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The Horticulture Production Expert will lead climate-smart horticultural interventions under the project, providing hands-on technical leadership to improve productivity, resilience, and farmer incomes across seven target locations.
Job Responsibility:
Lead climate-smart horticultural interventions under the project
Provide hands-on technical leadership to improve productivity, resilience, and farmer incomes across seven target locations
Requirements:
At least a Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Protection, or a closely related field
At least 5 years of experience in facilitation and training skills
Evidence of experience with Farmer Field Schools
Demonstrated excellent command of spoken and written English
At least eight years’ experience in climate-smart horticulture, including drip irrigation, greenhouse systems, and regenerative practices
A minimum of five years’ proven experience working on horticulture projects in rural, semi-arid, or resource-constrained environments
At least five years’ experience working with farmers or farmer groups on irrigated horticulture farming involving Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), seed systems, and post-harvest management
At least four years’ hands-on experience in assessment, technical design, training, and supervision of at least one irrigated horticulture project involving rural farmers within the last five years
Evidence of hands-on experience in production scheduling to align planting calendars with market demand, and in leading crop yield assessments, including sampling design, data collection, and statistical analysis in at least one project within the last five years
Evidence of competence in horticulture related technical specifications, cost estimates and selecting agricultural inputs (seeds, bio-pesticides, and fertilisers) that meet Global G.A.P. standards in at least one project within the last five years