Agricultural Extension Officer

JOB

DESCRIPTION

• AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICER

• Our

• client, a growing agritech organisation that uses digital technology to improve agricultural productivity and farmer engagement, seeks qualified

• Agricultural Extension Officers to support its cocoa-focused operations across

• Ghana.

Key responsibilities

• Provide

• technical agricultural advice and extension support to cocoa farmers, promoting

• improved farming practices and productivity.

• Conduct

• regular farm visits, field assessments and demonstrations to educate farmers on

• good agricultural practices.

• Support

• farmer registration, onboarding and adoption of the organisation's digital

• agricultural platforms and tools.

• Educate

• farmers on cocoa production, farm maintenance, pest and disease management,

• soil health and farm rehabilitation.

• Build

• and maintain relationships with cocoa farmers, farmer groups and relevant

• agricultural stakeholders.

• Collect,

• document and submit accurate farm-level data, farmer information and field

• activity reports using digital tools.

• Monitor

• farmer adoption of recommended practices and identify areas requiring

• additional support.

• Support

• farmer mobilisation, training sessions and other field-based agricultural

• programmes.

• Identify

• challenges affecting farmers and provide feedback to relevant internal teams.

• Support agricultural sustainability,

• traceability and farmer development initiatives

Requirements

Requirements

• A

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Agricultural Science, Agronomy, Crop Science or

• a related discipline.

• A

• minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in agricultural extension, field

• operations or farmer engagement.

• Practical

• knowledge of cocoa farming, including crop production, pest and disease

• management and good agricultural practices.

• Familiarity

• with digital agricultural platforms, mobile applications, GPS-enabled tools or

• digital data collection systems will be an advantage.

• Experience

• in cocoa sustainability, farm mapping, traceability or certification programmes

• will be an added advantage.

Competencies

• Strong agricultural and technical knowledge, particularly in cocoa production.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and farmer engagement skills.

• Good digital literacy and willingness to adopt new technologies.

• Strong data collection, documentation and reporting skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage field activities effectively.

• Willingness to travel regularly to farming communities across assigned regions.

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