Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
To study soil, plants, seeds, and products to better understand crop needs and develop more effective and efficient farming practices.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities
• Studying plants and soil in order to develop better planting, cultivation, and harvesting techniques, improve crop yield, and solve problems facing the agriculture industry.
• Researching, developing, monitoring, and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather or prevent damage from pests.
• Visiting fields to collect seed, plant, and soil samples and testing samples for nutritional deficiencies, diseases, or other changes.
• Ensure good agricultural practices are carried out from planting to harvesting.
• Assisting with the plant selection process and the development of planting and irrigation schedules, budgets, and timelines.
• Check and ensure that the product meets the market and customer requirements
• Keeping detailed records regarding fields, customers, crops, and samples.
• Generating reports and presenting findings to management, clients, or other interested parties.
• Promoting products and techniques through educational presentations.
• Season forward prediction of farm income based on the year of production.
• Maintains contact with numerous industry personnel including growers, supplier salespersons, product technicians, breeders, customers and produce brokers/buyers to identify new products or market needs.
• Plans, coordinates and implements trial plan for assigned crops in assigned territory
• Supports downstream marketing initiatives in conjunction with the company’s marketing programs.
• Assists in collecting information to resolve product performance complaints.
• Collecting data on the competition varieties in the market, their traits and positioning
Key Performance Indicators
• Chemical per output
• Water per output
• Yields per plant/acre
• Estimated production potential
• Fertilizers per output
• Increase in production
• Work per output.

Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Agriculture, or related field.
• He/she should have knowledge in :
• pest and diseases
• Fertigation
• Plant/crop management
• He/she should have a 2-3 years’ experience in vegetable farming

Competencies and Attributes
• Ability to work outside, stand, walk, kneel, and stoop for extended periods.
• Proficiency with computers, especially MS Office and diagnostic scientific software.
• Exceptional active listening and verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong research, decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Awareness of industry trends, technology, and developments.
• Sales and presentation skills are also a major plus.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Applicants to send their application to hr@ramahomesltd.com  before 15th May 2022. Consider your application unsuccessful if you don’t get communication

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