// Unit group · 6111

Field Crop and Vegetable Growers

Field crop and vegetable growers plan, organize and perform farming operations to grow and harvest various types of field crop such as wheat and other cereals, rice, beetroot, sugar-cane, ground-nuts, tobacco, reed or other field crops and potatoes, cabbages or other field vegetables, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers / 61 Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers / 611 Market Gardeners and Crop Growers / All level 4

// Working conditions

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// Hand tools

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monitoring market activity and conditions, determining types and quantities of crops to be grown, and planning and coordinating production accordingly

preparing soil by hand or machine, and spreading fertilizers and manure

selecting and sowing seeds, and planting seedlings

maintaining crops by cultivating soil, by transplanting, pruning or thinning plants, and by setting up and operating irrigation equipment

controlling weeds, pests and diseases by applying herbicides and pesticides

harvesting crops and destroying diseased or superfluous crops

inspecting, cleaning, grading, packaging, storing and loading crops for sale or delivery to market

tending working animals and maintaining farm buildings, structures, equipment and water supply systems

storing and carrying out some processing of produce

promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of produce and supplies and maintaining and evaluating records of farm activities and transactions

training and supervising workers in crop production, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Cereal farmer
- Cotton farmer
- Potato farmer
- Rice farmer
- Skilled farm worker (field crops)
- Sugar-cane grower

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Agricultural production manager - 1311
- Crop farm labourer - 9211

Notes

Growers of vegetables using intensive cultivation techniques are classified in Unit Group 6113: Gardeners, Horticultural and Nursery Growers.

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