Vacancy title:
45 Assistant Agricultural Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Agricultural Services & Products]

Jobs at:
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, September 12 2025

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 1 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide professional advice to farmers and other stakeholders in the avocado value chain by performing the following:
  • Educate farmers on best agricultural practices for avocados, from land preparation, farm maintenance, harvesting, value addition, storage, to market sales.
  • Educate and monitor the quality of raw avocados from the farm to the warehouse.
  • Monitor and ensure farmers adhere to best avocado farming practices.
  • Prepare and submit weekly reports on the progress of avocado farming in the assigned work area.
  • Prepare realistic input requirements, including seeds/seedlings for farmers.
  • Oversee and ensure that distributed inputs in the assigned area reach farmers and are used in their avocado farms.

• Update the digital database of avocado farmers and other stakeholders, including input service providers, in the assigned area.
• Oversee the distribution of subsidized avocado farming inputs provided by the government to farmers in the assigned work area.
• Provide training on best avocado farming practices, including the correct and safe use of pesticides, to farmers.
• Oversee quality verification of avocados at the level of the Primary Cooperative Society (AMCOS).
• Prepare estimates of raw avocado production based on the number of avocado trees capable of producing in the season (Crop forecast).
• Identify agricultural sector stakeholders in the assigned work area and connect them with farmers to access their services.
• Ensure every farmer has a notebook to record services provided by various stakeholders, including agricultural extension officers.
• Collaborate with village leadership to select a lead farmer.
• Provide advice on other crops grown by farmers in the village/area under supervision.
• Conduct an assessment of avocado production in the assigned area at the end of each season.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications:

• A Tanzanian graduate in agriculture at the diploma level with the following qualifications:
  • Be honest, ethical, dedicated, and have good interpersonal skills.
  • Be aged between 18 and 35 years.
  • Hold a diploma in Agricultural Science (Agriculture General), Agronomy, Horticulture, or Crop Production and Management from a government-recognized institution.
  • Not be employed or previously dismissed from public service.
  • Not have been imprisoned for any criminal offenses.
  • Be willing to work in various rural areas.
  • Be able to work effectively without supervision.
  • Be ready to work under a temporary contract and receive monthly allowances as specified in the contract.
  • Be prepared to sign a performance-based contract for the specific season.
  • Experience in avocado farming is an added advantage.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: associate degree

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