Agriculture Officer

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Extension, Crop Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Education, r related agricultural discipline
  
• A Postgraduate training in Climate Smart Agriculture, Agricultural Extension, Agribusiness, Rural Development, or related field is preferred.
  
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in agricultural development programming.
  
• At least 5 years of experience implementing Climate Smart Agriculture interventions.
  
• Demonstrated experience working with farmer groups and producer organizations.
  
• Experience working in refugee settlements or humanitarian-development contexts.
  

1. Climate Smart Agriculture Implementation.

• Lead implementation of climate-smart agriculture interventions 
  
• Promote adoption of improved crop production technologies and practices.
  
• Support establishment and management of demonstration plots and learning sites.
  
• Facilitate Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and participatory learning approaches.
  
• Promote conservation agriculture and climate-resilient farming systems.
  

2. Farmer Capacity Building.

• Train farmers, extension agents, community facilitators, and farmer groups on Climate-smart agriculture, Good agronomic practices, Soil and water conservation, Integrated pest management, Post-harvest handling, Seed production and multiplication.
  
• Develop and disseminate extension materials.
  
• Strengthen farmer institutional development and governance structures.
  

3. Farmer Group Development.

• Support the formation and strengthening of farmer groups and producer organizations.
  
• Facilitate development of group constitutions and governance systems.
  
• Build the capacity of farmer groups in Leadership, Financial literacy, Record keeping, Collective marketing, Enterprise development.
  
• Support the establishment of village-level agricultural learning platforms.
  

4. Agricultural Input Support

• Coordinate identification and registration of eligible beneficiary households.
  
• Support implementation of input distribution and e-voucher systems.
  
• Ensure timely access to quality seeds, planting materials, fertilizers, and agricultural tools.
  
• Monitor utilization and performance of distributed inputs.
  

5. Sustainable Land Management.

• Promote soil and water conservation practices.
  
• Support the establishment of contour bunds, terraces, and water harvesting structures where applicable.
  
• Promote agroforestry and integrated farming systems.
  
• Support restoration of degraded agricultural land.
  

6. Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture.

• Collaborate with the Nutrition Officer to promote production and consumption of diverse nutritious foods.
  
• Promote household kitchen gardens.
  
• Encourage production of vegetables, fruits, legumes, and biofortified crops.
  

7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting.

• Develop activity implementation plans and field schedules.
  
• Monitor performance of agricultural interventions.
  
• Collect and verify agricultural production data.
  

8. Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination.

• Participate in relevant coordination and technical working group meetings.
  
• Support development of strategic partnerships within agricultural value chains.