🌾Agriculture
Agronomist
Grows crops and improves yields
Responsible for growing agricultural crops, from preparing the soil to harvesting.
What they do
- ▹Plans crop rotation, sowing and crop care
- ▹Monitors plant health, pests and disease
- ▹Selects fertilizers and plant protection products
- ▹Assesses and forecasts the farm's yield
Skills you need
- ▹Knowledge of plant biology and soil chemistry
- ▹Observation and practical thinking
- ▹Organizational skills for leading a field crew
- ▹Willingness to work in the field in any weather
- ▹Understanding of modern agricultural technology
Focus on these subjects at school
BiologyChemistryGeography
Where they work
- ▹Farmer and dehkan (smallholder) farms
- ▹Agroholding companies and cotton clusters
- ▹The Ministry of Agriculture and its regional departments
- ▹Nurseries and seed-growing farms
- ▹International agricultural projects and NGOs
Pros
- + In demand in the country's agricultural regions
- + An important role in food security and exports (cotton, fruit)
Challenges
- − Work depends heavily on the season and weather
- − Farm income, and so the result of the work, can suffer from factors beyond control
Programs that lead to this profession
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