Agronomist at JOF Nigeria Limited

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.