Four (4) Years' experience in farms agriculture advisory, Hydroponics, crop protection, palm trees protection, etc.
. Good command of written / spoken English.
. Good acquaintance with computerized system.. Preferred UAE Driving Licenses.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties :
• Define performance goals at the start of the year in discussion with the
reporting manager and ensure that the goals are achieved during the courseof the year.
• Identify the training and development requirements for self and agree on
them with the reporting manager to ensure that the required trainings arearranged and attended.
• Keep abreast of professional developments, new techniques and currentissues through continued education and professional growth
• Assist in developing the capacity of category A farm managers, supervisors,and workers to adopt and implement better practice across their farms.
• Support farmers and farmer owners by communicating information on farm
management, improved production, sustainable use of natural resources
(water, soil, etc.). to ensure the adoption and implementation of goodagricultural practice (GAP) across the farms.
• Participate in conducting farm visits to understand the requirement of the
farms and provide recommendations to enhance the performance of thefarms businesses.
• Communicate to farmers the latest technologies used to enhance the
performance of farms and its sustainability, focusing on Date Palmmanagement.
• Assist in providing technical training and guidance to farmers and farmOwners.
• Interact with contract farmers to assess their farms and make technical
recommendations for improved production and sustainability in order toprovide COMPANY the contracted volumes and quality of produce.
• Provide regular reports on farms' activities to analyses and developprocesses and controls to improve long term performance of the farms'.
• Evaluate any farm related requests/issues and escalate it to COMPANY'ssectors and division, if required.
• Oversee the implementation of any date palm related contracted servicessuch as integrated pest management, date pollination etc.
• Coordinate with COMPANY's sectors and divisions to ensure that farms aresupplied in an efficient and timely manner
Skills
. Bachelor's degree in Agriculture Engineering, Horticulture, Crop, protection, Master degree is preferable in Agriculture, excluding (Agriculture business, fish marine & livestock).