Eric Asante Email & Phone Number

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Management, Operations, Business, Agronomy, Agribusiness

Dawhenya

• Training graduates in intensive practical agriculture (Greenhouse Technology-Vegetable Production)
• Assist with general greenhouse operations
• Monitoring and management of EC, pH, Nitrate and Nitrite levels in soil and soilless media.
• Collecting data on agronomic growth parameters of tomato, cucumber and sweet pepper varieties under experimental trials in greenhouse
• Assist with nursery management
• Preparing nursery media and buffering of Coco Coir substrates (Cocopeat/, potted mix and vermiculite).

Dawhenya

• Applied fertilizer (fertigation)(MAP, MKP, KNO3, MgSO4, CaNO3 etc.) to high value crops: cucumber, tomato and sweet and chili pepper.
• Pruned and trellised cucumber, tomato (indeterminate), sweet pepper.
• Conducted rapid field analysis on tomato plant which helped in determining biological control measures to curtail Bacterial wilt disease.

Accra-Awoshie

• Taught 111 private candidates (14 elective agriculture students and 97 core science) to achieve 100% pass 2014/2015 November/December WASSCE.
• Supervised internally organized examinations for candidates and generated reports to assess students’ performance.

Sakaman, Accra

• Planned and budgeted sales target.
• Devised strategies and techniques to achieve sales target.
• Motivated team members to help them deliver desired results.
• Maintained and improved relationships with clients.

Kumasi

• Prepared monthly and quarterly reports which was used in senior management level meetings and informed managers of what to do next in an organization.
• Wrote minutes of meetings and letters which were used to document. The minutes and letters were used to document meetings and helped in dealing with outstanding issues.
• Conducted rapid analysis on plant and plant products which aided in determining biological control measures to curtail Angular Spot Disease.
• Educated farmers on the proper use of agrochemicals in training programmes organized by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
• Carried out pesticide inspections for Agro-chemical Dealers.

Tamale (Nyankpala)

• Performed seed sampling, health, purity and germination tests which achieved 85% of International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Standard.
• Assisted officers in field experiments and planting of seeds (soya beans, maize, groundnut and rice) on field and achieved 100% germination rate.
• Distributed agricultural inputs (fertilizers, Weedicides) to farmers in districts.

Master Of Science In Development Finance, Development Finance And Management, International Development, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Agriculture Financing And Development Agriculture Financing Financial Development International Economics.

Pgdip, International Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Agricultural Business Operations International Agriculture Integrated Pest Management

Greenhouse Technology, Food Production (Agriculture)

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Agriculture, General