Sugar Cane Growers

Sugar Cane Growers manage planting, cultivating and harvesting activities to grow sugar cane.

What the job involves

• Co-ordinates production and marketing of sugar cane, from soil preparation to harvest taking into account environmental and market factors

• Plants seeds and seedlings and grafts new varieties to root stocks

• Maintains crop production by cultivating and maintains optimal growing conditions

• Organises and conducts farming operations, such as collecting, storing, grading and packaging produce, as well as organising the sale, purchase and dispatch of produce

• Directs and oversees general farming activities, such as fertilising and pest and weed control

• Maintains farm buildings, fences, equipment and water supply systems

• Maintains and evaluates records of farming activities, monitors market activity and plans crop preparation and production, to meet contract requirements and market demands

• Manages business capital including budgeting, taxation, debt and loan management

• May select, train and supervise staff and contractors