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Agronomist - SADC Region (Agronomist - SADC Re)

Overview

Reference
Agronomist - SADC Re

Salary
ZAR/month

Job Location
- South Africa -- Johannesburg Metro -- Johannesburg

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
11 February 2025

Closing date
11 May 2025 21:59


Our client is looking for an Agronomist to join their team to cover the SADC region. The role can be based in Zimbabwe or Zambia.

 

Salary:

Negotiable 

 

Responsibilities:

  • Liaison between agronomic and hydraulic disciplines in irrigated agriculture
  • Agronomy: research support and initiate relevant research projects, trials, presentations
  • Sales support: before/after sales support and advice to producers/dealers/consultants, seminars/farmer’s days, water analysis
  • Training
  • Develop new markets for Precision drip irrigation
  • Focus on crops, role players and institutions within relevant areas
  • Travel - The position entails traveling throughout the SADC countries.

Key Skills:

  • Self-Starter/Work Independently
  • Marketing attitude and commercial related skills
  • Capability to train
  • Knowledge of low volume irrigation and fertigation
  • Work experience in SADC countries

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree/Honours degree in Soil Science/Horticulture/Agronomy
  • 5+ years’ relevant working experience.


Contact information

Tamlyn Redmond