One Acre Fund Seed Production Associate Jobs in Rwanda

We are looking for an experienced seed production farm manager/agronomist/breeder to be part of a new venture aimed at jump-starting the seed sector in Rwanda through building a domestic market nearly from scratch.

We need a motivated, technical expert to provide hands-on guidance to a new seed production partnership between the Rwandan government and One Acre Fund.

Rwanda will be reducing and eventually eliminating seed imports in the near future and is therefore investing heavily in domestic seed production. One Acre Fund is excited to be part of this initiative, and is partnering with the Rwandan government to quickly scale up domestic production of hybrid maize varieties through launching a seed company.

This joint venture has the potential to provide hybrid seed access to one million farmers and generate tens of millions of dollars of impact via increased harvest for Rwandan farm households.

The Seed Production Agronomist/Breeder will bring years of seed production experience to this venture ensuring its success. This venture will accelerate a current seed production farm from open-pollinated maize seed varieties to large scale production of hybrid maize seed.

As such, the Seed Production Expert’s responsibilities will include: