Farm Manager

Prosper is an expert in the poultry and food processing industry. He has more than 8 years’ experience in the agricultural sector and delivered expected outcomes. He is a holder of a Master of Science in Food Processing systems and Technology (MSc F.P.S.T) and Bachelor’s (BSc Hon’s Animal Science) in Agriculture degrees with University of Zimbabwe. He also holds a diploma in Agriculture (Dip in Agric) from Gwebi college of Agriculture. Prosper worked in different agricultural sector.

In the year 2011 to 2012 he worked at Haingate Engineering as a technical sales representative, providing farmer training on farm implements. In 2014 he joined Dr Henn Poultry Company and worked for a year as an assistant hatchery manager. Prosper joined Irvine’s Zimbabwe in 2015 and worked there up to 2021. He worked in different divisions which included Chick sales (2015-2017) as a technical sales manager. In 2018 he was transferred to Chicken and egg processing division and worked for a year as a lead supervisor. In 2019 Prosper was promoted and joined the Broiler division as a contract grower Technical manager. He then resigned in 2021 and joined Farm Select Limited as Site manager in Zambia. Currently Prosper is working with Farm Select Limited, managing the livestock and crop operations.  The activities involve layer birds brooding and rearing. He also participates in selling of layer pullets. He leads the egg production site and egg processing operations. Prosper provides technical advice to pullet customers. He also manages the crop division which has maize, and horticultural crop enterprises.

Batsirai is a qualified agriculturist with over 7 years’ experience in poultry production both broiler and layer production. He holds an MBA from National University of Science and Technology.

He also holds a BSc Agriculture degree from the University of Zimbabwe. Previously Batsirai was a Section Manager for Irvines Zimbabwe from 2014-2017 under the Broiler Parental Breeding Section.

He also worked from 2018-2019 as a Poultry Technical Officer under Novatek Zimbabwe which Is one of the biggest livestock feed companies in Zimbabwe. In his prior role at Novatek, he was involved in farmer trainings, marketing of company products and providing veterinary services to farmers.

He joined Farm Select as General Manager in 2019. Among other duties, his main responsibilities involve strategic planning of all operations activities such as placement orders and raising commercial layers from day old to point of lay for the local and international market. He also oversees activities at the egg production site and crop production, conducts farm trainings for local farmers and provides technical services to customers