Victor Komla Ohene
Kumasi-Ashanti Region
Summary
Results-driven professional with proven influencing skills in agricultural modernization. Expertise in strategy development and communication, driving successful initiatives that enhance farmer education and operational efficiency.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Officer (Cocoa Management System Division)
Ghana Cocoa Board
09.2021 - 05.2023
- Collecting Bio-Data of Cocoa Farmers across Ghana.
- Distributing Cocoa Farmers Identification Cards to them.
- Educating Cocoa Farmers on importance of the Cocoa card hence the need to do it.
- Preparing daily reports to my superiors.
- Correcting errors of the already existing data collected.
Agricultural Extension Agent
Department of Agriculture, Asokwa Municipal Assembly
10.2018 - 09.2021
- Providing Extension Support for Modernization of Agriculture in Ghana.
- Helping farmers of the modern techniques in both crops and livestock Farming.
- Providing up to date reports on the farmers farms to my superior.
- Assisting in vaccination of farm animals.
- Conducting and demonstrating proper crop harvesting techniques to famers.
- Sensitizing Farmers and Households on sanitation protocols.
- Educating livestock farmers on proper adherence to bio security protocols.
- Linking poultry farmers to good markets.
- Sensitize farmers on new strategies to employ with regards to climate change disadvantages.
Technical Officer & Administrative Assistant (National Service Personnel)
Koforidua Technical University
09.2017 - 07.2018
- Providing Technical Support for a Demonstration Farm.
- Teaching students to have practical knowledge of Farming.
- Providing up to date reports on the farm to management.
- Receiving & Dispatching of letters.
- Taking and Preparing of Minutes.
- Arranging places for Meetings.
Research Assistant (Industrial Attachment at Pathology Department)
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana
New Tafo Akim
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Assisting in Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Transmission Research (CSSV).
- Assisting in Identification and Treatment of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus on fields.
- Helping in the laboratory in extracting Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus from infected cocoa leaves for research.
- Taking records of on-going experiments.
- Inspection of casual workers on their various duties.
Field Assistant (Internship)
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana
New Tafo Akim
09.2014 - 09.2014
- Raising of cocoa, coffee and cola seedlings.
- Transplanting of cocoa seedlings on permanent field.
- Pruning of unwanted branches in cocoa demonstration farms.
- Fertilization of cocoa farms.
- Application of fungicides and insecticides on infected fields.
- Performing artificial fertilization.
- Performing artificial propagation on cocoa seedlings (patch budding and side grafting).
Purchasing Clark
Newrest First Catering
Accra
02.2012 - 01.2013
- Serving requisitions for Air line services.
- Taking stock of the purchasing stores.
- Keeping of records.
- Serving Kitchen requisitions.
- Reporting anomalies to my boss.
- Arranging of goods in a FIFO order.
- Requesting purchase of finished goods into the store.
Education
Bsc. Agriculture - Agriculture
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Diploma in General Agriculture - Crop Production
University of Ghana (Legon)
Certificate in Commercial Farming - Forest& Horticultural Crops Prod
University of Ghana (Legon)
WASSCE Certificate -
Wulensi Snr. High School
Skills
- Influencing skills
- Facilitating skills
- Strategy development
- Strategy implementation
- Target achievement
- Communication skills
- Farm machinery operation skills
References
- Mrs. Elisheba Akrasi Sarpong, HR Cocoa Management System, Accra, +233 (0) 553778149
- Madam Martha Armah Ashiami, Director of Department of Agriculture Asante Akyem Municipal Assembly, Konongo Odumase, +233 (0) 208168520, +233 (0) 244051951
- Mr. Frank Adusei, Supervisor Department of Agriculture, Asokwa Municipal, +233 (0) 24496692
- Professor John Owusu, PRO VC Koforidua Technical University, +233 (0) 200044258, +233 (0) 271923050
- Dr. George Ekumfi Ameyaw, Pathology Dept. Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, +233 (0) 268594010
- Mr. Kodzi Courage Nuku, Farmer, +233 (0) 249216698
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Watching football matches
- Watching comedies
- Listening to news
Languages
- English
- Akan (Ghanaian)
- Ewe (Ghanaian)
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/26/86
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Ghanaian
- Marital Status: Married
- Place of Birth: Volta Region
Voluntary Works and Achievements
- Providing technical advice to some cocoa farmers on raising of their seedlings
- Visiting farmers' farms for technical advice
- Educating farmers on the need to get cocoa seedlings from approved sources
- Advising cocoa farmers on the advantages of planting the new hybrid
- Visiting some promising livestock farmers for more guidance.
- Periodic virtual answering to farmers calls to help solve their day by day problems.
- Advising farmers on the necessity to maintain desired shade trees in cocoa farms and get rid of the undesired trees
- Sensitizing farmers on Agro-chemical usage and proper disposal of empty containers after use
- Educating farmers on dangers of illegal mining with respect to the environment
- Sensitizing cocoa farmers on the need for rehabilitation of their unproductive cocoa farms.
- Achievements
- I helped to form a Farmer Based Organization(FBO) group for poultry and livestock farmers of Asokwa district, Kumasi.
- I fostered the one Household one coconut tree initiative and this found many houses within my operational area more coconut tress.
- I pushed for biosecurity measures to be established in many poultry and livestock farms and it helped to reduced the overall motality of the animals till date.
- I trained famers who won the overall district best farmers award on three occasions.
- I won the best agricultural staff award for the Asokwa-Municipal Assembly in the year 2020.
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Assistant Officer (Cocoa Management System Division)
Ghana Cocoa Board
09.2021 - 05.2023
Agricultural Extension Agent
Department of Agriculture, Asokwa Municipal Assembly
10.2018 - 09.2021
Technical Officer & Administrative Assistant (National Service Personnel)
Koforidua Technical University
09.2017 - 07.2018
Research Assistant (Industrial Attachment at Pathology Department)
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana
09.2016 - 12.2016
Field Assistant (Internship)
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana
09.2014 - 09.2014
Purchasing Clark
Newrest First Catering
02.2012 - 01.2013
Bsc. Agriculture - Agriculture
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Diploma in General Agriculture - Crop Production
University of Ghana (Legon)
Certificate in Commercial Farming - Forest& Horticultural Crops Prod
University of Ghana (Legon)
WASSCE Certificate -
Wulensi Snr. High School