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| Horticulture Officer | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Badghis, Kabul, Nangarhar, |
| Categories | Agriculture, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-06-09 | Close Date | 2022-06-16 |
| Vacancy No | Kabul (AFN-1190) Nangarhar (AFN-1191) Badghis (AFN-1192) | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 3 | Contract Duration | 1 Year (Extendable) |
| Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture or relevant agriculture field with 5 years experience in related field. Master’s degree in relevant field is preferred. | Experience | Minimum 5 (five) years experience working in horticulture with rural farmers. Preferred experience in high value fruit & vegetable crops. |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per ROP Salary Scale |
About Company
About Roots of Peace: Roots of Peace is a humanitarian organization that has worked in war-torn countries around the world with our partners to remove the remnants of war, landmines and unexploded ordinance, and restore the land in order to rebuild peaceful communities for generations to come. For the past twenty years, the Roots of Peace award-winning “Mines to Vines” approach has impacted one million farmers and families, enabling exports worth over $150 million to international markets. Since beginning our work in Afghanistan in 2003, Roots of Peace has worked with agricultural value chains in every province of the country resulting in 100,000 tons of exports, creating over 9,000 full-time agribusiness jobs that benefited more than 38,000 families from these value chain approaches. From farmers to exporters, Roots of Peace develops entire agricultural value chains by implementing the ROP Development Model which is designed to serve as a catalyst to generate much broader impact industry-wide - improving incomes for smallholder farmers, bringing peace to rural communities, transforming national industries.
Job Description
- Identify potential farmers for establishing trellis systems for high density orchards, quality improvement of existing orchards, and off-season production of fruits and vegetables in Greenhouses.
- Evaluate current farmer production practices of high value crops, conduct data collection of existing pre- and post-harvest practices in targeted areas.
- Conduct farmer training on appropriate horticultural and agronomic techniques and technologies to improve the quality of high value crops while increasing productivity
- Instruct farmers on modernizing traditional agricultural practices through delivery of effective extension programming technical support services.
- Train the horticulture assistants and orchard owners on appropriate horticultural and agronomic techniques and technologies to improve the quality of high value crops and increase productivity.
- Identification of opportunities and challenges of farmers in targeted villages and districts and finding appropriate solutions.
- Frequently travel to project sites and work closely with targeted communities of CBARD-East and West.
- Coordination and cooperation with other project colleagues to achieve targets
- Submit weekly and monthly progress reports to supervisor on activities carried out in targeted district
- Assignments given by supervisors and top management from time to time
Job Requirement
- Minimum 5 (five) years of experience working in horticulture with rural farmers. Preferred experience in high-value fruit & vegetable crops.
- Research capacity to assess farmer production practices and ability to make recommendations on improving farm productivity.
- Substantial knowledge of the production and maintenance of high-value fruit and vegetable crops.
- Experience in designing, developing, and providing extension programming material to target farmers.
- Knowledgeable of improved orchard management practices.
- Familiarity with Afghan cultures and social customs of different ethnic groups.
Submission Guideline
Important Note: Applicants should copy and paste the relevant Vacancy Announcement Number, Position Title, and Province Name (mentioned below) into the email subject line when submitting their application. Please do not add any other information in the subject line of your email except the Position title, Vacancy Number, and province name. Applications received without a VA Number will not be considered.
1. Kabul (AFN-1190)
2. Nangarhar (AFN-1191)
3. Badghis (AFN-1192)