Gift Happymore Chibvuri has over 25 years of experience in agriculture, including managing plantations and farms. He has extensive experience with crops like tea, coffee, maize, soybeans, potatoes and horticulture. He is skilled in quality standards like Euro Gap and HACCP. Chibvuri holds a diploma in agriculture and general management. He is currently managing a farm growing maize, beans, potatoes and vegetables with livestock. References are provided from past employers in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

1. Waterwave Investments Pvt Ltd CURRICULUM VITAE
P. O. Box 133
CHIPINGE FOR
Cell: 0774 100 192 CHIBVURI GIFT HAPPYMORE
0712 869 224
0712 760426
e-mail: hgchibvuri@yahoo.com
KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• A self-starter, goal achieving innovative with lots of determination and results oriented person
with a strong bias for action and zeal to succeed.
• A good team player and team builder who believes in leadership as a key component to
motivating people to unleash their potential.
• A strategic thinker and planner who believe in position analysis and simulation as a way of
achieving a competitive edge and keeping ahead of competitors.
• A strong believer in honest and fairness to subordinates and peers in order to create a
positive and enabling environment for performance enhancement.
• Ability to work independently and with or without supervision.
• Strong ability to meet deadlines and working under immense pressure.
• Open to constructive criticism and always to learn and develop new ideas.
• Good communication at all levels and good budgetary and cost control.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Gift Happymore Chibvuri Marital Status: Married with 3
chn
National ID: 75-152162 G-42 Nationality:Zimbabwean
Sex : MALE D.O.B: 01/01/67
Religion: CHRISTIANITY email : hgchibvuri@yahoo.com
Passport No: AN703222 Health: Good
Languages: Shona, English, Intermediate Portuguese

2. DEVELOPED KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Extensive experience in plantation crops and annual crops including horticulture.
• Extensive experience with the European Union markets and quality demands key
achievements of which include setting up and implementation of the Euro Gap Audit system
for vegetables and horticulture produce.
• Tea sourcing partnership of Europe Audit standards including the ethical production and Tea
sourcing partnership Audit standards done by Coopers and Lybrands International.
• Haccp management and implementation.
• Knowledge of performance appraisal systems, project planning, project start –ups, monitoring
and evaluation.
• Computer literate.
• Experience of managing large labour force and dealing with industrial relations issues.
ACADEMIC DETAILS
Nyanyadzi Secondary School – Chimanimani, Zimbabwe 1981 – 1986
GCE, Advanced Level
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Chibero College of Agriculture – Norton, Zimbabwe 1988 – 1990
Diploma in Agriculture
General Agronomy - Ordinary Pass
Horticulture - Ordinary Pass
Animal Husbandry - Distinction
Farm Management - Ordinary Pass
Agriculture Engineering - Ordinary Pass
Zimbabwe Institute of Management
Diploma In general Management
Management functions - Credit
Management Techniques - Distinction
CAPACITY BUILDING AND OTHER TRAINING
• Occupational Health and safety – (ZOSC)
• First Aid and Critical Rescue Operations – (St Johns Ambulance)
• Management Development skill I & II (Zimbabwe Institute of Management)
• Establishing Training needs – (Shell & BP Marketing)

3. • Negotiating skills – (Shell & BP Marketing)
• Project Management – (Dr I Granger)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Current Occupation: Farm Manager Bedford C & D Farm Mupfure
College
P. Bag 347
Chegutu
Main Activities: Commercial maize – 20ha
Sugar Beans - 5ha
Potatoes - 4ha
Butternuts - 2ha
Cabbages - 2ha
Beef - 54 herd
Poultry - 2500 Broilers
Piggery - 10 Sow unit
Last Employer: Waterwave Investments
P.O. Box 133
Chipinge
Leasing a 137 ha Farm in Midle Sabi Farm 15
Last Occupation: Was Leasing a 137 ha farm in Middle Sabi Farm 15
Main Activities: Was Doing 60 ha of summer maize, 50 ha soyabeans,
10 ha sugar beans, 15 ha brewing sorghum
3 ha butternuts, 2 ha tomatoes
120 ha winter wheat in rotation
Last Employer: Sonil Ltd – Cha Socone Ltd
Av Paulo S, Kankomba No 21B
Nampula, Mocambique
Occupation: Plantation Manager
Main Job Functions: Management of 550 HA of rehabilitated tea.
Rehabilitation of abandoned plantations during civil war
2000 Ha.
Management of Labour and all production planning

