Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Identifying potential locations for different cropping system designs including Agroforestry and undertaking landscape resource conservation initiatives such as land and water conservation measures (bunding, surplus arrangements, masonry structures, diversion drains, agroforestry, etc)
• Identifying farmers for undertaking farmers participatory productivity enhancement trials along with agroforestry and livelihood improvement interventions
• Undertake various NRM and agroforestry, productivity enhancement interventions in cluster villages with the support of a team of scientists
• Organise need-based awareness cum training programs to beneficiary households and effective coordination of field-based activities
• Monitor physical progress of targeted interventions and impact indicators (groundwater, crop production through crop cutting studies, socio-economic data) and geotagging of targeted interventions.
• Collection of primary data on water balance components, agronomic measurements, production system and socio-economic
• Formation and strengthening of community-based organizations such as FPOs, SHGs and User group
• Undertake capacity-building programs for farmers and field functionaries by organising field days, farmers' day and exposure visits
• Candidate should be willing to stay at project locations including GIZ-ICRISAT initiatives
• Undertake day-to-day monitoring of various activities in cluster villages
• Any other activities as per project needs and advice from the supervisor

Qualifications and requirements: * MSc/MTech/MS/Masterxe2x80x99s degree in Agricultural Engineering/Agroforestry/Soil science/Agronomy/Agricultural Economics/Horticulture/ or related disciplines

• Overall 5-15 years of experience in the relevant field and candidate with expertise in farming system design will be preferred
• Candidate should be willing to work with a multidisciplinary team
• Fluency in oral and writing skills in English and Hindi is preferred
• Willing to travel to multi location project sites to undertake research experiments and data collection

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