Job Title: Crop Protection Specialist
Organisation: Fiduga Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Dümmen Orange is a leading global breeder and propagator of ornamental flowers and plants, offering an impressive portfolio of cut flowers, pot plants, bedding plants, perennials, tropical plants, bulbs, and tubers to growers, wholesalers, and retailers around the world. Our headquarters are based in the Netherlands, and we employ over 7,500 people worldwide. Fiduga Ltd is flower farm incorporated in Uganda since 1998 producing and exporting Chrysanthemum Cuttings.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring a pest and disease free crop.
- Responsible for formulating preventive and curative treatment measures for pests and diseases.
- Carry out research and trials on biological methods of pest and disease control
- Ensure compliance to phytosanitary standards of Green Care and Green Compliance.
- Monitoring crops for early signs of pests, diseases, or environmental stressors.
- Implement IPM strategies
- Analyzing data from scouting and spraying reports
- Review sanitation procedures and protocols to affirm compliance and effectiveness.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Science Environmental Science or a related field.
- An understanding of the floriculture industry, including production processes, supply chain dynamics, market trends, and sustainability practices.
- Has deep knowledge of various pests, diseases, with effective strategies to control and manage them.
- Proficient in the use of pesticides, fungicides as well as biological control agents
- Skills in implementing IPM strategies
- Understanding of environmental impacts and regulations concerning pesticide use, and knowledgeable about sustainable farming practices.
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Data Analysis and Research.
- Good communication Skills.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Strong sense of urgency and achievement (result oriented)
- Fluent in English/ Luganda is an added advantage
- Must have impeccable character and high integrity.
- Teamwork
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV by e-mail to HR.UG@DummenOrange.com
Deadline: 27th July 2024 by 17:00 EAT
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