The agriculturist is a specialist in all areas of cultivation and raising livestock. He/She is a scientist who advises farmers on soil management, breeding animals’ living conditions, crop protection, environmental sustainability, disease, and harvesting.
- Carries out applied and field research into environmental conditions, product effectiveness, and animal nutrition and health;
- Provides farmers with appropriate news, information, or developments;
- Visits farms and production sites for evaluations;
- Responds to questions from individual farmers, farming associations, government agencies and the general public about health of food, soil and environment;
- Conducts information sessions, seminars and workshop with large numbers of farmers; and
- Demonstrates new products or services.