Zethu Mdenyeshwa

I have gained valuable practical experience and would say I have extensive experience in the following: Managing Green projects, rural development Extension, implementation of horticultural practices for development and maintenance services. Remarkable experiences in compliance of Fire Fighting stairements, consolidating monthly reports, administrative  skills, report writing and computer savvy.

I define myself as a creative, hood communicator and have an eye for detail, with both theoretical and practical experience. As a person who can work in a fast pace environment independently and as a team.
 

MCFAIR HOLDINGS PTY (LTD)
      Agronomist Intern
    Apri 2023 – October 2023
    Dude AgriZone, La Mercy
    No restraint of trade
    Reason for leaving : End of contract

Duties
• Drip Hydroponic system ( Greenhouse)
• Assistant GrowerDeveloping better planting, cultivation, and harvesting techniques, improving crop yield, and solving problems for clients.
• Researching and promoting agricultural strategies to counter the effects of changes in soil, climate, weather, and pest damage. 
• Visiting fields to collect growing medium, plant, fruit samples. Testing samples for nutritional deficiencies, diseases, or other changes. Assisting with plant sourcing, testing, and selection. Keeping detailed records regarding fields, customers, crops, and samples. 
• Generating reports and presenting findings to management, clients, or other interested parties.
•  Conducting training on SOP’s, products and techniques through educational presentations. Managing teams of employees. Developing planting and irrigation schedules, budgets, and timelines. 
•  Exceptional active listening and verbal and written communication skills, strong research; decision-making; critical thinking; and problem-solving skills.  Awareness of industry trends; technology; and developments, Sales and presentation skills,
• Ability to control and operate Greenhouse computer Priva system.
• Scouting for pest and diseases.
• In charge of checking EC and PH of drip and drain for recipe supplements.
• Monitoring irrigation .
• Mixing of correct fertilizers for fertigation proces 
• Identify the correct Intergrated Pest management and chemical to utilise.
• Harvesting and management of plants in the greenhouse
• Supervising staff in the Greenhouse
• Dispatcher and Reciever in the pack house.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
Educator Assistant -eCadres
December 2020 – August 2022
Bizana- Zamilizwe P.S
Reason for leaving : End of contract

Duties
Assisting educators in the class ensuring that learners have enough stationery for learning activities and working to support in reading,writting and promoting a reading culture in classroom.Organise storytelling, story sharing activities. Carrying e-cadres duties as an ICT such providing innovative solutions on how to upgrade the school digital learning and how it will assist teachers engaging with learners in such platforms and carrying out administrative tasks.

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRARIAN REFORM 
Work Integrated Learning ( in-service training)
July 2018 – December 2019
Bizana DRDAR Service Centre
Reason for leaving  : End of training

Farming Management Duties: 
Feed management, Dosing, castrating using Burdizzo pliers, rubber rings, hoof clipping, tail docking and vaccination of sheep, goats, dogs, cattle and horses. Measuring the fields, taking soil samples and analysing the soil samples. Scouting Maize for Fall army worm. Sheep Shearing and wool sorting. Plough using implements such as Plough, Disc.
Data Management Duties:
Compiling monthly reports and creating of profiling, programs and leaflets and presentations. Assisting with food security application forms for farmers. Capturing of financial record for wool production. Recording sales of Poultry, Vegetables, Piggery, Goats, Wool, Rams, Ewes and Lambs. Emailing spreadsheet of maize, Vegetables and Wool production lines to board members. Conducting research on Business plan of projects.
Other Duties:
Presenting on Scouting Method , Maize Harvesting. Observing projects. Poultry, Wool and Production. Ear tagging and Dehorning of Livestock. Selection of bulls and sheep and goat breed for herd improvement. Vegetable production in planting and assessing plant. Planting of Nurseries and greenhouse effect of eloping to more controlled growing environment and more production outputs to sustain the different weather conditions.

MBATHA FAMILY TRUST FARM 
Student learner
June 2016 - June2017
PMB- Camperdown Durban- Umlazi V
Reason for leaving : End of contract

Duties

Animal Handling, Milking of Cows and Rearing poultry.
Sugar Cane Farming and it's Production. 
Manual making of Butter using pressed cream.
Maintaining the vegetable garden where the were different production lines from soil preparation to harvesting and marketing.
Managing of the green house where controlled and monitored plants are gone such as Tomato.

FIKILE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 
General Worker
March 2015 – November 2015
Bizana Construction Site
Reason for leaving: End of contract

Duties:  

Cleaning and Painting buildings.
 

Coastal KZN TVET College
Farming Management N DIPLOMA
2019

•  Coastal KZN TVET College
Primary Agriculture 
2014

• Ntabezulu Senior Secondary school Matric 
2009