Field Officers x 20

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessing, evaluating, and identifying farms and farmers with the potential to produce high-quality crops under contract management.
• Ensuring timeous provision of inputs to farmers in our contract farming scheme.
• Providing on-farm technical assistance related to inputs management, good agricultural practices, and best farming methods.
• Monitoring farming practices to achieve targeted volume and quality of produce.
• Following up to ensure farmers deliver their produce to the contracted market.
• Ensuring recovery of loans advanced to farmers.
• Developing crop budgets and estimates.
• Conducting soil sampling, facilitating soil tests and providing fertilizer recommendations.
• Arranging logistics for inputs and ensure timeous land preparation.
• Monitoring planting and irrigation scheduling.
• Offering daily technical advice on production, pest, disease, and weed
management, as well as harvesting and post-harvest practices.
• Maintaining detailed records of fields activities, farmer databases, crop yields estimates and other relevant farming information.
• Evaluating program performance and preparation of reports.