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Full Time |
Lagos Ogun Oyo |
Posted 3 years ago |
JOB TITLE: Horticulture Innovation Expert
JOB LOCATIONS: Lagos, Ogun and Oyo
JOB DETAILS:
Tasks
- Stimulating supply and demand of low/medium tech-oriented horticulture products and solutions
- Support service providers to increase their markets in the low/medium tech-oriented horticulture sector
- Organise on-farm demonstrations for farmers applying low/medium tech tunnel/nethouse/greenhouse production
- Facilitate B2B (Business to Business) linkages between agri-consultants, input and equipment suppliers, farmers, buyers, financial institutions
- Develop information packages, including cost benefit overviews for various tunnel technologies, and make use of (social) media to create awareness among target groups on the benefits of applying specific mid-tech technologies
- Facilitate agreements with supermarket chains, their suppliers, covering improved logistics and dealing with upmarket vegetables
- Connect with relevant Dutch expertise and technology where appropriate.
Experience
- Understanding of the service market offering innovative technical solutions for horticulture use
- Minimal 10 years experience with mid-tech horticulture technologies such as tunnel / nethouse / greenhouse production in African context,
- Proven track record in supporting production systems involving a variety of vegetables, including regular and up-market crops
- Minimal 5 years experience as an agri-consultant providing support to nethouse / greenhouse / tunnel production in Nigeria, focused on technological improvements, organising on-farm demonstrations, production planning, agronomic advice, market linkages
- Well networked with agri-consultants, farmers, financial institutions, vegetable supply & demand actors in Oyo and Ogun state
- Applied cost benefit analysis, return on investments calculations for net house/ greenhouse/ tunnel production systems
- Conversant with Yoruba language is preferred.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to send their CV to: [email protected]using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note: The expected starting date of the project is quarter four of 2021 and is contingent on donor funding.
Deadline: June 18, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Subject Matter Expert |