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  • Posted: Jun 27, 2022
    Deadline: Jul 5, 2022
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  • Leverage Seeds Limited is an indigenous seed company helping farmers maximize their profit through provision of genetically pure seeds of improved crop varieties, affordable fertilizers, and crop protection and nutrition chemicals, as well as guide farmers on Good Agronomic Practices for bumper harvest.


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    Plant Breeder

    Responsibilities

    • Preparation of workplans, planting programs and budgets for breeding nurseries, field trials and seed production activities.
    • Design and management of breeding nurseries, field trials and seed production fields
    • Supervision of selection of farmers for out-growers’ scheme and provision of technical backstopping to farmers for seed production activities.
    • Supervision of the establishment of demos and high-way seed drops
    • Management and capacity building of support and technical staff
    • Training of field staff on data collection and analysis
    • Training of farmers on yield enhancement techniques.
    • Setting up research trials, data analysis and interpretation of results
    • Conduct of field trials to assess germplasm for genetic diversity and characterization of germplasm for tolerance to stresses
    • Identification of desirable traits for seed improvement through genetic variation
    • Advancement of knowledge of plant breeding techniques
    • Drafting of technical reports and publication
    • Development of stress tolerant maize, soybean, cowpea, and rice varieties
    • Selection of parent lines for cross breeding
    • Hybrid seed production in maize, and rice
    • Liaison with research institutes for varietal release process
    • Liaison with commercial plant breeders, scientists, and funding bodies
    • Monitoring of competitors’ activities and setting of product profile in the market
    • Any other responsibility assigned to him by the Line Manager or the Management staff.

    Qualifications

    • Candidates should possess a Ph.D or Master's Degree with at least 2 years work experience.

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV to: leverageseedslimited@gmail.com with a copy to: ijaoyedare@yahoo.com The subject of e-mail should be the position being applied for e.g “Seed Production Officer at Leverage Seeds Limited".

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