Details
- Application deadline
- 2017-09-18
- Business / Employer name
- THE CLINTON DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (CDI)
- Job categories
- Agriculture
- Job Role
- Experienced
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- Private Sector
Location
Iringa Vijijini Iringa
Description
The Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) develops and operates agribusiness projects that empower smallholder farmers to increase their economic potential. In Malawi, Tanzania, and Rwanda, CDI integrates commercial farms and other agribusinesses with smallholder outreach to increase smallholder farmers’ access to local markets and enable them to participate equitably in those markets. CDI’s mode puts farmers first by increasing their access to knowledge, inputs, services, and markets to improve their crop yields and increase and diversify their incomes. CDI works in close collaboration with governments, nongovernmental organizations, social investors, and farmer organizations.
The Community Agricultural Officer is the main link between the NGO and local communities, building relationships and trust with farmer cooperatives, promoting community development and providing detailed training on best agronomy practices (targeting soya beans, maize and sunflower). He/she will also promote value-addition activities, market information. The Community Agricultural Officer is responsible for collecting, monitoring data and feedback from farmers, other stakeholders and partners. If successful, the Community Agricultural Officer will contribute to the development of the farming community by helping farmers increase crop productivity, household incomes and food security, and health and nutritional status. By increasing the number of participating farmers, the Community Agricultural Officer will also scale up farm programming and contribute to smallholder farmer’s economic prosperity through agriculture and improved national food security.
Our Equal employment philosophy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, Compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, job benefits and terminations.
Please apply online through website
Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged reception of their applications.
The Community Agricultural Officer is the main link between the NGO and local communities, building relationships and trust with farmer cooperatives, promoting community development and providing detailed training on best agronomy practices (targeting soya beans, maize and sunflower). He/she will also promote value-addition activities, market information. The Community Agricultural Officer is responsible for collecting, monitoring data and feedback from farmers, other stakeholders and partners. If successful, the Community Agricultural Officer will contribute to the development of the farming community by helping farmers increase crop productivity, household incomes and food security, and health and nutritional status. By increasing the number of participating farmers, the Community Agricultural Officer will also scale up farm programming and contribute to smallholder farmer’s economic prosperity through agriculture and improved national food security.
Our Equal employment philosophy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, Compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, job benefits and terminations.
Please apply online through website
Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged reception of their applications.
To apply for this job, please go to the following website cfforms.azurewebsites.net
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