Job announcement: Agricultural expert
Education and work experience:
- University degree in agriculture
- 3-5 years of work experience
- Practical experience of agronomist (in a private or own farm)
- Knowledge on organic agriculture processes, certification and management
- Good knowledge of Russian and English languages is desirable
- Computer skills: MS Office - mandatory; Photoshop, Corel Draw - desirable
The main responsibilities:
- Organizing and conducting regular trainings for beneficiary farmers of Shen NGO, provision of agricultural consultancy, particularly:
- Soil cultivation, trees pruning and training, irrigation, fertilizing, anti-frostbite measures
- Plant protection measures organization using chemical and organic pesticides
- Harvest planning, crop production and processing
- Design of handouts and other printed matters on above mentioned themes
- Designing Power Point presentations on above mentioned themes
- Researching the necessary conditions of new land plots for planting perennial crops, salinity processes; proposing complex measures, designing working plans, providing expert advice on farming peculiarities at planting specific perennial saplings in selected areas.
- Organising planned visits to orchards and nurseries both established by Shen NGO and adjacent other farms; implementing control on all types of faming activities.
- Assessing condition of orchards, preparing intermediary and annual reports based on planned visits.
Application deadline: 10 November, 2016
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10 Nov 2016