A fully integrated 10 hectare Farm in Kano that comprises of 30 green houses, poultry, aquaculture and livestock is recruiting to fill the position below:
About the Role
- We are seeking an experienced, entrepreneurial, and highly organized Farm Manager to oversee, drive, and scale our fully integrated 10-hectare commercial farm in Kano.
- This is a top-tier management role requiring a rare blend of technical expertise across multiple agricultural value chains and robust commercial acumen.
- In addition to day-to-day operations, a critical focus of this role is the development and execution of structured breeding programmes to ensure flock, herd, and fingerling sustainability, genetic quality, and continuous production cycles.
- You will have full operational and financial accountability for the farm, leading a diverse team to optimize yields, maintain strict biosecurity, and ensure profitability.
Key Responsibilities
Breeding Programme Design & Management:
- Genetic & Selection Strategy: Establish and execute structured breeding programmes for livestock, poultry, and aquaculture to improve traits such as growth rate, feed conversion, and disease resistance.
- Hatchery & Reproduction Control: Oversee hatchery operations for poultry and artificial propagation/induced spawning in the aquaculture unit to maintain a steady supply of high-quality fingerlings and chicks.
- Line & Pedigree Tracking: Maintain meticulous records of lineages, birth rates, mortality rates, and genetic performance to prevent inbreeding and optimize herd/flock health.
- Replacement Planning: Manage the selection and introduction of superior breeding stock and the timely culling of unproductive animals.
Integrated Production Management:
- Greenhouse Management: Oversee production, irrigation, climate control, and pest/disease management across 30 greenhouses.
- Livestock & Poultry Care: Manage feeding regimes, veterinary schedules, and animal welfare across all growth stages.
- Aquaculture: Oversee pond/tank dynamics, water quality monitoring, stocking density, maintain biosecurity, improve productivity and harvesting schedules.
- Circular Integration: Optimize the farm’s circular economy by utilizing animal waste for soil enrichment and aquaculture effluents for crop irrigation.
Financial & Business Management:
- Timeline Forecasting: Develop annual production budgets, forecasting yields based on the timeline of the breeding cycles.
- Inventory Controls: Implement strict inventory controls for feed, veterinary inputs, genetics/semen (if applicable), seeds, and farm equipment.
- Metrics Analysis: Analyze production metrics against market demands to maximize cost efficiency and profit margins.
Team Leadership & Governance:
- Mentorship & Discipline: Supervise, mentor, and evaluate supervisors, technicians, and farm laborers, fostering a culture of accountability and precision.
- Biosecurity Enforcements: Enforce world-class health, safety, and biosecurity protocols specifically tailored to protect vulnerable breeding stock and young stocks.
People Management:
- Recruit, train and develop farm personnel.
- Manage performance and foster accountability and teamwork.
Asset & Resource Management:
- Maintain machinery, irrigation systems, buildings and equipment.
- Manage inventory and procurement.
Compliance & Quality Assurance:
- Ensure compliance with regulations, HSE, biosecurity and food safety.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Animal Science, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Agronomy, Agriculture, or a closely related discipline.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in commercial farm management, with demonstrated success in managing livestock/poultry breeding programmes or fish hatcheries with a minimum of 1 year in senior farm management.
- Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of reproductive management, animal nutrition, biosecurity protocols, artificial insemination/induced spawning techniques, and modern greenhouse irrigation.
- Language & Culture: Professional fluency in English; proficiency in Hausa is highly advantageous given the operational location.
- Location Flexibility: Willingness to reside on the farm in Kano.