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| 6112 TREE AND SHRUB CROP GROWERS
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Tree and shrub crop growers plan and carry out the necessary
operations to grow and harvest trees and shrubs, such as fruit
and nut trees, tea and coffee bushes, grape vines, berry-bearing
bushes, cocoa trees and rubber trees and to collect sap, for
sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers,
marketing organisations or at markets.
Tasks include -
(a) determining kinds and amounts of crops to be grown
(b) purchasing seeds, fertiliser and other supplies;
(c) renting or investing in land and land improvements,
buildings, working animals, equipment and machinery;
(d) performing farm operations such as land preparation, sowing,
planting and tending trees or bushes, collecting sap and
harvesting crops;
(e) storing and carrying out some basic processing of their
produce;
(f) tending working animals and maintaining farm buildings,
machinery and equipment;
(g) delivering or marketing farm products;
(h) performing related tasks;
(i) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Farm worker, skilled/shrub crop
- Farmer, fruit
- Farmer, rubber
- Farmer, tea
- Farmer, vineyard
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Department manager, production and operations/agriculture
- 1221
- General manager, agriculture - 1311
- Labourer, farm - 9211
- Managing director, enterprise/agriculture - 1210
- Operator, agricultural machinery - 8331
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