| Detail | For this role |
|---|---|
| Department | Agriculture and Food Processing |
| Level | Entry level |
| Reports to | Agri Business Manager |
| Direct reports | None |
| Experience | 1 to 4 years in agri field work or extension |
Agriculture Field Officer job description template
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Job title: Agriculture Field Officer
Department: Agriculture and Food Processing
Reports to: Agri Business Manager
Location: [City], [office, branch or site]
About the role
An Agriculture Field Officer works with farmers in a set of villages, combining advisory, input support, procurement and data collection for the agri business. The role reports to the Agri Business Manager or an agronomist. A good agriculture field officer covers the villages regularly, builds trust with farmers, helps them adopt programs and inputs, supports procurement at the right quality, collects reliable field data, resolves farmer issues, and acts as the company face in the village who keeps farmers engaged and the field programs working on the ground.
Key responsibilities
- Cover the assigned villages regularly and build trust with the farmers.
- Advise farmers on crop practices and the company programs and inputs.
- Help farmers adopt improved seeds, practices and crop protection.
- Support produce procurement from the villages at the right quality.
- Collect reliable field data on crops, farmers and programs.
- Run farmer meetings, demonstrations and awareness activities in the villages.
- Resolve farmer issues and route the rest to the right team.
- Support input supply and dealer coordination in the villages.
- Keep farmer, crop and program records accurate and current.
- Act as the company face in the village and keep farmers engaged.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in agriculture
- Knowledge of the local crops and farming
- Local language and area familiarity
- 1 to 4 years in agri field work or extension
KRAs and KPIs for a Agriculture Field Officer
Key result areas for the appraisal form, each with a KPI you can measure every month or quarter.
| Key result area | How to measure it |
|---|---|
| Village coverage | Villages and farmers covered on the beat against the target |
| Program adoption | Farmers adopting the company programs above the agreed level |
| Procurement support | Produce sourced from the villages against the seasonal target |
| Data quality | Field data collected accurate and on time above target |
| Farmer engagement | Active engaged farmers grown against the agreed target |
| Issue resolution | Farmer issues resolved within the agreed time above target |
Skills and tools
Tools used day to day: Field data app, Mobile advisory tools, MS Excel, Two wheeler, Farmer records.
Reporting line and career path
Next roles: Agronomist, Agri Business Manager, Agri Procurement Officer
Interview questions for a Agriculture Field Officer
- How do you build trust with farmers in a new village?
- How do you get farmers to adopt a company program?
- How do you collect reliable field data from farms?
- How do you support procurement at the right quality from villages?
- How do you handle a farmer issue you cannot solve yourself?
- How do you cover many villages on a regular beat?
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What does an Agriculture Field Officer do?
An Agriculture Field Officer works with farmers in a set of villages, combining advisory, input support, procurement and data collection. They cover the villages regularly, build trust, help farmers adopt programs and inputs, support procurement at the right quality, collect field data and act as the company face in the village.
What is the difference between a Field Officer and an Agronomist?
An Agriculture Field Officer covers a broad village role: advisory, input support, procurement and data. An Agronomist is a deeper crop science specialist focused on diagnosis and lifting yield. The field officer is the company presence in the village; the agronomist provides the technical crop expertise.
What qualifications does an Agriculture Field Officer need?
Most roles ask for a degree or diploma in agriculture with knowledge of the local crops and farming and familiarity with the area and language. Employers value farmer engagement, basic crop advisory, data collection and reliability, since the officer is the company presence across many villages.