Field Agronomist

Company Description

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

Job Description

• Execute the area multiplication variety/vendor plan for commercial.
• Understanding the area cropping corn dynamic for (Field crop) and ensure seed multiplication capabilities are in place to meet those needs, with clear focus on quality and customer responsiveness
• As the technical expert, provide crop/variety spesific knowledge to grower and vendor as required ( e.g advice on field capabilities needed).
• Own, define, and communicate grower performance against agreed KPÍ's.
• Develop and maintain the variety repro process-supporting advancement of new varieties and refinement of existing for the area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree (agronomic disipline preferred) or Agriculture (1 year experience in seed production)
• Functional knowledge of seed production, production and vendor
• Language (site or country) plus English is preferable
• 1 years experience in seed production and or quality management in seed production in agriculture
• Working relationships with local authorities and growers for crop production enhancement