20 careers20 careers in Crop farming
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Field Crop and Vegetable GrowersTree and Shrub Crop GrowersGardeners, Horticultural and Nursery GrowersGarden and Horticultural LabourersCrop Farm Labourers
- Cassava, sweet potato and legume farmerGrows cassava, sweet potatoes, beans, groundnuts and Irish potatoes as staples and cash crops.Some training
- Banana / matooke farmerGrows cooking bananas (matooke) in central, western and southwestern Uganda, selling bunches to traders. DIT lists a Banana Farmer package.Some training
- Horticulture workerHorticulture workers carry out practical activities and assist in nurseries or greenhouses for the production of horticultural crops.Some training
- Greenhouse / horticulture growerGrows tomatoes, peppers, flowers and other high-value horticultural crops under greenhouses and nets, selling to supermarkets and exporters. DIT lists Horticult...Some training
- Coffee farmerGrows robusta or arabica coffee on small plots, harvests, dries and sells to buyers or cooperatives. Coffee is one of Uganda's leading exports.Some training
- Cotton and tobacco farmerGrows cotton (mainly eastern, northern and West Nile Uganda) or tobacco on small plots and sells to ginners or contracting companies. This record is sourced for...Some training
- Fruit and vegetable farmerGrows vegetables, pineapples, passion fruit, citrus and mangoes for local markets and processors.Some training
- Maize / cereal farmerGrows maize, rice, sorghum and millet for home use and sale. DIT lists Maize, Rice, Cereal, Sorghum-and-Millet packages.Some training
- Mushroom farmerGrows oyster mushrooms in small houses for sale to hotels and households. DIT lists Mushroom Farmer.Some training
- Sugarcane outgrowerGrows sugarcane on own or leased land and sells it to a mill under an outgrower scheme (Kakira in Busoga, Kinyara in Masindi, others). Costs are dominated by se...Some training
- Vanilla, cocoa and tea farmerGrows cash crops such as vanilla (Mukono, Bundibugyo), cocoa (Bundibugyo, Mukono) and tea (Kabarole, Mityana) for export.Some training
- Cut-flower farm workerPlants, picks, grades and packs roses and cuttings on export flower farms around Entebbe and Mukono.Little or no training
- Horticulture production managerHorticulture production managers plan the production, manage the enterprise and participate in the horticultural production.A fair amount of training
- Crop production managerCrop production managers plan the production, manage the enterprise and participate in the production process of crop production facilities.Some training
- Horticulture production team leaderHorticulture production team leaders are responsible for leading and working with a team. They organise daily work schedules for the production of horticulture...Some training
- Fruit and vegetable pickerFruit and vegetable pickers select and harvest fruits, vegetables and nuts according to the method appropriate for the type of fruit, vegetable or nut.Some training
- Fruit production team leaderFruit production team leaders are responsible for leading and working with a team. They organise daily work schedules for the production of fruit crops and part...A fair amount of training
- Vineyard managerVineyard managers orchestrate the conduct of the vineyard and the winery, in some cases also the administration and marketing.A lot of training
- Vineyard workerVineyard workers carry out manual activities related to cultivation, propagation of grape varieties and the production and/or packaging of wines.Some training
- Vineyard supervisorVineyard supervisors supervise the work done in the vineyards, organise all work related to the vineyard in order to obtain good quality grapes produced in resp...A fair amount of training
- Garden labourerGarden labourers perform simple tasks in cultivating and maintaining flowers, trees and shrubs. This work can take place in either parks or private gardens.Some training
