A proficient workforce is grist for a successful farmer’s mill. Competency of farm managers and other staff determine the success of any medium to large-scale farmer.
Vineyard Farms Limited, a medium-scale producer of capsicum, courgette, tomatoes and hybrid watermelons, was on the brink of shutdown two years ago. Poor management and incompetent staff were turning the company’s farm into a nightmare for its owners.
A proficient workforce is grist for a successful farmer’s mill. Competency of farm managers and other staff determine the success of any medium to large-scale farmer.
Vineyard Farms Limited, a medium-scale producer of capsicum, courgette, tomatoes and hybrid watermelons, was on the brink of shutdown two years ago. Poor management and incompetent staff were turning the company’s farm into a nightmare for its owners.
Weak soils and poor yield were their constant woes.
The company needed a turn around to break even. Its directors opted to invest in a qualified and experienced farm manager. Though they would have to pay such an expert a hefty salary, it seemed a long-term solution to the perpetual losses.
Hence, the company hired Isaiah Muthuri, a household name on Mkulima Young platforms on issues horticulture and value addition, as its farm manager. The BSc. Horticulture graduate was given a leeway to use his expertise to improve the farm.
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