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Agriculture Trainer

Date Posted: Aug 14, 2023
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  • Location:
    Helmand Kandahar
  • Company:
    Kandahar Refugee Organization (KRO)
  • Type:
    Full Time/Permanent
  • Shift:
    Rotating Days
  • Career Level:
    Experienced Professional
  • Positions:
    2
  • Vacancy number:
    KRO-AFG-099
  • Experience:
    3 Year
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Salary:
    As per Company salary scale
  • Degree:
    Bachelors
  • Apply Before:
    Aug 16, 2023
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About Kandahar Refugee Organization (KRO)

Knowledge and Rehabilitation Organization (KRO)

Knowledge and Rehabilitation Organization (KRO) is a national level, non-political, non-profitable, non-governmental organization working for humanitarian and rehabilitation roots in Afghanistan. KRO is an Afghan organization that is committed to the development of the local economy and building local capacity for sustainable development.

 

Job Description

  • Conduct sustainable land management study and develop action plan on agro-based interventions and activities accordingly.
  • Provide technical support inputs and agricultural extension services to farmers and farmers groups and cooperatives for the production handling of high value agricultural and agronomy commodities.
  • Train farmers in new agriculture technology and agronomy techniques and methods to enhance productivity in the area.
  • Introduce improved and appropriate irrigated crop production technologies. These may include the following:
  1. Watercourse improvements.
  2. Land leveling.
  3. Furrow irrigation.
  4. Use of better quality seed/planning material.
  5. Land preparation.
  6. Improved field irrigation techniques.
  7. Appropriate use of chemical and organic (manure) fertilizers.
  8. Integrated pest management.
  9. Water saving techniques/technologies.
  10. Develop irrigation scheduling.
  11. Calculate crop water requirement and irrigation requirement within.
  12. Introduce improved water distribution and allocation methods.
  • Support farmers through field visits and trainings.
  • Training of the female beneficiaries.
  • Lead the development of agricultural technical standards training manuals and other implementation tools for the development of the agriculture;
  • production methodologies and community based natural resources management
  • Establish demonstration farm and conduct participatory trials and research; and demonstrate comparative results of improved agro-based production methodologies.
  • Conduct value chain and market assessment identify potential farming groups.
  • value chain and marketing projects.
  • Design develop training manuals presentations and Materials required for the trainings;
  • Embark extensive field visits monitor progress of activities document lesson learnt and best practice.
  • Ensure close communication and coordination with project team district authorities and community elders through regular visits participation in meeting organize joint field visits and submission of reports.
  • Provide recommendations to farmers on improving soil fertility irrigated agronomic measures such as raised-bed furrow irrigation fertilizers application rates and methods and water saving for increasing crop production;

Any other duties assigned by project manager

 

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor Degree in Agriculture Agronomy or Agriculture Extension
  • At least 3 years of progressive work experience in the similar roles in the field of food security and nutrition livelihoods agricultural extension value chain and marketing projects with INGO or Afghan NGOs.
  • Experience in agricultural marketing and business linkages; delivery of field level extension activities; organizing trainings and delivery; and training received in related subjects
  • Experience in developing agriculture/agronomy based training curricula agriculture value chain marketing and business development.
  • Experience in facilitating agricultural extension methodologies particularly Farmers Field School and Self-help Groups with demonstration of participatory research and technology development following Demonstration farms is preferred. 
  • Understanding on research and survey methodologies designing and implementing food security and nutrition survey value chain study and market assessment is required.
  • Good spoken and written skill in English Pashto and Dari Languages and possess good skills in report writing.

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

For applying and more information, please copy below link and paste in the web address.

https://kro-af.org/job/Agriculture%20Trainer/39

Note: All applicants are supposed to create and properly fill online CV profile in the system, example (personal, education, experience background etc..) and only attaching CV won’t be enough.

 

Submission Email:

https://kro-af.org/job/Agriculture%20Trainer/39

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