Agriculture Officer

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About the Organization

Established in 1993, WOTR is an internationally recognised non-profit organisation and think tank that engages at the intersection of practice, knowledge and policy across scales and in collaboration with various stakeholders across sectors. WOTR’s goal is to ensure water and food availability, along with livelihoods and income security – to support the sustainable growth and well-being of vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in rural India.

Job Description/Responsibilities

WOTR is looking for motivated individual as an Agriculture Officer in the following locations: Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Singrauli, (Madhya Pradesh), Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) &  Khunti, (Jharkhand). The responsibilities of the Agriculture officer will be:

• Develop systems to address gaps in agriculture interventions at farm level such as SCI method of cultivations for various crops and on improving soil productivity   
• Preparing Farmers field school (FFS) modules for all relevant Agriculture Interventions.
• Design and develop sustainable crop management practices and provide support in their uptake at field level
• Good knowledge of policy analysis and quantitative data analysis but should have the flexibility to do qualitative data analysis, too (if required); skill in developing of tools for investigation (quantitative and qualitative)
• Conduct review of literature to identify intervention on climate adaptive agriculture practices and support in their demonstration at field level and further upscale.
• To collaborate with different teams, universities, research institutes to undertake various studies. Support in undertaking extension works from research institutes such as ICRISAT, state universities, CRIDA etc., at field level
• Contribute to research papers and articles preferably in peer review journals and publications
• Assists and also write proposals to various donors and institutes for research funding on carbon capture models

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor in Agriculture or Masters in Agriculture or relevant subject
• Minimum 4-5 years relevant field experience
• Knowledge of Local Language and Hindi preferred.
• Experience in development sector would be added advantage.
• Preference will be given to the female candidate.

Write to: careers@wotr.org with an updated CV with subject line ‘Re: Agriculture Officer’ and fill Form: https://forms.gle/AsYmoGy9tPrsrd9b6

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