1.Implementation and supervision of agreed research methodology for crop estimation

2. Contribution to the development of the research methodology and strategy. Continuous review of the methodology being applied in view of observations made during crop tours.

3. Conduct crop tours across different regions of Pakistan.

4. Collection and evaluation of primary and secondary data and performing sanity check on databases and external sources to ensure consistency of data.

5. Estimate cotton areas by collecting data from a) official sources regularly b) Confirmation of area estimates through visual estimation of area changes c) Farmer interviews d) Gathering of information from third parties like research institutes, Seed industry, Agri departments etc.

6. Highlight the risks to the crop estimate by working out various scenarios. Assessment of the impact of various scenarios on yields and associated probabilities such as weather, pests, diseases and changing costs or supply of inputs or labor etc

7. Close monitoring of weather developments and long term forecasts to update production estimates.

8. Analyze trends, evaluate behaviors etc. and make appropriate conclusions.

9. Conducting detailed cost of production & Gross margins studies.

10. Communication of the findings in the form of well-argued crop tour report 

Job Details

Functional Area:
Total Positions:
1 Post
Job Shift:
First Shift (Day)
Job Type:
Job Location:
Gender:
No Preference
Age:
18 - 40 Years
Minimum Education:
Masters
Degree Title:
Master\'s in Agriculture/Horticulture
Career Level:
Entry Level
Minimum Experience:
2 Years (Willing to travel upcountry on regular basis for crop tours and to supervise the implementation of crop estimation methodology.)
Apply Before:
Aug 14, 2022
Posting Date:
Jul 13, 2022

Louis Dreyfus Company Pakistan (Private) Limited

Agriculture / Fertilizer / Pesticide · 101-200 employees - Karachi

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