4. Training of local technical people in Agronomic
practices.
Previous Employer: Tanganda Ta Company
P. Bag 2012
Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Period: May 1998 to September 2006.
Position Held: Estate Manager (Avontuur Estate)
Main Job Functions: Preparing of estate budgets both Revenue and
Capital
Managing 486Ha of Tea and 52 Ha of Coffee
Managing 200 Livestock unit beef herd.
Rotational crops Maize,Beans,Potatoes,soya beans
Expansion Programme of tea and diversification into
Macademia plants.
Managing labour and mechanical harvesters.
Preparation of monthly reports for the Estate.
Managing the Export processing Zone Tingamira
Factory EuroGap Audits Management and
Implementation.
Previous Employer: Lands End Farm
P. O. Box 51
Norton, Zimbabwe
Period: October 1997 – 1998
Position Held: Farm Manager
Main Job Functions: Overall Management of 271,3Ha farm cropping
Programme of: -
Commercial Maize - 100 Ha

5. Soya Beans - 80 Ha
Potatoes - 20Ha
Horticulture - 40Ha
Garlic, Onions, Butternuts, Cucumbers,
Tomatoes,Melons
Paprika, Cabbages
Tobacco - 30Ha
Labour force of 70 seasonal & 15 permanent workers.
Previous Employer: Valhalla Farm
P. O. Box 853
Kadoma, Zimbabwe
Period: October 1996 – September 1997
Position Held: Farm Manager
Main Job Functions: overall Management of 871 Ha farm with an
annual
Cropping programme of:
Sorghum - 100Ha
Maize - 80Ha
Horticulture - 12Ha
Cabbages, Tomatoes, Onions, Cauliflower, Cucumber
Broccoli, Rape and Butternuts
Beef herd of 700 cattle
An Ostrich flock of 21 Trios and Growers
Previous Employer: Saguta Farms
P. Bag 7395
Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Period: 1995 – September 1996

6. Position Held: Farm Manager
Main Job Functions: Preparation of cropping programmes and
budgets
Control of Labour and Labour Welfare
Cropping programme of;
Cotton - 250 Ha
Wheat - 250 Ha
Green Mealies - 20 Ha
Soya Beans - 50 Ha
Tomatoes - 20 Ha
Previous Employer: Eastern Highlands Plantations Limited
P. Bag 1020
Hauna, Zimbabwe
Period: August 1990 – 1994
Position Held: Estate Manager (Zindi Estate)
Main Job Functions: Management of two Tea divisions and one
factory
Management of Eucalyptus Plantations
Control of labour and Labour Welfare
Preparation of yield Estimates and Budgets
Planning of all Capital Jobs and revenue expenditure
Preparation of monthly reports and annual reports.
Secretary to Works Council EHPL.
Growing of Burley Tobacco – 40Ha
Previous Employer: Maseru Estate
P. O. Box 583
Karoi, Zimbabwe
Position Held: Assistant Farm Manager (Trainee)
Period: 1987 – September 1988

7. Main Job Functions: Management of Cropping programme
40Ha irrigated tobacco
30Ha dryland tobacco
120Ha Commercial maize
Livestock unit of 170 herd.
REFERENCES:
1. Mr F. R. Chingono 2. Mr J. Makurumidze
Group Human Resources Manager Human Resources Director
Tanganda Tea Company Matanuska Holdings
New Year’s Gift Estate P.O. Box 334
P. Bag 2024 Mutare, Zimbabwe
Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Telephone: 00263 27 2586/7 Telephone: 00263 20 66946/62077
00263 11 416 337 00263 1 612 341
3. Mr Ian D. Larkins
General Manager
Cha’ Socone Ltd
Av Paula S. Kankhoma No. 21B
Caixa Postal 123
Nampula, Mocambique
Telephone: 00258 82 030 9870