The Agricultural Officer shall:
· Provide necessary orientation about land preparation and application of seeds and coaching including practical demonstrations on sustainable farming techniques such as proper spacing, inter cropping, and crop rotation.
. Organize farmers seed multiplication groups (improved and local varieties)
. Support farmers to retain and store seeds from the harvest for planting during the next growing season
. Play a role in selection of vulnerable community members and project priority groups for farming practices;
. Promote climate resilient agricultural practices
. Play a roll in organizing and conducting capacity building activities on farming practices with focus to promotion of land races.
. Play a roll in organizing farmers for climate risk transfer (crop micro-insurance) as part of mitigation activities;
. Develop linkages between input suppliers, output markets and the LWF
. Prepare and submit periodic reports in time to the Team Leader
. Work closely with officers to provide agricultural support as requested
. Perform any other duties as assigned by the Team Leader
Minimum of Bachelors’ or Masters degree in agriculture, agronomy, agriculture economics or other relevant field.
Required Experience:
Minimum of 3 years related work Experience for Bachelor Degree and 1 year for Masters Degree preferably in climate resilient agricultural sectors
Additional Requirement:
. Strong interpersonal and communication skill
· NGO Experience is advantageous
. Females are encouraged to apply
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