213205 - Crop research specialist

Researches crop cultures and creates new and improves old cultivation methods, conducts experiments, increases crop yield, resistance to diseases and pests, adapts to various types of soil and climatic conditions. Improves seeding, cultivation and harvest methods, and the effects of rotation, drainage, irrigation and climate conditions, improves product storage, transportation and processing methods, advises farmers on crop selection and cultivation methods.

Main activities

* oversee and analyze overall plant cultivation, ensure an efficient production process, take into account environmental protection rules;
* analyze soil, determine the amount of fertilizers, ensure maximum productivity;
* monitor fields and growing areas, predict crop maturity, determine the damage that weather conditions can cause to crops;
* adhere to hygiene rules in agriculture;
* perform disease and pest control activities, apply traditional or biological methods, take into account the climate, plant or crop species, health and safety and environmental protection rules.

Characteristic competences

* oversee plant cultivation;
* ensure soil fertility;
* monitor fields;
* oversee hygiene procedures on the farm;
* perform disease and pest control activities.