Who we are?

In Silal, our mandate is to diversify food sources and stimulate manufacturing and distribution in the agri-food sector in the UAE and beyond. As a part of ADQ, one of the region's largest holding companies, Silal is emerging as one of the sector’s leading and most ambitious players.

Position Overview

The Agronomy Officer is responsible for assisting farmers to increase production and improve crop quality by delivering targeted extension services to overcome technical challenges. Monitor the production and crop process by conducting regular visit in the farms. Provide technical recommendations to support farmers in achieving target volumes and meeting expected Silal quality standards

Position Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities as Partnerships Lead will include the following:

• Provide technical advice based on knowledge and experience to maximize production in unit of area.
• Ability to provide accurate production forecasts.
• Draw farmers’ attention to the major issues and help them to mitigate impact through Good Agriculture Practices
• Work on solving farmers’ problems and communicating with internal stakeholders.
• Understand the market changes in fresh produce in terms of value & demand of the different crops.
• Have a good understanding of the revenue, crop gross margin of the crop and farms he is supervising.
• Propose a crop plan to farmers to increase revenue demand driven, high value crops.

Skills

Position Requirements:

In order to be successful in this role, you should have

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or related field from a recognized and accredited university.
• 3+ years’ of relevant experience

As Silal’s Talent Acquisition team, we encourage all interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. All qualified applicants will be reviewed, however due to the high volume of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.