Junior Agronomy Officer at AAA Growers

Role Objective:

The Junior Agronomy Officer will oversee Pest, Pesticide and IPM matters for all Farm sites and will be involved in field crop walks and monitoring predictions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Growing Manager Program to input chemical and fertilizers programs, data sheets, monitor seed usage and plantings.
• Ensure that chemical and fertilizer orders are prepared monthly, and that goods once ordered are supplied and the farms are fully updated on the supplies.
• Providing accurate and timely projection reports to the sales department on plantings, predictions, production
• Visit the farms from time to time to do crop walks and reports and monitor trials and IPM strategy implementation at each site.
• Coordinate trainings, and site visits in conjunction with the Head office team.
• Coordinate with the fields team on notifiable pests, ensure that a detailed Spray plan per site is in place and that data being collected is done in a timely fashion and updated to the Growing Manager.
• From time to time, visit and report back on nominated Out growers.
• Any other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Management from time to time.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Weekly reporting on Inhouse and Out grower plantings, chemical and fertilizer program updates, and monitoring of scouting information.
• Monthly confirmation of chemical and fertilizers supplies.

Reporting Metrics

• Weekly Communicating any issues on shortages of seeds, or other inputs

Key Competencies:

• Work experience at Farm level – field production and agronomy
• Graduate Agronomist
• Fully computer Literate
• Able to work in a demanding environment.