagement and education.
- Kept up-to-date on latest nursery trends and advances and served as valued resource for team and customers.
- Hired and trained permanent and temporary nursery staff and adjusted levels to account for peak seasons and off-seasons.
- Mentored junior staff members, fostering professional development through constructive feedback and support.
- Monitoring seedling health and spraying program
- Monitoring the irrigation, fertilization and weeding activities in the greenhouses
- Managing the dispatching of seedlings and the logistics for smooth and convenient operations
Production Supervisor
Multi Plant Seedling Nursery
08.2008 - 09.2015
- Supervised daily production activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards and achieving operational efficiency in seedling growth.
- Led a team of production workers, providing training and mentorship to enhance skills and improve workflow efficiency.
- Implemented process improvements that reduced production downtime, resulting in streamlined operations and increased seedling output.
- Coordinated inventory management, optimizing stock levels and ensuring timely availability of materials for production needs.
- Monitored seedling quality control measures, identifying areas for enhancement that improved overall product consistency and health.
- Assisted in troubleshooting machinery issues, collaborating with maintenance teams to minimize disruptions and maintain production flow.
- Optimized workflow through effective resource allocation and scheduling adjustments.
- Maintained accurate documentation of production data, enabling informed decision-making for process improvements.
- Mentored team members through regular feedback and performance evaluations, leading to professional growth and skill development.
Education
High School Diploma -
12-2007
Skills
- Sustainable farming
- Crop management
- Team leadership
- Inventory management
- Quality control
- Resource allocation
- Safety compliance
- Client communication
- Budget management
- Production planning
- Data analysis
- Equipment operation
- Logistics coordination
- Propagation techniques
- Crop yield estimation
- Documentation skills
- Records management
- Food safety regulations
- Time management
- Computer Literacy
- Code 14 Driver's licence
Additional Information
Holder of Code 14 Drivers License with over 10 years experience
Languages
Shona
English
Zulu
Tsonga
Tswana
Venda
Afrikaans
Beginner (A1)
Personal Information
Certification
Responsible Use of Agricultural Remedies and Personal Protection
Name
Grower
Certifications
11-2014
Timeline
Farm Manager - Wensleydale Farms
02.2022 - 10.2025
Harvesting Supervisor - Nu Harvest
11.2018 - 10.2020
Seedling Nursery Manager - Specialized Seedlings
04.2016 - 10.2018
Production Supervisor - Multi Plant Seedling Nursery
08.2008 - 09.2015
Maranda High School - High School Diploma,