Agrifa International Limited is an agribusiness company headquartered in Lagos and operating a 300ha organic plantain farm in Ogun State.The company processes its produce into flour and other consumer products for the Nigerian market.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Agronomist
Location: Awa-Ijebu, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- We are seeking an experienced Technologist to help manage a large-scale organic plantain farm.
Essential Responsibilities
- Contribute to building a detailed working plan to produce 3 bunches of plantain per hole per twelve months
- Develop a training plan to teach laborers how to perform seed removal, weed maintenance and fertilization to harvest a plantain bunch per hole every 4 months
- Prepare daily operating plans to effectively schedule the farming staff and to ensure the laborers’ supervisors understand their performance expectations
- Devise monitoring reports to evaluate the performance of the team at each phase of the farming process (land preparation, implantation, maintenance, irrigation and harvest)
- Spearhead the hiring of temporary / contract farm laborers and identify high performers to join the team on a fulltime basis
- Help craft strategies to mitigate the prevalence of diseases and pests on the farm, and identify efficient solutions to resolve these issues whenever they appear
- Write periodic progress reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.) detailing both the activities on the farm and the crops’ performance
- Craft and implement plantain bunch census strategies and devise effective harvesting processes to mitigate instances of bunches rotting on the farm
- Ensure that all staff adhere to health & safety regulations, and that farm activities comply with both federal and state government regulations
Job Requirements
- Ccandidates should possess a Bachelor of Agriculture (B.Agric) or Master of Agriculture (M.Agric)
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar capacity on a farm and with a demonstrated track record of leadership, hard work and success is preferred
- Ability to learn new agriculture practices
- Solid and verifiable references
- The successful candidate must have prior meaningful farm experience and demonstrate a passion for growing organic plantain to effectively lead the daily planning, organization, supervision, and farming activities.
- The ability to live on or near the farm is prerequisite to efficiently execute our company’s strategy and achieve our yield targets.
Compensation
N90,000 / Month (Commensurate with experience)
Deadline: 15th February, 2023.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a Resume to: info@agrifa-intl.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Note: Candidates should include a WhatsApp-enabled phone number for the initial phase of the interview process.
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