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CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Basiketi Takesure
ID. No: 44-073857Q44
Date of Birth: 25th December 1976
Place of birth: Chimanimani
Country: Zimbabwe
Contact address: House No.12
Madziwa T/ship
Shamva
Contact cell: +263 772 845 084
+263 717 729 926
E-mail: tbasiketi@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE
College: Esigodini College of Agriculture
Period: September 1997 – July 2000

ACADEMC QUALIFICATION

Cambridge Exams 1995

Subject Symbol
English A
Mathematics A
Combine Science A
Geography A
Commerce A
Shona B
Agriculture A

COMPUTER LITERACY
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point and Internet

DRIVING
Class IV Driver's Licence
Eight years driving experience

WORK EXPERIENCE

a) Agritex
Position: Extension Worker
Area: Chipinge
Period: 2002-2010

MAJOR DUTIES
? Giving technical advice to farmers
? Training farmers
? Assisting farmers in the establishment of projects
? Facilitate marketing of farmers' produce
? Facilitate farming promotional activities
? Liaising with NGOs and other stack holders in the implementation of projects
? Carrying out agricultural assessments
? Report writing

b) Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union
Position: Regional Tobacco Manager
Previous working areas: Manicaland & Mashonaland East Provinces
Period: June 2011 – March 2012

MAJOR DUTIES

Ø Co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate union activities
Ø Represent farmers at regional level
Ø Facilitate training of farmers within the region
Ø Assist union members in farming policy interpretation.
Ø Dissemination of technological information to farmers
Ø Compiling and maintenance of database
Ø Liasing with insurance companies insuring various schemes
Ø Crop monitoring within the region

c) Zimbabwe Leaf Tobacco
Position: Field Extension Officer
Working area: Shamva District
Period: August 2012 – To date

MAJOR DUTIES
Ø Planning the implementation of the small scale tobacco out grower scheme.
Ø Registration and selection of farmers
Ø Monitoring distribution of inputs to contracted farmers
Ø Monitoring marketing of the crop to avoid side marketing
Ø Delivering extension service to contracted farmers
Ø Assessing farmers' credit worthiness'
Ø Attending extension meetings
? Training of contracted tobacco farmers
? Data collection for surveys
? Crop monitoring within the area
? Recording and maintaining rainfall records
? Monitoring reforestation programmes of contracted growers.

REFERENCE

Zimbabwe Farmers Union
The Provincial Manager
Mr. Lloyd Mataya
+263 772 892 143

The Senior Agronomist
Zimbabwe Leaf Tobacco
Mr. Andreas Mutumbwa
+263 772 978 203

The Agronomist
Zimbabwe Leaf Tobacco
Mr. Marongwe
+263 713 107 000