Pig Extension Officer Job Farmer’s Choice

Agricultural Jobs, Farmer’s Choice Jobs. Responsible for providing technical support and guidance to pig farmers, conducting farm visits, advising on pig breeding, feeding, housing, disease prevention, training farmers on good farming practices, identifying livestock health challenges and preparing extension reports. Requires a Diploma or Degree in Animal Health, Animal Production, Livestock Management, Agriculture, or a related field. The position is based in Nairobi and requires on-site work and field visits.

Job Purpose

The Pig Extension Officer will secure a reliable, cost efficient and quality compliant supply of pigs by managing farmers relationships and optimizing farm productivity through implementing performance improvement programs across our suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

Farmer performance management

• Track farmer KPIs – Born alive, mortality rates, Average Daily Gains, age to slaughter, slaughter weights compliant, disease challenges, drug residues.
• Segment farmers into top, medium and poor performing and implement targeted interventions.
• Conduct regular farm audits, performance farm reviews and share reports.

Data analytics and reporting – use the data to:

• Build a farmer performance dashboard.
• Share pig projections (minimum 6 months).
• Predict supply gaps.
• Identify productivity bottlenecks.
• Provide weekly and monthly reports on supply vs plan.
• Monitor cost trends.
• Track and report farmer performance metrics.

Farmer development and extension services

• Design and roll out capacity building on nutrition and feed optimization, biosecurity protocols, breeding and genetics improvement, housing and animal welfare standards.
• Provide technical farmer advisory.
• Conduct farmhand capacity building programs.

Contract farming and relationship management

• Manage contract farmers.
• Build long term partnerships with suppliers.
• Resolve farmer grievances and ensure high farmer engagement levels.

Compliance and sustainability

• Ensure farmers comply with Farmer’s Choice standards pertaining to treatments, disease control, feeding and housing, waste management and animal welfare.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Data driven and results oriented.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong farmer relationships.
• Planning, organization and multi-tasking skills.
• Passion for sustainable livestock production and farmer development.
• High attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Agriculture, Veterinary Science or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in pig production, farmer extension, or livestock value chain development.
• Strong knowledge of pig production systems, nutrition, biosecurity and animal welfare.
• Excellent data analysis, reporting and project management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in farmer engagement, training and capacity building.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and data management tools.
• Ability to work in regional locations and conduct regular farm visits

How to Apply

Submit your updated CV to: jobs@farmerschoice.co.ke