Overview:
Under direction from Company management and agricultural experts, support farmers to produce seed and chip-stock that meets international standards of PepsiCo for Crisp (chips) processing.
Responsibilities:
Crop monitoring, data extraction from assigned growers on weekly basis.
- Data validation of assigned Agro Interns through combined visits.
- Farm advisory services and adoption of Agro Best Practices in field.
- Provide visibility of crop performance in the field to management and recommend corrective actions to growers.
- Configuration of SmartAGRO devices. Master Data creation and maintenance.
- Help Agro regional manager in variety trials, evaluation and other research as and when required.
- New area development to stretch the fresh window for continuous fresh potato supply to reduce reliance on expensive storage and got best quality fresh Potatoes.
- Training to field team and farmers staff on crop best practices.
- Use of the agro machinery and field operation solution for WIN-WIN, as cost effective and Quality management.
- Under direction, manage specific potato projects and programs
- Help Agro Regional Manager in AOP volumes procurements.
- Field testing, data collection, grower’s complaint handling.
- Implementation of SFP agenda for assigned growers with certification.
- Apart from the above, employee is expected to perform other accountabilities, time to time assigned by the manager.
Qualifications:
- Agriculture Graduate Recommended - Master's Degree in Production Sciences ie. PBG, Agronomy & Plant Science, Soil sciences and Horticulture, Food Technology
Knowledge of potato growing area, farmers and crop management
Technical know-how about different pest and their control.
Fluent in English and local languages
Having strong analytical skills and being result oriented
3 / 4 years' experience at supervisory level with any agribusiness company