Jo-Anne Dorrington

 Agriculture Specialist

Address: Plot 33 Welgevonden, Hammanskraal, Pretoria

Telephone: +27 769810886 (Cell) WhatsApp

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-anne-dorrington-1464a0130

Skype: Jo-Anne Dorrington ([email protected])

Personal Profile

Single female. Professional. Hard working. Trustworthy. Reliable. Clean driving licence (including farm vehicles)

Prepared to work in remote locations outside of South Africa or Relocate to anywhere in the world.

Experience

1.     Horticulture – Vegetable production, Crop production, Banana production, Nursery production, Drip irrigation.

2.     Cultivating and producing Maize, Groundnuts, Rice and Sorghum. Producing various variety’s under extreme weather conditions.

3.     Crop Scouting and protection: Training staff to identify insects (Fall armyworm and cutworm), fungus and overall plant health in crops (Maize, groundnuts, rice and sorghum), vegetables (Tomatoes, onions, melons, etc) and Banana plantations.

4.     Training Proficiency in knapsack and Mechanical sprayer operations: Training local staff and setting up spraying team

5.     Chemical Handling and Training: Pesticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Insecticides, for Maize, crops, bananas and vegetables.

6.     Overseeing knapsack and Mechanical spraying in field situation.

7.     General management of local teams in logistically challenging environments.

8.     Animal husbandry: specialised in goats, for meat production, also have experience with beef and dairy.

9.     Warehouse and inventory control as well as Local Acquisitions for all four farms and office.

10.  Logistics: international import and Government Customs Clearance, Good rapport and goal achievement with Government protocols.

11.  Labour management and wages: large labour force as well as Senior management control

12.  Training and leadership of staff.

13.  Site management and Project managing including Budget supervision.

14.  Workshop and fleet maintenance records and Control.

15.  Office management with Excellent record keeping and time keeping.

Office protocol:

1.     Microsoft office

2.     Excel

3.     Purchasing controls

4.     Marketing controls

5.     Financial control

6.     Staff logistics

7.     Staff management.

 Qualification/Education/Training

Grade 12

Agricultural School, Vryheid                                                                                                     1997

Glen Agricultural College                                                                                                           1998 – 1999

Potchefstroom, College of Agriculture                                                                                    1999 – 2002

Wool Classing                                                                                                                               1996

Artificial Insemination, Cattle Course                                                                                    2002

Diploma in Junior Boer Goat Course                                                                                      2004

Extra Activities 

Consulting during my vacations                               Since February 2019 – December 2019

Laos – Namkhan Eco project.

Working on my vacation, for one week I fly to Laos, every 7-8 weeks, as well as giving support over the phone

This small project is an organic farm that uses the vegetables grown and cooks for the guests.

 Work Experience

Consultant                                                                            Jan 2020 – Currently

NamKhan Ecolodge, Laos, Luang Prabang

Food to table concept, All organic

·         Responsible for the organic vegetables, controlling the insects organically.

·         Managing and maintaining the Nursery for vegetables, fruit trees and ornamental plants.

·         Managing and maintaining the 8 Net houses, growing lettuce, tomatoes, eggplants and more

·         Managing the fruit trees, bananas, mangos and more.

·         Managing the vegetables grown outside, about 15 ha.

·         Planting, Designing and Maintaining gardens on the Ecolodge.

·         Making compost from the Restaurant waste, buffalo manure and leaves from the gardens, to improve the soil.

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Global NTM, Green Horizon, South Sudan                       September 2018 – September 2019

Food security Project

·         Controlling the budgets for the 4 farms.

·         Working with the farm managers to finalize their plans.

·         Acquisition of what is needed for the 4 farms.

·         Weekly, monthly, 3 month and 6-month reporting to Head office.

·         IT, Excel very competent

·         Managing and maintaining the up keep of the office and compound.

·         Managing the day to day office and four farms procurements.

·         Managing and controlling the diesel requirements for the whole company, as well as reporting and ordering.

·         Logistics, (from outside the country and inside), arranging Convoys and Tax exemptions.

·         Collecting data and formulating reports.

·         Managing the maintenance of the vehicles, tractor and generators.

·         Inventory control, and overseeing the warehouses and grain dryer.

·         Overseeing projects and budgets.

·         Dealing with Senior officials, newspaper articles and TV.

·         Training and Teaching, Veterans and University students about implements and drip systems.

Operational Manager                                                 January 2018 – August 2018

Global NTM, Green Horizon, South Sudan

Food security Project

·         Managing and maintaining the up keep of the office and compound.

·         Managing the day to day office and four farms procurements.

·         Managing and controlling the diesel requirements for the whole company, as well as reporting and ordering.

·         Logistics, (from outside the country and inside), arranging Convoys and Tax exemptions.

·         Collecting data and formulating reports.

·         Managing the maintenance of the vehicles, tractor and generators

·         Inventory control, and overseeing the warehouses

·         Overseeing projects and budgets.

·         Expat, Labour and security well-being.

·         Dealing with Senior officials, newspaper articles and TV.

·         Teaching Veterans and University students about implements and drip systems.

·         Training Staff and Students on Knapsack spraying and chemical procedures.

Farm Manager                                                                  May 2017 – December 2017

Global MTN, Green Horizon, South Sudan

Food security Project

·         This farm was and still is the First of its kind in South Sudan

·         Preparing and Planting 20ha of Maize, rice and ground nuts, rainfed.

·         Crop protection. Training and Spraying with knapsack sprayer for full armyworm and cutworm.

·         Crop health. Training and implementing scouting for full armyworm, fertilizer deficiencies and overall crop health.

·         Managing experimental field to see what vegetables do better in South Sudan.

·         Overseeing the erecting of two nurseries.

·         Planting various vegetable seedlings in Nursery and later planting in 2ha Net house.

·         Planting fruit trees from seeds and later planting 4ha under drip irrigation.

·         Overseeing installation of Pumps and 3km of pipe line from the River Nile to 40 ha open field and 2 ha Net house.

·         Overseeing laying of 50ha of drip lines for bananas, fruit trees and vegetables.

·         Planting and caring for 25,000 banana tissue plants, then planting 10 ha under drip irrigation.

·         Overseeing erecting of 2ha Net house, making beds and base fertilization.

·         Preparing virgin soil, making beds, drilling holes, base fertilization and planting 10ha of banana trees, that to this day are flowing and producing amazing fruit.

·         Preparing soil, making beds and base fertilization for open field vegetables (20ha).

·         Preparing soil, making beds and base fertilization for 4ha of fruit trees. (Papaya and guava trees are producing, the mango, avocado and lemon trees will take longer)

·         Training and overseeing the watering and fertigation of banana, fruit trees and vegetables.

·         Reporting daily, working with a budget and working under a tight deadline.

·         Dealing with Senior officials, newspaper articles and TV.

·         Teaching Veterans and University students about implements and drip systems.

Farm Manager                                                     March 2016 – April 2017

Stone broke Farms

·         Rearing cattle on natural grazing.

·         Boer goats and Kalahari goats, crossing them with South African native goats.

·         Rearing and managing an assortment of different wild game.

·         Horticulture of lemon, apple and nut trees.

·         Growing various vegetables, both under net and open fields, such as pumpkins, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and carrots.

·         Managing feedlots for both cattle and goats

·         Rearing free range chickens for both eggs and meat

·         Formulating food and licks for cattle, goats and chickens

·         Experimenting on growing different grasses, to see which is best to grow under our farm’s conditions

Consultant/ Farm Manager                               September 2014 – February 2016

Managing the Goat Project in Angola, AgriGestao

·         Cross breeding South African Boer goats and Kalahari goats with Angolan goats to produce a crossbreed with more meat on natural grazing

·         Health, nutrition, medication and well-being of the laying chickens

·         Rearing free range chickens for egg production

·         Travelling to other projects to consult on the health of the different animals

·         Planted Bracarria grass on dry lands and under a pivot with amazing results

·         Growing various vegetables, such as tomatoes, green peppers, carrots, Aurbigens, and chillies.

·         Planted Orange, Lemon and Avocado trees. Some of the trees were starting to flower by the time I left.

Farmer                                                                        2003 – August 2014

Self

·       Rearing:

o    Cattle on natural grazing

o    Boer goats, I had a stud herd on natural grazing

·         Managing feedlots for cattle and goats

·         Formulating and producing of licks and rations for both cattle, chickens, pigs and goats

·         Diagnosing and treating sicknesses and diseases in cattle, goats, chickens and pigs

·         Artificial Insemination in cattle

·         Pregnancy testing in cattle

·         Rearing of free-range chickens for meat and egg production

·         Rearing free range pigs for meat production

·         Growing various vegetables for own use.

 Referees

#  Xisca Llabres           +34607714299

[email protected]

#  Yoash Zohar            +211 92 640 5405     +972 50597 9290

[email protected]

# Jonathan Parker        +44 7827 606757

[email protected]

# Andre Pienaar               +27 83 778 5045

[email protected]