Agricultural Advisory Service Provider Jobs in Uganda- Various Town Councils

Job Title:  Agricultural Advisory Service Provider.

Reports to: The Sub County Chief / Town Clerk.

Duty stations: Kitto, Semuto, Nakaseke, Kasangombe, Kikamulo, Wakyato, Ngoma, Kinoni, Kinyogoga, Kasangombe sub counties and Nakaseke, Semuto, Ngoma and Kiwoko Town councils.

Terms of Employment:  2 years contract, renewable on good performance.

Duties and responsibilities:

-         To disseminate and develop farmers’ skills on improved practices and management of improved technologies.

-         To advise and provide information, knowledge and skills to farmers on improved methods of farming and agricultural practices on full time basis.

-         To advise and provide information to farmers on the mobilization of resources, including access to credit.

-         To advise and provide information to farmers on marketing and trading activities in-put supply, storage and production processing.

-         Arrange and perform adaptive research and advisory development and support services in response to the demand of the farmers.

-         Collect agricultural data and statistics.

Qualifications:

-         A minimum of a diploma in agriculture for crop husbandry or a diploma in veterinary for animal husbandry from a recognized institution.

-         Previous working experience, knowledge of the local area/language and computer literacy will be an added advantage.

How to apply:

Hand written applications with detailed curriculum vitae, two passport size photographs, applicant’s day time telephone contact and photocopies of all academic testimonials plus names and day time telephone contacts of three referees, should be submitted to the sub county/Town council mentioned above.

Deadline:  10^th Jan 2011