Vacancy title:
Crop Doctor
Jobs at:
Yara InternationalDeadline of this Job:
31 August 2021
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 20, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Job title: Crop Doctor
About The Unit
Yara aims to be the crop nutrition company for the future and is leading the development of sustainable agriculture and digital tools to contribute to solving global agricultural challenges. We have a worldwide presence with sales teams in ~150 countries and around 17,000 employees. Yara Farming Solutions will lead the transformation towards more sustainable and efficient food production, by innovating our offerings and the way we work. Crop and Digital Solutions is responsible developing and scaling new “on-farm” digital and integrated tools and solutions for an efficient and transparent food system.
Access to good agricultural advice/knowledge continues to be a significant challenge for the agricultural industry hoping to support smallholder farmers. In most cases, the answers to farmers problems are readily available however access remains the issue. Digital farming is aiming to provide this knowledge through mobile phone technology, however we firstly need to identify the issues and their root cause of the problem.
Responsibilities
• Able to provide the content and strong local guidance to make our solutions both practical, scientifically sound, and relevant for farmers in East Africa
• Identify pest, diseases, deficiencies symptoms from pictures received from farmers, annotate and classify them as per type of issue and apply macros accordingly
• Interact with farmers via a chat (in Swahili) to provide advice & support on crop protection and nutrition topics daily
• Work closely with Yara East Africa Agronomists on all issues that need Agronomy support
Profile
• Bachelor degree in Agriculture or related academic discipline
• A minimum 2 years field experience
• Strong understanding of maize and other crops grown in Kenya and Tanzania
• Knowledgeable about the major pests, diseases and nutrient deficiency symptoms for the crops mentioned
• Effective communication skills
• Competent in microsoft office applications
Education Requirement: No Requirements
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
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Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to Yara International on jobs.yara.com to apply
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