Rieta AgroSciences Tanzania Limited (RIETA SEED) is a local agri-company with its operations in Tanzania. Rieta is headquartered in the Songwe region in the southern highlands of Tanzania. Rieta’s business is to develop, produce, process, pack, and distribute certified seeds of various crop varieties. The target crops are maize, sorghum, soybean, and sunflower. Rieta also provides extension services to small-scale farmers on good agronomic practices to improve farm productivity and to fully utilize farm resource potential.

The company is looking for self-driving candidates to fill the following vacancies:

Job title: Field Officer (1)

Location: Songwe

Duties and responsibilities

Identify and recruit seed growers
Carryout regular field Inspection and reporting
Supervise field seed production
Advising seed growers on proper crop husbandry and quality seed production techniques
Plan and oversee farm input requirement and utilization
Keep all production, processing, sales and marketing records
Conduct internal seed quality control
Coordinate raw seed transport to company’s premises
Any other activity as may be assigned by his/her superiors

Qualification/ education

Holder of certificate in agriculture or above.
Knowledge in crop production

Experience

NONE