Principal Agricultural Officer
Closing: Jan 19, 2023
This position has expiredPublished: Dec 22, 2022 (2 months ago)
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(a) Academic Qualifications
(i) An Honors Bachelor’s degree in either Agriculture, , Agricultural
and Rural Innovation, Agriculture Land Use and Management,Horticulture from a recognized institution or university;(ii) A Master of Science degree in any of the above fields.
(b)Work Experience
Six (6) years working experience, three (3) of which should have beenat Senior Agricultural Officer Level in a Government or a reputableorganization.
Responsibilities
(a) Academic Qualifications
(i) An Honors Bachelor’s degree in either Agriculture, , Agricultural
and Rural Innovation, Agriculture Land Use and Management,Horticulture from a recognized institution or university;(ii) A Master of Science degree in any of the above fields.
(b)Work Experience
Six (6) years working experience, three (3) of which should have beenat Senior Agricultural Officer Level in a Government or a reputableorganization.
ii. Monitor and give technical guidance to Divisions, and lower localgovernment, NGOs and other stakeholders on AgriculturalProduction and agribusiness;
iii. Implementing capacity building plans and programmes forcounties, Divisions, Local Governments, NGOs and otherstakeholders on Agricultural production, value addition andmarketing;
iv. Prepare technical guidelines, booklets and other education andtraining materials on Agriculture production and productivity;
v. Liaising and collaborating with Agriculture Research Institutions
and agencies involved in improving crop production andproductivity;vi. Liaise with Agricultural Research and extension service institutionsin the generation and dissemination of appropriate croptechnologies to the farming communities in the City;
vii. Collecting, analyzing, packaging and disseminating crop
production data and information to relevant stakeholders; andviii. Drafting and submitting work plans, budgets and performance
reports to the City Production Officers.
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