Job description
As Agronomist Consultant, you will oversee your territory through developing relationships and working closely with farmers, local distribution/ag-retailers and key players within the local farming community. Some of the roles and responsibilities are as follows:
- Directly interacting with farmers in coordination with the local ag retailers and distributors in your territory.
- Assessing each grower’s individual needs in order to determine which products will distinctly add value to each operation and provide agronomically sound solutions.
- Estimate coffee/pepper areas by interviewing farmers, collect data from official sources, gathering of information from third parties like research institutes, nurseries, state farms etc.
- Train for group leaders, farmers on sustainable standards.
- Develop manuals for the sustainable production of coffee/pepper based on standards.
Job Requirement
- Education: University degree in Agronomy or similar.
- Language skill: Good communication skills in English.
- Willing to travel around highlands.
- At least 10 years of experience in coffee/pepper production surveys.
- Experience in estimating coffee/pepper stock volume in upcountry.
- Having trained on Climate Change, sustainable coffee/pepper cultivation techniques.
Required Job Skills
agronomist
consultant
sound
research
education