Billy Marope, scientific officer

Billy Marope

scientific officer

Ministry of Agriculture (Botswana )

Location
Botswana
Education
High school or equivalent, Agriculture
Experience
18 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 4 Months

scientific officer at Ministry of Agriculture (Botswana )
  • Botswana
  • My current job since January 2007

Participate in crop production activities, which include:


Developing appropriate strategies and ensure adoption of the farming technologies by the farming community


Identify potential projects within area of responsibility to facilitate planning and budgeting


Conducts agricultural exhibitions and organise farmers day


Conducts administration issues for farmers in the district


Conducts presentation to farmers


Compile monthly and quarterly reports of farming in the district


Conduct Farm visits in the district and region


Liaise with relevant role-players/stakeholders with regards to crop production and field management in the district and region


Motivate and encourage farmers to produce quality products through conducting exhibitions


Design crop production demonstration conducted on farmers’ fields to pioneer


Improve technologies to be adopted by the farming community


Participate in all relevant agricultural activities organised by the ministry in the districts


Monitor and maintain database on trends of total production, imports and consumption of all crops at district and regional offices

Participate in monitoring the performance of departmental programmes and Projects within the community in the district and region

Train interns in the field of crop production

Assist farmers with the challenges the encounter in the crop field

Supervision of subordinates

Give advice on the which chemical to use for crops e.g. weeds

Compile the payments for farmers after harvesting

Monitoring and Evaluating farms in the district

Assistant at Ministry of Agriculture (Botswana )
  • July 2007 to December 2007

Assist in crop production activities and administration issues, which include:


Assist in developing appropriate strategies and ensure adoption of the farming technologies by the farming community


Assist in conducting agricultural exhibitions and organise farmers day


Collection of soil sample


Assist in conducting administration issues for farmers in the district


Assist in compiling monthly and quarterly reports


Assist in crop production demonstration conducted on farmers’ fields to pioneer


Participate in all relevant agricultural activities organised by the ministry in the districts


Liaise with relevant role-players/stakeholders with regards to crop production and field management in the district and region


Monitor and maintain database on trends of total production, imports and consumption of all crops at district and regional offices

Participate in monitoring the performance of departmental programmes and Projects within the community in the district and region

Assist farmers with the challenges the encounter in the crop field

Dispatch seeds to the farmers

Give advice on the which chemical to use for crops e.g. weeds

Compile the payments for farmers after harvesting

Student Intern at Tshwane University of Technology Farm (Hammanskraal)
  • January 2004 to December 2004

Assist in crop production activities and administration issues, which include:


Assist in facilitating farmers and conducting presentation to farmers and stakeholders


Selling of crops and compile a bookkeeping records


Assist in compiling income and expenditure in the farm


Assist in general administration work in the farm


Assist in compiling research data


Vegetable planting demonstration to farmers


Assist in proving farmers with clarity on crop farming and field management


Liaise with relevant role-players/stakeholders with regards to crop production and field management


Provide assistance on the chemical to use for crops


Assist in compiling monthly and quarterly reports


Assist in assets

Education

High school or equivalent, Agriculture
  • at Tshwane University of TechnologyTshwane University of Technology
  • January 2005

Major Subjects : Research methodology, Crop production 4, Agricultural extension 4, Communication Research topic name : Cotton not given priority by many African as compared to Whites Supervisor : Mr Hagedon

Bachelor's degree, Agriculture
  • at Tshwane University of Technology
  • January 2004

Major Subjects : Crop production 1-3 Agricultural extension 1, 2, 3 Agriculture mechanization 1 and farm planning 1 Beef production 1 and 2 Small stock production 1 and 2 Agriculture economics 1 and agriculture marketing 2 Crop protection 1 and vegetable production 1 Agriculture calculation 1 and natural pastures 1 Agriculture production techniques 1 and

High school or equivalent,
  • at Matshekge High SchoolTshwane University of Technology
  • January 1998

Major Subjects : English, Science, History, Literature in English, Setswana, Agriculture

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Results Oriented
Time management skills
Seminar Presentations
Land Sales
BOOKKEEPING
BUDGETING
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
EXHIBITIONS
QUALITY
RESEARCH
SCIENTIFIC
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

Languages

English
Expert