8 Job Positions available at HoReCo (JOB ADVERT)

Welcome to Horticulture in Reality Corporation(HoReCo).

”HoReCo is a business company of professionals in agriculture who were trained in Israel in matters of Horticulture development and value chain, Irrigation and Agriculture Mechanization as well as building capacity of youth in agriculture. HoReCo is  now contributing to   improve  livelihood of Rwandan through transforming  agriculture from  subsistence to modern  farming  by  introducing  extension  and  innovations  which  integrate  sustainable  crop  production  and  irrigation technology. HoReCo is one of the tough and fast-growing company in Rwanda. It is composed by more than 100 share- holders from various agricultural domains include Horticulture, Crop production, Agronomy, Agribusiness, Agriculture Mechanization, Soil and Water Resource Management, Irrigation and Drainage to list few. Currently HoReCo is running two agricultural projects: 1st  Project of Operation, Maintenance and Management of Irrigation Infrastructure (OMMIS Project) in collaboration with MINAGRI and RAB. The 2nd    project of Potato Seed Production Project (PSPP) that con- sists of producing Pre-Basic and Basic seeds  in collaboration with Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)”.

Emmanuel NDAYIZIGIYE, CEO of HoReCo

1 st Project: OMMIS Project intervention areas

OMMIS Project (Operation, Maintenance and Management of Irrigation Schemes) is implemented in almost all developed  Irrigation Schemes located on 10,037  Ha with  installed irrigation  infrastructures in Rwanda. HoReCo  has  technical  support  activities  that  turnaround  coaching  on  crop  production  and  value  chain management,  irrigation  techniques  and  mobilization  for  weekly  community  works  to  keep  clean  irrigation facilities  in  18 districts  of  country,  namely  Gasabo,  Kicukiro,  Kamonyi,  Ruhango, Nyanza,  Huye,  Gisagara, Nyamagabe,  Nyaruguru,   Nyamasheke,  Rulindo,  Gakenke,  Musanze,  Bugesera,  Rwamagana,  Nyagatare, Ngoma and Kirehe districts where   seventy six agricultural cooperatives (76) and sixty four (64) Water User Organizations are daily coached by HoReCo technicians.

2nd Project: Potato Seed Production/PSPP

Objectives:

To contribute on improving livelihood of smallholder farming communities through ensuring quality and quantity of needed potato seeds by developing a sustainable private sector led potato seed system in Rwanda.

In period of two years (2019-2021), the project seeks to accomplish the followings:

– Producing EGS and basic clean potato seed

– Supporting other private potato seed multipliers to produce adequate quality and quantity of seeds affordable by smallholder farmers through field and crop inspection

– Supporting ten potato cooperatives to establish seed units and train them in improved tech- nologies and raise awareness of seed multipliers and companies on- seed inspection and cer-tification

– Partner with RAB to strengthen the commercialization of potato seeds in Rwanda