Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agri-business0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agroforestry0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Irrigation and Drainage0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Crop Science0 Year of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
- N/A
- Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
- Inclusiveness
- Accountability
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Client/citizen focus
- Professionalism
- Commitment to continuous learning
- Complex Problem solving
- Time management skills
- Computer Skills
- High analytical Skills
- Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an advantage
- Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem-solving skills
- Sense of responsibility and integrity
- Have good organization and communication skills
job description
Elaborate a Seasonal plan showing cropping calendar on the approved value chain, monitor and facilitate its implementation, and produce consolidated reports thereof;
Organize, training on good agriculture practices and campaigns meant to raise farmers’ awareness on the use and importance of modern techniques of agriculture and supervise their implementation; and ensure plant pest and disease control at the site;
Plan the irrigation schedule for plots available water are fairly shared and efficiently used, and calculate irrigation water fees for each plot and supervising the implementation;
Provide training to farmers and extension agents on improved crop pests and diseases;
Organizing farmer’s special works for maintaining available infrastructures, land husbandry activities including erosion control practices, making composts at the site;
Train and advise farmers on the making and use of appropriate inputs (improved seed, both organic and inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, and soil amendments) and ensure their availability and proper use;
Advising farmers for selection of best crops and varieties according to their economic potential and available markets and in the line of governmental policy;
Helping in post-harvest handling techniques to maintain product quality and linking the produce to the potential buyers;
Initiating innovation that helps farmers to increase their economic capacity;
Any other task may be assigned by his or her supervisor.