Crop Production Officer

To monitor crop research and production activities such as plant breeding, soil andwater conservation practices, and enterprise specific value chain development foroptimal production that ensures product quality.

Responsibilities

• Crop Production: Plan and budget for crop production activities for specificenterprises that can be used as the university flagship commodities.
  
• Student Recess Training: Plan to conduct the recess training to students during the crop science week
  
• Training of community-based Agricultural extension agents: provide relevant refreshers training to the subcounty agricultural officers, community based agricultural extension agents, and farmer groups
  
• Soil and water conservation practices: Ensures proper management of soil and water resources within the university farm
• Record keeping: Ensures appropriate farm records are maintained including crop inventories, major pests and diseases surveillance records, and other relevant information.
  
• Trains and support other crop farm workers on best crop production practices
  
• May also undertake any other official delegated responsibilities as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Requirements

• Should hold Master of Science degree in Crop Science (Agronomy and Ecology orBreeding or Protection or Seed Systems).
  
• Should have Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture.
  
• Should have three (3) years’ experience at the level of a production office or a scientist from a reputable.
  
• Good communication skills and computer literacy
  
• Practical Experience in Farm Management and Planning, Project Planning and management, Farm Budgeting and Financing and Experimental setup and data collection may be an added advantage.
  
• Knowledge and experience in writing fundable research grants proposal will be an added advantage
  
• The applicant should be below the age of 45 years at the time of application.