Agric Technical Officer at Raedial Farms Limited (Lagos and Edo)

Raedial Farms Limited is a wholly Nigerian-owned and registered company focused on the sustainable management of farms, palm plantations and livestock with over a decade of experience and a dedicated and efficient workforce of more than 500 people. Our business activities include livestock rearing, crop cultivation, and processing with a focus on the seedling, planting, and processing of Fresh Fruit Bunches of palm, to produce sustainable Crude Palm Oil.

With over 65,000 palm trees currently being cultivated on 1500 hectares of land and plans to finalise the acquisition of two more existing Palm Plantations- 10,000 and 5,000 Acres respectively, RAedial Farms Limited is poised to become Nigeria’s top major player in the Agricultural sector.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Agric Technical Officer

Locations: Lagos and Edo

Job Description

• Provide ready samples for analysis, following appropriate procedures to ensure that they are stored, prepared, and disposed of properly.
• Provide complex technical support and advise on aspects of agriculture such as research, production, servicing and marketing.
• Works as semi-skilled farm laborer on an institutional farm; performs duties such as plowing, harrowing, cultivating, fertilizing, irrigating, and harvesting farm crops on assigned plots and acreage.
• Operates a cotton picker, combine, tractor, moving and spraying equipment, chain saws, carry all, front end loader, milking machines, and other common and specialized equipment used in general farming operations.
• Cares for livestock and poultry, including the cleaning, feeding, weighing, and medication of animals; checks animals for sickness and other disorders.
• Mixes soil, sand, and fertilizers according to specifications; prepares insecticide solutions and operates spray equipment on assigned plots and acreage for insect control

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Extension, Agronomy, Crop Production / Protection or relevant field.
• Excellent farmer extension and advisory expertise with strong farmer training facilitation skills.
• Experience with curriculum design, particularly for agricultural best practises.
• Ability to Work in remote areas of the farm and be able to work as part of a team.

Application Closing Date
15th January, 2023.