Job Description

• Supports operational relationships between the company and contracted or prospective farmers supplying agricultural raw materials.
• Conducts field visits to monitor crop progress, collect farming data, and facilitate harvest and collection point logistics.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Visit contracted and prospective growers according to schedules prepared by agricultural, procurement, or sourcing staff.
• Record farmer profiles, crop locations, crop types, planting dates, expected harvest timelines, and estimated yield quantities.
• Observe crop development and report visible concerns such as poor germination, pest damage, disease symptoms, water stress, and harvesting delays.
• Refrain from giving unauthorized pesticide or medical advice, directing all technical agronomy inquiries to qualified personnel.
• Remind farmers of agreed quality standards for crops supplied to the company and communicate expected harvest or collection dates.
• Coordinate collection points and communicate produce aggregation schedules to farming communities.
• Enter field data accurately into mobile data collection forms, spreadsheets, or paper records.
• Support the distribution and inventory recording of approved seeds, planting stock, training materials, and related inputs.
• Document farmer complaints and maintain respectful relationships while strictly avoiding demands for unofficial payments.

Skills

• Basic crop observation and agricultural issue identification.
• Mobile data entry and field record keeping.
• Effective farmer communication and local community engagement.
• Harvest scheduling and collection point coordination.
• Strong personal integrity and adherence to ethical field conduct.

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

• Degree, Diploma, Certificate, National Certificate, or agricultural vocational qualification in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, Crop Science, Horticulture, Rural Development, Community Development, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Procurement, or related disciplines.
• UACE or UCE certificate holders with relevant agricultural exposure.

Experience

• No prior work experience required.
• Structured onboarding training is provided covering crop specifications, mobile tools, farmer communication, collection logistics, and field safety.