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Background
Africa is the largest cassava producing area in the world. About 93% of cassava is consumed as food, in contrast to Latin America and Asia where less than half is utilized for food consumption. Nigeria also imports more than 60,000 mt of starch for industrial purposes (equivalent to 300,000 mt of cassava roots) and more than 150,000 mt of starch derivatives (equivalent to 750,000 mt of cassava roots) such as sugars (high fructose syrup) for the soft drink industry. DADTCO’s state-of-the-art technology has been developed and piloted in Nigeria and has proven that a paradigm shift can be introduced for the cassava value chain and that high quality cassava flour (HQCF) can be produced at a competitive price.
This Scope of Work describes the duties and requirement for a Scientist - Agronomy to support the field activities under the Cassava+ Project. The Scientist - Agronomy will support the Project Leader on agronomic issues such as preparation of demonstrations and trials, providing agronomic support to field teams, providing technical support on work plans, providing methodological and on-farm support to develop integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) interventions, and to introduce good agricultural cassava production practices.
Required Skills
- Support and supervise the agronomic field teams in developing training materials, protocols, and procedures for the package of practices of improved cassava farming practices;
- Support, advise and supervise the agronomic field teams with the introduction and implementation of an ISFM practices specific to each intervention site;
- Supervise and support the field agronomists in the development of on-farm trails and demonstrations;
- Develop agronomic training materials for key service providers (agro-mechanization, agro-dealers, bank representatives, etc.);
- Support the development of implementation protocols and organization of cassava multiplication farms in the targeted sites;
- Work with key fertilizer stakeholders to introduce an appropriate fertilizer blend targeted towards Nigerian root and tuber farmers.
Required Experience
- Master’s Degree in agronomy, tropical agriculture, or a related field;
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience in West Africa;
- 4-5 years proven field experience in agricultural technology development and implementation;
- Knowledge of cassava production practices;
- Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks;
- Ability to work independently and to take initiative;
- Excellent oral, written and inter personal and communication skills in English;
- Experience in designing technical training materials and delivering training programs;
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently in the region;
- High level of initiative and enthusiasm.