horticulture production manager

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Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

coordinate greenhouse environment create soil and plant improvement programmes develop agricultural production plans ensure soil fertility execute disease and pest control activities grow plants harvest crop maintain plant health maintain plant soil nutrition maintain storage facilities make independent operating decisions manage crop production manage production enterprise monitor fields operate horticulture equipment optimise production propagate plants prune plants store crops store products supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings use agricultural information systems and databases

Essential Knowledge

budgetary principles crop production principles environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry fertilisation principles greenhouse types health and safety regulations horticulture principles leadership principles pest control in plants plant disease control plant harvest methods plant propagation plant species project management principles pruning techniques pruning types quality criteria for storage facilities soil structure types of storage facilities watering principles

Optional Skills and Competences

advise customers on types of flowers advise on plant fertilizer apply sustainable tillage techniques assign duties to agriculture workers create flower arrangements direct the preparation of food drive agricultural machines ensure quality control in packaging execute fertilisation food plant design handle veterinary emergencies implement landscaping projects keep task records maintain technical equipment manage agricultural staff manage agritourism activities negotiate sales contracts perform on-farm product processing pick orders of agricultural products place orders for flower products prepare flower arrangements prepare planting area present the farm facilities promote farm products provide agri-touristic services recruit personnel select adequate packaging for food products sell flowers use gardening equipment

Optional Knowledge

agricultural business management agritourism agronomical production principles agronomy customer relationship management e-agriculture ecology food legislation food safety principles food safety standards organic farming

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d36b66f8-c08a-4416-953b-62c271ca7509

Status

released

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