ReelFruit |
ReelFruit, founded in 2012, is the market leader in the healthy snack category, pioneering the introduction of healthy dried fruit as a snack in the Nigerian market. The company was founded on a mission to build a scalable agribusiness to add value to raw materials locally and produce, package and distribute locally-made snacks that could sit on any shelf in the world!
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Extension Field Agent
Location: Badagry, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Duties / Responsibilities
The Extension Field Agent is responsible for organizing, conducting, and monitoring all assessment activities on each farm and providing direct support to coach the farmers on implementing technical activities
To assist in collecting assessment data from demonstration and farmer’s farms in the area of operations.
Maintaining positive relationships with farmers to enhance ReelFruit’s positive reputation.
To conduct and supervise the dissemination of information, skills, and techniques to farmers based on the ReelFruit protocol.
To demonstrate the right usage and application of agro-inputs on farms.
To distribute and account for all inputs delivered to all farmers in your operational area
To improve the long-term performance of farmers’ farms by increasing their capacity to adopt and apply better practices through exposure to new knowledge, information, skills, inputs, and procedures.
To encourage farmers to adopt better practices through exposure to new knowledge, information, skills, inputs, and processes to improve the long-term performance of their farms.
To serve as “eyes and ears” of ReelFruit, raise red flags, and troubleshoot in situations that will require such attention to preempt the occurrence and recurrence.
To work with the project associate to ensure all necessary data have been collected appropriately
To prepare farm reports on activities progress
Qualifications
Educational:
A Bachelor’s degree or HND in Agricultural Extension and Crop Production or any related field.
Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Special skills or expertise in coconutcultivation with a proven crop yield history.
As the Extension Field Agent, you’ll need to show:
Strong communication, presentation and liaison and interpersonal skills
Tactfulness
Keen interest and knowledge of farming especially in the Coconutvalue chain
Knowledge of, and experience in the application of good agricultural practices (GAP) relating to Coconutsof interest to ReelFruit
Ability to integrate and work within rural areas and farming communities
Ready to visit farmers within your operational area
An open, flexible and innovative working style
Ability to take initiative and work without constant supervision
Must be able to communicate fluently in English and the local language
Application Closing Date
31st August, 2024.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online