Background

The Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum (RYAF) is a nationwide platform whose purpose is tochange the current perception among the youths vis-à-vis the agriculture sector in Rwanda, while orienting them to seize investment opportunities through awareness creation, skills development, and advocacy support services. The idea is to create a critical mass of change agents to influence transformation of agricultural business landscape with courage, determination and positive attitude.

It is a platform of young entrepreneurs operating in any sub-sectors of agribusiness value chain (crop and/or livestock production, agro-processing, inputs and other agro-services as well as ICT in Agriculture). Officially launched in May 2016 with the aim to rejuvenate the sector here in Rwanda, RYAF strive to change and challenge youth mindset vis-à-vis agribusiness opportunities for food and nutritional security and sustainable job creation. The forum is officially legalized in the official gazette number 50 of 11th December 2017.

AGRITERRA

Agriterra is a Dutch agri-agency that provides business development services to ambitious
cooperatives and farmer organizations in developing and emerging economies. Agritrerra assists them with advice and training through locally based business advisors and by deploying practitioners from the Dutch international farmer organizations and (cooperatives) companies, the so-called Agripool experts. Agriterra applies a three-track approach: making cooperatives bankable and create real farmerled companies, supporting organizations to improve extension services to their members and enhancing farmers-government dialogues. Agriterra advisory practice covers the full range of services on management and organization, financial management, Governance, Business Development and Lobby & Advocacy.

In Rwanda, Agriterra is operating in 14 districts of Rwanda, supporting approximately 70 cooperatives within the value chains of maize, rice, coffee, Irish potato, daily, horticulture and sugar cane with the intent to expand its portfolio through collaboration with other sector stakeholders. Recently Agriterra has initiated a new program aiming at creating jobs for young professionals. Ambitious young professionals will be offered the opportunity to gain work experience in rural farmerled businesses at known Agriterra partners. Agriterra will co-finance the salary costs of the cooperatives that have enrolled into the program and will guide the young professional and the cooperative in the development, implementation and evaluation of the personal development plan of the young professionals.

TERMS OF REFERENCES

Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum(RYAF) partnering with AGRITERA, are empowering farmers’ association and cooperatives to have a positive influence on rural development by contributing to more equal distribution of income and enhance democratic decision-making and relations.

It is with this background that RYAF partnering with AGRITERRA wish to recruit highly motivated individuals that will collaborate with the cooperative management to support cooperative farmers under the position specified below

Responsibilities of Agronomist are the following:

 Proximity coaching of farmers
 Establishments of farmer field school (FFS) in each farmers group
 Mobilization of farmers toward good agricultural practices
 Assist Farmer to farmer mobilization
 To increase production and productivity with irrigation scheme
 To increase usage of fertilizers in irrigation scheme
 Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annually reports to the Manager and the board of the cooperative explaining them in an understandable manner.
 Evaluate the best quality of seeds to plant
 Deliver different agronomic advice to cooperative itself and members
 Coordinate field activities in the cooperative
Provide trainings to members of cooperative on soil and crop management issues
 Create strategies in strengthening crop production and crop management
 Develop innovative research-based techniques in agronomist functions and programs
 Identify the gaps in training cycle and assess the required technics in trainings and
include them in updated manuals.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

 A0 or A1 in Agriculture with 1 year of working experience in a related field.
 Knowledge of existing and innovative agronomy practices;
 Computer skills; Excellent communication skills, Interpersonal and writing skills,
Organizational Skills; Judgment & Decision-Making Skills; Complex -Problem Solving
skills; Time management Skills; High analytical Skills; Team working Skills; Fluent in
Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an advantage.
 Ability to work in Rural area

Application procedures

1. Application letter addressed to the RYAF Chairman, 2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) with 3 professional references, 3. National ID, 4. Copies of Academic certificates, 5. Candidates Must have at least or below 35 years old 6. Interested candidates must fill the online form available on RYAF website, not later than May 19, 2020 at 4 pm, shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of selection process,Fill this google form:

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