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• Actively participate in projects and
  experiments in the field of agronomy and keep documents in relation to
  those experiments.
• Discuss the orientation and technical demands
  of agronomic activities and assumes responsibility for the technical
  aspects in the execution of the same.
• Carry out a variety of specialized technical
  tasks such as assessing field site characteristics and selecting field
  locations, and determining requirements for fertilizers and pesticides.
• Actively participate in the production, harvest
  storage of seeds and crops.
• Provide technical guidance and extension
  support concerning, best agronomic methods and practices to community
  structures, direct community, community leaders and other stakeholders.
• Organize, prepare and facilitate trainings,
  as required, to selected community members on specific sustainable and
  environmentally appropriate agronomic techniques
• Provide appropriate extension services in
  crop production and management, focusing on diversification and
  intensification of agricultural production, and promoting integration into
  value chain activities.
• Actively participate in designing, planning,
  and implementing innovative approaches to agricultural, agroforestry value
  chain activities and soil and water conservation.
• Participate in planning, budgeting of inputs
  and services relating to crop management, soil and water conservation
  structures, agronomy and to extent animal husbandry components of projects
  in MAP.
• Actively promote best practice technologies,
  appropriate for the environments of identified project livelihood zones,
  to encourage production of agricultural products having potential to
  increase household income
• Work in liaison with M&E officer, develop
  and administer pre- and post- knowledge questionnaires to measure impact
  of knowledge sharing, and other materials related to project training and
  advocacy.
• Document report relating to trainings carried
  out for office file and your file
• Participate in project planning and review
  meetings, as required.
• Support the ME Officer in preparing weekly and
  monthly internal progress reports and quarterly/annual donor reports.
• Significantly contribute in writing of RFPs
  for Livelihood and agronomy
• Perform any other duties assigned by the
  supervisor.

• The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelors
  of Science in Agriculture or equivalent qualification from a recognised
  Institution.
• Highly computer literate, with working
  knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
• The applicant must be honest, reliable and
  with a clean track record.
• Immediate availability.

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