Local Agronomist

Supports FAO’s land-consolidation pilot in Georgia’s Samegrelo region, working with farmers, landowners and local authorities. The agronomist inventories holdings, contributes agricultural analysis and valuation, supports land re-allotment and consultation, and feeds pilot experience into national land-consolidation policy.

Department: Georgia Land Consolidation Project

• Support implementation of the land-consolidation pilot in selected rural areas
• Coordinate daily field activities with authorities, landowners and farmers
• Build community participation, consensus and practical compromise
• Inventory landowners and farmers and collect primary and secondary data
• Analyse agriculture for the land-consolidation feasibility study
• Support land valuation and re-allotment processes
• Facilitate stakeholder consultation, plan adoption and registration
• Contribute pilot lessons to the national land-consolidation programme

• University degree in agriculture, land management or a related field
• At least five years of experience in agronomy, horticulture, plant production or protection, amelioration or soil management
• FAO working knowledge Level C English
• Georgian nationality

• National project-personnel contract for two months with possible extension
• Field focus is the Samegrelo region, initially the village of Shavghele
• Applicants must attach a letter of motivation