Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day operation of allocated blocks in the farm.
- Draw work plans and crop calendar for planting, field management, and harvesting of cassava.
- Plant, apply manure/fertilizers, weed management, harvesting, and post-harvest handling of cassava.
- Ensure technical backstopping, capacity development, and training of daily-rated staff attached to the farm.
- Prepare timesheets for casual / daily rated staff.
- Ensure good farm equipment maintenance, irrigation management, and fertigation.
- Any other responsibility assigned to him by the Farm Manager
Qualifications / Experience
- B.Agric / HND in Crop Science, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Agronomy or related discipline
- Applicant must have at least 3 years relevant experience in a similar role.
Competencies Required:
- Can work with little or no supervision.
- Will be critical in thinking and could take initiative as occasion demands.
- Have a good command of English both in speaking and writing.
- Be Honest, diligent, dedicated, and unassuming
- Age: 25-35.