Salary
negotiable
Deadline
18 Oct 2026
Posted
01 Oct 2026
Location
Arusha, Tanzania
Job Description
enza Zaden Tanzania Ltd is a horticultural company that produces high quality hybrid seeds.
The seeds produced are all exported to the mother company based in the Netherlands. After thorough quality checks the seeds are re-exported all over the world under the Enza Zaden logo
Responsibilities
- Conduct regular crop scouting in accordance with established company protocols to identify and monitor diseases, insect pests, plant disorders, and other conditions that may affect crop health and production.
- Accurately document scouting observations, crop health conditions, and relevant biological activity, maintaining timely and reliable records and reports to support crop management and decision-making.
- Communicate scouting findings and crop health concerns promptly to relevant production teams and management, supporting timely corrective actions and effective coordination of crop management activities.
- Support the implementation and monitoring of Integrated Pest Management programmes, including biological control activities, and provide relevant observations to assess their effectiveness.
- Work closely with production, spraying, pollination, greenhouse, and other relevant teams to support effective crop protection, biological control, and overall crop management activities.
- Identify and report crop, irrigation, greenhouse, or other production-related issues observed during scouting activities, while ensuring compliance with hygiene, health and safety, quality, environmental, and farm protocols and contributing to continuous improvement in crop monitoring and production practices.
Requirements
- 3 positions
Qualifications
- Diploma in Horticulture, Agronomy, Crop production, Plant science or a related field.
- 2-3 years of relevant experience in crop scouting, crop production, horticulture, greenhouse production, plant protection, or a related agricultural environment will be an added advantage.
- Good understanding of crop health, plant diseases, insect pests, plant disorders, and general crop production practices.
- Knowledge or practical exposure to Integrated Pest Management (IPM), biological control, and sustainable crop protection practices will be an added advantage.
- Good observation and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to identify and communicate crop-related conditions accurately
Skills
Good communication and interpersonal skills
with proficiency in English and Swahili languages and the ability to work effectively with different production teams.
Good computer skills and the ability to work with relevant digital or manual systems used for data collection
reporting
and record keeping.
Location