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Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
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Jinja, Uganda
Are you looking for Agriculture jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Extension Officer job at Nile Breweries Ltd
Full Time
Deadline:
5 Mar 2025
Job Title
Extension Officer job at Nile Breweries Ltd
Nile Breweries Ltd
Job Description
Job Title: Extension Officer (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Nile Breweries Limited
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
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Deadline: 5th March 2025
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How to Apply
Ensure timely mobilization, recruitment, and registration of farmers for barley and sorghum growing
Ensure that timely land preparation, planting, weeding, harvesting is carried out as per recommended practice
Ensure soil, moisture conservation and crop rotation practices are observed and carried out by farmers
Ensure that only pure seed supplied by NBL is planted by farmers and at the correct seed rate and NOT any other
Identify the acreage and corresponding quantities of inputs that will suffice your area of operation
Ensure that herbicide, fungicide, and insecticides are applied at the correct time, correct rate
Monitor the crop throughout the entire growth period
In case of any abnormality e.g., disease occurrence, insect infestation then advises farmers on proper and timely corrective measures to be done
Promote adaption of Machinery i.e., threshers and planters use among barley/sorghum farmers
Dissemination of new farming technologies to farmers
Assist in the recovery of the costs of inputs advanced to farmers
Coach farmers to manage farming as a business
Keep a database tracking seed distribution, seed uptake, actual planted acreage and actual crop yield
Timely monthly reporting of Sustainability goal activities
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Bachelor of Science Hons in Agronomy or related field with field crops experience
Experience in managing agronomic operations
Experience in working with commercial and small holder farmers
Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in an agronomy /agronomist related environment
Fluency in English
Drivers license
Key Attributes and Competencies:
Supervisory Skills
Negotiation Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Decision Making and Advisory Skills
Team player
