6111-Field Crop and Vegetable Growers

Job Title: 

Field Crop and Vegetable Growers

Job Description: 

Field crop and vegetable growers plan, organize and perform farming operations to grow and harvest various types of field crop such as wheat and other cereals, rice, beetroot, sugar-cane, ground-nuts, tobacco, reed or their field crops and potatoes, cabbages or other field vegetables, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Farmers not involved in co-operatives are also classified under this unit group.

Tasks: 

Controlling weeds, pests and diseases, by applying herbicides and pesticides

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

104 - Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

Specific Occupations: 

611101 - Agronomy Farmer
Description : Plans, organises and performs farming operations to grow annual and perennial crop such as cotton, grain, maize etc.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Agronomy Farm Foreman, Agronomy Production Supervisor, Field Crop Famer

611102 - Field Vegetable Farmer
Description : Plans, organises and performs farming operations to grow field vegetables.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Field Vegetable Farm Foreman, Field Vegetable Production Supervisor

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Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa