ALFRED ACQUAH
DAIRY ASSISTANT
TAKORADI
Summary
Knowledgeable Dairy Assistant with two (2) years of experience providing adequate care to dairy livestock through regular medicinal treatment and proper feedings. Diligent worker dedicated to maintaining high standards of milk quality and clean dairy facilities. Praised for providing exceptional breeding aid and observing cattle abnormalities.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Intern
Refet GAN, Givat Brenner
Negba, ISRAEL
09.2019 - 08.2021
- Driving of farm tractor
- Maintained high standards of animal welfare when performing feeding and milking
procedures. - Washed and cleaned cattle udders, milk parlors and tanks.
- Adhered to department standards to promote safety and milk quality.
- Mustered and drove livestock to milking sheds.
Patrolled, inspected and reported animal health and reported suspicious or unusual
behavior. - Collaborated with veterinarians to provide medicine and vaccinations for sick animals.
- Assisted with feeding, tagging and treating calves.
Trainee, Internship
Kfar Silver,AgroStudies
Nir Israel
09.2019 - 08.2021
- Kfar Silver – ISRAEL Agriculture, Vegetables Production
- Post-Harvest Technology
- Irrigation
- Principles in Swine Farming
- International Standards and Sustainability
- Aquaculture
- Poultry Farming
- Apiculture
- Sheep and Goat Farming
- Cattle and Dairy Production Farming
- Agriculture Economics and Enterprise
- Preparation for Research Project
- Production protocol manual development
Greenhouse and Site Manager
ARDHI Investment Group Limited
Dawhenya/Akuse
02.2019 - 09.2019
- Worked with PROFYTA
- Ensure the smooth running of the Farm Site
- Manage greenhouses and nurseries that grow vegetables for sale
- Assign work schedules and duties to nursery or greenhouse staff and supervise their work
- Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops and to evaluate plant and soil/growing medium conditions
- Identify plants as well as diseases, weeds and insect pests
- Determine plant growing conditions such as greenhouses, hydroponics or natural settings and set planting and care schedules
- Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants
- Hire employees and train them in greenhouse maintenance techniques
- Select and purchase seeds, plant nutrients, disease control chemicals and care equipment
- Determine types and quantities of horticultural plants to be grown, based on budgets, projected sales volumes or executive directives
- Explain and enforce safety & hygiene regulations, polices and enforce standard operating practices (SOPs)
- Maintained safe operating compliance and verified that operations met best practice standards.
- Monitored weather conditions and adjusted strategies accordingly to avoid losses.
Trainee
AGRITOP Ghana Limited
Dawhenya, Accra
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Dawhenya Training, Vegetable Production under Greenhouse and Irrigation Technology
- Practical training on Farm Management, Crop protection, Vegetable production under Greenhouse, Greenhouse management, Soil and Soilless media management, Irrigation technology, Post – harvest operations, Marketing
- Worked in groups to solve agricultural related problems.
Administrator/Agronomist
Navrongo Rice Innovation Platform
Navrongo
08.2014 - 12.2017
- Worked on Rice Seed Scaling and Rice Sector Support Projects
- Handling of administrative duties.
- Provision of Technical backstopping and training of farmers
- Monitoring and Evaluation of projects under the organization
- Serve under the Head, Rice R & D
- Attached to run and support activities of Navrongo Rice Innovation Platform
- Liaison officer.
- Coordinated and carried out breeding research to enhance crop quality and overall yield.
- Identified ideal methods for planting, cultivating, harvesting and other aspects for horticultural products.
- Formulated successful products and methods for eliminating weeds, controlling crop diseases and minimizing harmful insect pests.
- Educated farmers and landowners on techniques to maximize plant growth and land use while preventing issues such as erosion.
- Performed experiments to improve or develop new varieties of Rice plants, resulting in superior quality, yield.
- Provided guidance in fertilizer and pesticide selections and applications.
- Assessed crop production and quality to inform decisions regarding best planting, harvesting and climate effects.
- Developed and implemented control and eradication methods for crop disease, weeds and pests.
- Evaluated efficacy of fertilizer and pesticides and made adjustments as necessary.
Field Technician
CSIR - Savannah Agricultural Research Institute
Tamale
01.2015 - 01.2017
- USAID / AfricaRice Rice Seed Scaling Project (Upper East Rep)
- Worked on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Project
- Trained on Integrated Rice Management at AfricaRice Center, Senegal - 2016
- Trained on production of quality breeder seed at AfricaRice Center, Senegal - 2015
- Serve under the Head, Rice R & D and Project Coordinator from AfricaRice
- Establishement of field demonstrations, monitoring and evaluation
- Give technical back – stopping to farming apex bodies in the Upper East Region of
Ghana - Inspection of project fields in the Upper East Region of Ghana and monitor activities
of partners under the project - Manage affairs of the Navrongo Rice Innovation Platform
- Data collection, monitoring and evaluation of CSIR – SARI projects undertaken by the Navrongo Rice Innovation Platform
Internship Student
CSIR – SARI
Tamale
06.2013 - 07.2013
- Trained on inter-planting cassava and Jatropha at Agronomy Section
- Trained on fertilizer application regimes, rates and application on farms at Soil Science Section
- Trained on control of Maruka vitrata (pest of cowpea) at Entomology Section
- Cultivation of millet and sorghum at Sorghum Section
- Cultivation of rice varieties at Rice Improvement Section
- Harvesting of cassava, sweet potato and yam at Root and Tuber Section.
- Demonstrated enthusiasm and strong communication skill, remaining open to learning new things every day.
- Provided assistance to others to complete tasks on time.
- Completed assigned duties and consistently produced high volume of work to support daily business needs.
- Kept up with busy schedule of work and studies to maintain class standing and internship eligibility.
Internship Student
Bunso Cocoa College
Bunso, Eastern
06.2012 - 06.2012
- Trained on cocoa, coffee and citrus production at Bunso Cocoa College (BCC)
- Nursing of cocoa seedlings at Seed Production Unit (SPU)
- Harvesting and breaking of cocoa pods at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG)
- Trained on multiplication and storage of root and tuber crops at Roots and Tuber Section, Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute (PGRRI)
Projects Worked on
PROJECTS
01.2013 - 12.2017
- Rice Seed Scaling Project (Northern and Upper East Regions), USAID/AfricaRice/SARI 2015 – 2017
- System of Rice Intensification Project SARI 2015
- The Rice Sector Development Hubs In Ghana (Northern Section) 2014 – 2015
- Evaluation of Hybrid Rice Varieties in Northern Ghana 2014 – 2016
- Phosphorus Distribution In Maize Under Conventional and No – Tillage Systems
2013 – 2014
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
01.2005 - 08.2021
- Leader of On-site group at Negba, Israel 2019 - 2021
- First Vice President, Methodist Youth Fellowship, 2016 - 2018
- President of Youth Volunteers without Frontiers (YVWF), KNUST branch in 2014.
- Member of the Start Right Financial Summit in 2010.
- Class Rep. BSc. Agriculture, Kwame Nkrumah Science and Technology 2010 – 2014
- Vincentia House prefect, Secondi College 2008 – 2009
- President of Sekondi College Drama club 2008 – 2009
- Compound Prefect, Top Ridge Preparatory and JSS 2005 – 2006
Education
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Kumasi07.2014
West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) -
Sekondi College
Sekondi05.2009
Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) -
Top Ridge Preparatory And JSS
Takoradi05.2006
Skills
- Knowledge of milking process
- Understanding of animal welfare
- Safe waste disposal techniques
- Transplantation understanding
- Physical stamina
- Safe equipment use
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Supervision
Personal Information
Country: GHANA
Date of Birth: 24th July, 1991
Language(s) spoken: English
E-mail address: acquahalfred7@gmail.com
Mobile number(s): +233501380688, +233278593144
Languages
English
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Certification
- Diploma of Agriculture capacity building program, Agrostudies - Aug, 2021
- Diploma of Agriculture capacity building program, Agrostudies - Aug, 2020
- Certificate in Greenhouse Technology, Agritop Company Limited - 2018
- Integrated Rice Management, AfricaRice - 2016
- Breeder Seed Production, AfricaRice - 2015
- National Service, National Service Scheme - 2015
- Internship, CSIR-SARI - 2013
- Internship, Bunso Cocoa College - 2012
INTERESTS
My interest is to feed the world. Therefore any agricultural field that has to do with food
security, I have interest in it.
Researching about new agricultural technologies
Football
REFERENCES
Eli Gurion
Manager, Refet GAN Kibbutz Negba – Israel
+972504454423
Elig192@gmail.com
Julie Balahsan
Former Agrostudies Manager (Silver Campus, Israel)
+972-549705777
juliebalahsan@gmail.com
Mr. Akofa Ata
Co-Founder & Managing Director at Ardhi Investment Group
+233559484779
akofa.ata@icloud.com
Ewout Schurink
CEO Profyta
+31624655534
ewout@profyta.com
Timeline
Intern
Refet GAN, Givat Brenner
09.2019 - 08.2021
Trainee, Internship
Kfar Silver,AgroStudies
09.2019 - 08.2021
Greenhouse and Site Manager
ARDHI Investment Group Limited
02.2019 - 09.2019
Trainee
AGRITOP Ghana Limited
09.2018 - 12.2018
Field Technician
CSIR - Savannah Agricultural Research Institute
01.2015 - 01.2017
Administrator/Agronomist
Navrongo Rice Innovation Platform
08.2014 - 12.2017
Internship Student
CSIR – SARI
06.2013 - 07.2013
Projects Worked on
PROJECTS
01.2013 - 12.2017
Internship Student
Bunso Cocoa College
06.2012 - 06.2012
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
01.2005 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) -
Sekondi College
Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) -
Top Ridge Preparatory And JSS
- Diploma of Agriculture capacity building program, Agrostudies - Aug, 2021
- Diploma of Agriculture capacity building program, Agrostudies - Aug, 2020
- Certificate in Greenhouse Technology, Agritop Company Limited - 2018
- Integrated Rice Management, AfricaRice - 2016
- Breeder Seed Production, AfricaRice - 2015
- National Service, National Service Scheme - 2015
- Internship, CSIR-SARI - 2013
- Internship, Bunso Cocoa College - 2012
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