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.
(a)     Tasks include -
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