hammou ouchaou, OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

hammou ouchaou

OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

EL HAMOUTI GROUP

Location
Morocco - Meknes
Education
Master's degree, Horticulture
Experience
11 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 5 Months

OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER at EL HAMOUTI GROUP
  • Morocco - Rabat
  • My current job since September 2023

Operations & Development Manager of the group in many crops:
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
- Avocado tree
- Date Palm
- Olive tree
- Carob tree
- Almond tree
- Pear
- Table grape (vine)

Expert Engineer at Hydroteca
  • Morocco - Errachidia
  • October 2022 to January 2024

Expert Engineer within the Rural Resilience project entitled: Support in Agricultural Consulting and establishment of Field Farmers School in the Hydraulic Basins of Sebou, Tensift and Ziz-Guir-Gheris. It is a
collaboration between the consulting agency Hydroteca and GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit);

Technical consultant in date Palm at Freelance
  • Morocco - Errachidia
  • November 2018 to August 2023

Preparing and implementing annual fertilization, Irrigation and plant protection Programs.
• Maintaining and monitoring the quality of yield. Understanding the implications of the weather
and makingcontingency plans.
• Applying healthy and safety standards across the farm estate.
• Protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity.
• Planning, coordinating and executing the activities by work assignments, setting priorities and
directing thework of subordinate employees as per set priorities by management.
• Supervising and providing technical assistance to farm workers.
• Advising management on better and improved farming techniques and innovations.
• Preparing and submit regular reports
• On the job training and development, for all date palm operations and best practices for farm
managersand workers.

Technical Consultant at FREELANCE, MOROCCO
  • Morocco - Errachidia
  • November 2018 to August 2023

Technical consultant for many projects of date palm tree in Errachidia:
• Preparing and implementing annual fertilization, Irrigation and plant protection Programs.
• Maintaining and monitoring the quality of yield. Understanding the implications of the weather andmaking contingency plans.
• Applying healthy and safety standards across the farm estate.
• Protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity.
• Planning, coordinating and executing the activities by work assignments, setting priorities and directingthe work of subordinate employees as per set priorities by management.
• Supervising and providing technical assistance to farm workers.
• Advising management on better and improved farming techniques and innovations.
• Preparing and submit regular reports
• On the job training and development, for all date palm operations and best practices for farmmanagers and workers.

R&D ENGINEER at YALA DATES
  • Saudi Arabia - Alqasim
  • September 2013 to September 2018

Implementation and conduction of field trials related to:
• Improvement of date fruit quality (size, color...)
• Date palm fertilization; pest and weed control
• Red Palm Weevil Management
• Postharvest issues,
• Isolation and mass production of AMF (Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Fungi) and PGPR (Plant growth
promoting rhizobacteria) to supply YALA date palm trees with beneficial microorganisms

Research and Development Engineer at YALA GROUP
  • Saudi Arabia - Alqasim
  • September 2013 to September 2018

Research and development Engineer with YALA group in Saudi Arabia-date palm trees (Organic farming):
Implementation and conduction of field trials: Improvement of date fruit quality (size, color...); date palm
fertilization; pest and weed control and postharvest issues, also working in production of AMF (Arbuscular Mycchorizae Fungi) and PGPR (Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria);

Technical Assistant at DMIC
  • Morocco - Guelmim
  • December 2012 to August 2013
Technical Assistant at DMIC, GUELMIM-MOROCCO
  • Morocco - Guelmim
  • December 2012 to August 2013

Technical assistant as Horticultural Engineer with DMIC Company in the Provincial Department of Agriculture of Guelmim;

Education

Master's degree, Horticulture
  • at IAV HASSAN II
  • October 2024

Experience on date palm production & protection AMF & PGPRs production and multiplication Vermicomposting Fertigation

Higher diploma, Private Agricultural Advisor Certificate
  • at Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries
  • October 2020
Master's degree, Horticulture Engineer
  • at Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary
  • October 2011
High school or equivalent, High School Certificate
  • at Mohamed V High School,
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Research and Development
Production
RESILIENCE
Date Palm Production & Protection
CONSULTING
Integrated Pest Management
BUDGETING
CROP PRODUCTION
DRIP IRRIGATION
Team work

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
French
Expert

Hobbies

  • documentary