Job description templates
Vegetable Farmer job description
A ready advert for a Vegetable Farmer job in Libya, in Arabic and English. Post it on jobs.ly and edit it to fit your organization.
About the job
We are looking for a vegetable farmer to grow vegetables in open fields or greenhouses, from soil preparation to harvest and sale, with good yields and the quality markets want.
Duties and responsibilities
- Choose which vegetables to grow and when, according to the season and market demand
- Prepare and till the soil and add manure and fertilizer
- Sow seeds and plant seedlings in fields or greenhouses
- Run drip irrigation and schedule watering and fertigation
- Control weeds, pests and diseases with approved pesticides and respect pre-harvest intervals
- Harvest vegetables when ripe and grade and pack them
- Sell produce to wholesalers or in vegetable markets and arrange transport
- Keep records of costs, yields and sales
Working conditions
- Field work in the sun and inside hot greenhouses
- Handling pesticides and fertilizers with protective equipment
- Longer hours in planting and harvest seasons
Requirements
- No formal qualification required
- 3 to 6 years of experience in vegetable growing
The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.
Skills
- Vegetable growing
- Greenhouse farming
- Drip irrigation
- Fertilization
- Pest control
- Harvesting and grading
- Selling produce
- Farm records
Preferred
- An intermediate diploma in agriculture
- Experience with hydroponics or modern greenhouses
- Knowledge of organic growing
Post this job
The posting form starts with this description, for you to edit before publishing.