Agricultural Extension Officers
Other Jobs Information
Job Category
Other Jobs
Job Type
Permanent/Full Time
Working Experience
3 - 5 Years
Education Level
First Degree
Industry
Agriculture
Salary Range
Not Specified
Qualifications
A minimum of BSc Agriculture
Should have a minimum of 3 years experience in the same field
Application Deadline
2021-02-05
Description
- Support implementation of Company agricultural production strategy and portfolio of projects in accordance with policies, guidelines and agreements
- Assist in developing policies and procedures, monitoring and control of production functions and processes
- Analyze and refine knowledge on competitive, commercial and sustainable production schemes
- Catalogue constraints and needs, establish a database of institutions, major actors, technologies and processes required to catalyze expansion of nucleus, RVBC and VPO production units
- Assess distribution and severity of new/emerging biotic and abiotic stresses, develop management options and promote application of IPM systems
- Introduce, develop, integrate and promote innovative technologies and processes that increase competitiveness in response to priority market opportunities and chains
- Increase productivity through introduction, development and deployment of genotypes/varieties with high yields and pest and disease resistance that meet industry requirements for specific product markets
- Enhance access to planting material offering high productivity gains and valued quality traits for select chains through planting material certification system, multiplication, deployment and distribution schemes
- Develop holistic early warning systems/strategies to mitigate constraints to production
- Develop and integrate commercially proven crop, soil and pest management practices and technologies that increase water and nutrient use efficiency to enhance competitiveness of production systems
- Introduce and promote appropriate equipment and services in response to priority opportunities
- Build human resources to strengthen institutional capacity for competitive, commercial production with required quality and functional characteristics
- Support communities/households to enhance household food and income security systems
- Mainstream resource limited farmers into competitive production schemes through capacity building and improved organizational arrangements
- Identify and organize a production chain structure to competitively produce and ensure availability of raw materials from nucleus, RBC and PO production units
- Assess demand, availability, distribution, access and affordability of agrochemicals, mechanization and water management services, develop user friendly, low risk packages and disseminate extension messages to improve productivity
- Develop mechanisms to strengthen RVBCs to serve as community input supply dealers/agents
- Promote adoption of improved, competitively productive and profitable production technologies by RVBCs/VPOs to Increase incomes and improve livelihoods in rural areas
- Contribute to market information acquisition and dissemination systems for increased commercialization
- Develop knowledge and update information on target ecologies, production systems and diversity of genetic resources
- Develop, test and implement effective, commercially viable and environmentally safe plant protection technologies which reduce losses and enhance productivity
- Develop, produce, and disseminate training and extension support materials with attention on safe use of inputs (fertilizers, CPPs)
Location Information
Location
Spintex
Region
Greater Accra
Street Address
Spintex